The central waterfront section of the SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle is being replaced with a 2.7 km-long bored tunnel
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In 2008 the Swiss Parliament approved the allocation of EUR4.46 billion (CHF5.4 billion) for the SIF programme for improvement of more than 100 projects.
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NFM Technologies has moved its main office to Immeuble Lugdunum, 5 place Jules Ferry, BP 69456, Lyon Cedex 06, France.
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Crossrail is showing the daily progress of its two TBMs on the Londonist interactive map.
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Geofluid, the biannual international show specializing in subsoil fluid prospecting extraction and transport, geological and geophysical drilling, deep foundations,
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On 20.09.2012 breakthrough was achieved on the 2,182 m north tube of the SS77 Cupigliolo tunnel in Foligno municipality on Marche-Umbria quadrilateral in Italy.
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Mine Radio Systems has appointed Hannah Naylor as operations manager for Europe, working from the UK office.
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The 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the Mont Blanc tunnel was celebrated on 15.09.2012.
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Consortium SA.MA.C (ICS Salini-Matarrese-Carena) has announced breakthrough of the 625 m-long south tube of Cavallo tunnel on the A14 motorway, Senigallia-Ancona Nord section.
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Professor Arnold Dix will deliver a technical session in association with the ATS Tunnelling Short Course on 25.09.2012 from 6.00 pm -7.00 pm
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On 28.08.2012 the Ho Chi Minh City authorities began the construction of Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro Line 1. Some 2.6 km of the 19.7 km line will be underground, along with three of the 14 stations,
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Land Transport Authority (LTA), Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) have published details of the alignment and station locations
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Italian company Costruzioni Elettrotecniche Cear has launched a new website that is modern, quick and easy to consult.
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The Bentley online seminar about ProjectWise, a software for helping utility companies in the Management of technical information,
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The international trade fair for Transport Technology, Innovative Components, Vehicles, Systems will held at Berlin Messe on 18-21st September, 2012.
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Excavation for the first 4 km-long tube of the Saverne TGV tunnel through the Vosges mountains has been accomplished
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In one of many deep shaft sites throughout Singapore, the first of six 6.65 m-diameter Robbins EPBs is ramping up for the Downtown Line construction project.
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CBE Group has invested in a total makeover of its website www.cbe-tunnels.com, with up-to-date news, features, company moves and contacts.
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International recruiters iPS are looking for experienced concrete batching plant operators for 18-month contracts commencing mid-September, 2012.
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Tasmanian manufacturer Terratec has announced that its 6.44 m-diameter EPB is ready to launch on a 5.1 km drive beneath Chinatown and Chao Phraya river at the Bangkok Metro Blue Line
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Gjerstad is a leading manufacturer specializing in tunnelling and mining equipment.
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The Saudi government has approved EUR13.15bn of spending to overhaul the transport network of Mecca (or Makkah).
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Norwegian Ola Waldmo, the international expert on rock support, grouting and sprayed concrete, has been appointed managing director at Normet Scandinavia AB in Ludvika, Sweden
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Liefkenshoek rail link is a 16.2 km-long twin-track railway project under construction in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Prominent tunnelling experts will convene in Munich to discuss case studies and trends in fire protection and safety on 12-13 September, 2012.
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Employment specialist iPS is supporting four contracts within the Crossrail project, the largest underground construction job in Europe
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Following its success at Veligonda, where a 7.9 m-diameter Herrenknecht double shield TBM achieved 525 m advance in one month, the German manufacturer has announced orders for 18 EPBs in the +6 m-diameter range for Indian metro projects.
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The first TBM of contracting JV BAM Nuttall/Ferrovial Agroman/Kier has reached Paddington, some 750 m from its launch chamber at Royal Oak.
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For tunnels, Italian manufacturer Maccaferri produces GFRP profiles and hybrid drainage elements to reinforce and consolidate face excavation,
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On 09.08.2012 Cipa SpA broke through the 402 m south carriageway of Limbia tunnel, lot DG22 of SS106 Jonica,
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On 31.07.2012 breakthrough the Col Cavalier tunnel in Belluno municipality (BL). The tunnel is 1,826 m long, of which 210 m in cut/cover, is part of the upgrading of a large section of SP1 Left Piave.
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The new Robbins TBM EPB Tierra has reached Singapore from Shanghai, where, on 28-29th June it had been accepted by LTA (Land Transport Authority) and CMC.
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On 27.07.2012 the 15.62 m-diameter TBM Martina (EPB S-5) broke through the 2,564 m northbound tube of the Sparvo tunnel on Italy’s Variante di Valico project.
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Crewing and recruitment agency iPS is newly OHSAS certified and compliant with international standards for safety management.
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On 19.07.2012, Putzmeister acquired Intermix, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of truck mixers and special mixers, with an annual output in the order of 800 units.
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The consortium Pedelombarda Scpa, comprising Impregilo (leader), Astaldi, Pizzarotti and ACI secured the Section A of the Pedemontana Lombarda and the first lots of the Varese and Como bypasses.
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The Lake Washington Ship Canal is a navigable channel that connects Lake Washington to the Puget Sound. Each year it receives over 75 million gallons (283.9 ML) of polluted stormwater...
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Drone flyover of "Mary", the Tunnel Boring Machine that will build the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, new twin tunnels...
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The largest tunnelling machine ever used on a UK rail project is officially starting work...
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Overview of the Phase 2 extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit to Silicon Valley. The extension will add 6 miles of track and 4 stations to BART system and finally bring BART service to ...
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On 21/04/2021 the Moroccan and Spanish Ministers of Transport programmed in the months a new intergovernmental meeting in Casablanca on the railway tunnel project between Morocco and ...
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Karagozian has shadowed engineers as they drill into the dirt with behemoth tunnel boring machines and reinforce fragile tunnels with concrete.
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The Australasian Tunnelling Conference (ATS2020+1), our premier industry event, will be held in Melbourne on the 10th – 13th May 2021 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC).
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HS2 Ltd main works contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci JV (BBV JV) is looking to appoint suppliers for civil and ground engineering work in the West Midlands...
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Pay a visit to Carnwath Road for a look at the connection tunnel junction, drop in to King Edward Memorial Park for an update on the shaft excavation, and take a first trip to Abbey Mills, ...
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CPB Contractors, John Holland and Laing O’Rourke are on the shortlist for phase one of Melbourne’s $50-billion suburban rail loop...
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Construction of the new rail tunnels through the Alps has set a new record for the project with significant advances made on the Italian side of the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) project by ...
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LTT podcast with Kopu Tutu part 1 & 2 is now available on the LTT Youtube channel and LTT Soundcloud channel...
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We designed a cost efficient, scalable and relatively fast boring machine that could revolutionise the transport & logistics industry...
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In continuation to the tender for the Contract DC-07 of Phase-4, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited has now invited online open e-tenders for the “Contract DC-09: Design and ...
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Teams have begun preparing the tunnel boring machine (TBM) launch shaft site for major construction work, bringing the Scarborough Subway Extension another step toward reality...
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Final checks are now underway before the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) starts cutting into Auckland soil, excavating the first of the two rail tunnels that will completely change the way ...
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The first of two #Crossover XRE TBMs at India's Mumbai Metro made its final breakthrough in late April 2021. Check out this great #breakthrough video shot by our team!
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Design and Construction of Underground UP & Down Tunnels by Shield TBM from end of Cut & Cover tunnel near Sangam Vihar metro Station up to ...
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Stockholm Region and Implenia have signed a contract for construction of the new 'Sofia' metro station and associated tunnels in Stockholm | The order is worth SEK 1 billion (approximately ...
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Fornebubanen and Implenia Norway have today signed the contract on the Lysaker – Fornebu tunnel line, a contract with an estimated value of NOK 1.2 billion.,,
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Contractors bidding for work on the UK’s biggest roads job must embrace modularisation and demonstrate ways to save time and cost on the Lower Thames Crossing project...
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The Blue Mountains could become home to Australia’s longest road tunnel, as part of an “ambitious” proposal for the Great Western Highway upgrade...
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A two-hour Apprenticeship seminar covering apprenticeships in great detail and specifically apprenticeships in Construction. We will also cover the different career paths that can be taken ...
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Chris has been underground since 2018, diligently digging, starting at RFK Stadium and slowly moving northwest. Now, Chris’s work is complete — a 5-mile long, 23-ft. wide tunnel ...
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J Kumar Infraprojects on Wednesday received their two tunnel boring machines in Palanpur neighborhood for constructing Surat Metro Phase 1’s 3.56 km underground Package CS3 between Surat ...
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Construction alone is expected to cost $3 billion or more. ... on the so-called "higher speed" Crest Canyon tunnel and the Camino Del Mar alignment.
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A new tunnel is being proposed as part of the US&1.93 billion (A$2.5 billion) Great Western Highway duplication project. The link is intended to improve ...
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With smart underground lighting, you can alert and inform, from the control room at the push of a button...
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Construction crews begin to assemble a massive Tunnel Boring Machine, which will weigh more than 500 tonnes and be almost 65 metres long...
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Engineers, local councillors and politicians in both houses have raised concerns that HS2 Ltd and its contractors have failed to fully assess how to best build a 4.2km stretch of the ...
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The Lower Olentangy Tunnel (LOT) project aims to improve water quality and reduce the risk of exposure of humans to waterborne pollutants by ...
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The project aims to build 18 miles of such tunnels, capturing sewage overflow that would otherwise flow into the Anacostia, the Potomac, and Rock ...
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Two tunnel boring machines (TBM) had started the excavation at the beginning of April and reached the other side of the river completing 240-metre- ...
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The S$980m (£532m) contract covers the design and construction of Pasir Ris interchange station and the associated tunnels. Work also includes ...
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Meanwhile, the 254km Autopista al Mar 2 project is worth $492.2 million and requires the construction of 62 bridges and 12 tunnel stretches. This work is ...
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The £6bn Lower Thames Crossing project comprises two bored tunnels beneath the River Thames with interconnecting link roads to the M25, A13 ...
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Because nandito na at kinukumpina na, the actual construction of Metro Manila subway will actually start to commence before the end of the year," ...
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Moments ago, Tunnel Boring Machine Surya-2 operated by Larsen & Toubro – Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company JV arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on Mumbai Metro’s 33.5 km ...
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