Some 150 km of new metro lines will be constructed in Moscow by 2020. As part of this effort, contractor Engeocom purchased two 6.6 m-diameter Robbins
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Cavotec’s mining and tunnelling division revenues grew by 28 percent compared with the same period last year,
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The final seminar of the three-year Metro research project takes place in Stockholm, Sweden 10-11th December, 2012
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On 29.10.2012, NATM construction of the 8,570 m-long El Corno tunnel on the Madrid-Galicia high-speed railway got underway from both portals.
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Brodrene Jormeland is about to start preparation work for the 14 km-long Solbakk tunnel, part of the Ryfast project.
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Detailed plans for the world’s longest subsea tunnel, Rogfast under the fiord of Bokna, have been sent to local communities, and a political decision will probably be taken next spring.
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Join us in wishing founder Karl Schlecht a happy 80th birthday!
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Portuguese civil engineer Sergio Matias has joined the 10-man Normet UK team supporting underground construction and mining projects.
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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, has decided to construct the 6.5 km-long, two-lane bi-directional Z-Morh tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh
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On 11.10.2012, excavation of the 2.4 km-long Ahrental access tunnel was completed as part of the Brenner Base Tunnel.
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The latest Bekaert Dramix 4D and 5D steel fibres are made from ductile wire as used in automotive tyre reinforcement, offering a long useful life after any cracking.
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JV Minrav/Mosmetrostroj is undertaking the twin 3.5 km-long tunnels under Canada Park on Section B of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem,
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On 22.10.2012 the JV Vias y Construcciones, Torrescamara y Cia de Obras and Vimac started excavation of the west adits of the Corga de Vela tunnel (1,171 m),
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Anas has approved the executive project for the new Tenda tunnel on SS 20 Valle di Roja and Colle di Tenda (CN).
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Thames Water has appointed Swiss banking group UBS to raise the EUR5 billion required to fund the Thames Tideway sewer project,
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On 25.09.2012 excavation commenced on the second tube of the 4 km-long Saverne tunnel on the Baudrecourt-Strasbourg section,
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The 13th European tunnel assessment programme reports that safety in the top 10 tunnels is improving.
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The first two phases of turning the 3,000 t TBM Martina through 180 degrees have been completed at the Sparvo tunnel on the A1 motorway Variante di Valico, Italy.
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International employment specialist iPS is seeking a London-based SCL inspector with five years experience.
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Contractor Shapir, in JV with Pizzarotti, is driving twin 9.7 m-diameter tunnels, each 11.5 km-long, for the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed railway.
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Sandvik iSURE software is a tool for for optimizing the tunnel excavation process. It uses the most critical point of the round, the end where the blasting initiates
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Onsite First Time Assembly is making great savings in both time and money at sites around the world.
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Normet has introduced its new charging equipment concept, the Charmec MF 605 D. The machine can carry enough ANFO to charge most tunnel faces,
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The North/South metro line in Amsterdam is 9.7 km-long, with 7.1 km underground, of which 3.1 km is in twin bored tunnels.
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On 13.05.2012 the groundbreaking ceremony took place for the 14.7 km-long Ovit tunnel linking İkizdere, Rize province with Ispir, Erzurum province in Turkey. Contract duration is 4.5 years.
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Launched in 2002, and edited by tunnelling professionals in Madrid, www.tunnelbuilder.es has been spectacularly successful as the prime news source for Spanish-speaking readers.
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In Jollyville, Austin, TX a trio of TBMs is excavating 10.5 km of new water mains. Amongst them is a Robbins 3.25 m-diameter main beam machine
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The final results of METRO, a joint safety in infrastructure project, will be presented at a seminar on 10-11th December, 2012 at Rosersberg, Stockholm,
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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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Thames Tideway tunnellers have achieved a significant milestone linking up all three sections of the super sewer project for the first time. West main ...
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The Philippines and Japan on Tuesday, (July 27) formally signed an additional P116-billion (JPY253 billion) loan package to finance the building of the country’s first underground railway...
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All four of the Metro Tunnel’s tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are being retrieved from underground...
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A High Court judge has ruled that transport secretary Grant Shapps did not break the law when approving the £27.4bn Road Investment Strategy (RIS2)...
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The Formwork, designed and manufactured for the Tunnel des Evouettes, has been pre-assembled and inspected by the client...
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Major work is expected to start in the coming months, with the tunnelling contract awarded by the end of the year and tunnel boring machines in the ...
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The Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel Project will replace the 2.25km-long rail tunnel on the Northeast Corridor in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Project Type...
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ON the evening of Monday July 19, the tunnel boring machine that is working on the construction of the sanitation pipeline in Palma completed the ...
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Following the launch of HS2's first two giant tunnelling machines, Align JV have now begun excavating the first of five shafts that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the ...
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A 6.6m (21.8ft) diameter Robbins Crossover XRE TBM has made its third and final breakthrough for India’s Mumbai Metro Line 3. The project has an estimated cost of US$4.2 billion...
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The construction of a large tunnel system in the District requires the ... To help mitigate construction impacts, D.C. Water partnered with three of the ...
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Join us to celebrate the launch of our tunnel boring machine Hiwa-i-te-Rangi with a self-guided tour of our Central Interceptor construction site. You will be able to immerse yourself in ...
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SCS's contract will involve the construction of a variety of structures and 21km of the line will be in a tunnel created using six tunnel boring machines.
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It is part of a major project to modernise the Trakia railway from Sofia to Bourgas, which has been under construction for 15 years. The hopes are that the ...
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The Mill Creek Drainage Relief Tunnel is a construction project that will bring needed infrastructure improvement to east Dallas, Texas...
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Construction of the latest phase of National Grid’s London Power Tunnels will reach a major milestone later this month with the launch of its second tunnel boring machine (TBM) following ...
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KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): The first of two tunnel boring machines (TBM) which will be used to start excavation works for the Genting Tunnel as part of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project ...
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Singapore’s longest fully underground MRT line – Cross Island Line (CRL – CR108) will be linked to existing MRT lines for seamless connectivity...
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The new IMM management, which solved the financing problem of the lines, downloaded the TBMs (Tunel Boring Machine - Tunnel Boring Machines) ...
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This site known as the Southern laydown area will be used to assemble two tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) that will dig 4kms of tunnels for the new ...
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The Boring Company (TBC) unleashed its new tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Prufrock in Las Vegas recently. Prufrock may help Elon Musk's ...
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The largest construction project in Fort Wayne's history recently struck a new milestone with the conclusion of boring for a new sewer tunnel.
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The Coffs Harbour Bypass project is a priority for the Australian and NSW governments as the Pacific Highway is a major contributor to Australia's economy. The bypass will be a key link in ...
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Contest to build Tesla of tunnel boring machines ... Musk's competition aim to revolutionise tunnelling methods so advanced smart and efficient ... and mathematics students have been ...
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The 110-year old Hudson River rail tunnels are used by 450 trains a day. Funding for the $11.6 billion project — $9.8 billion for new tunnel construction ...
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Highways England has launched the hunt for a Delivery Assurance Partner to support the delivery of its £1.7bn A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade past Stonehenge...
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Founder and president of the Himalaya Bachao Samiti Kulbhushan Upmanyu has pleaded for giving priority to the construction of the Chamba-Chowari tunnel beneath the Jot Pass...
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We've been given a first look at one of the completed Sydney Metro railway tunnels under Sydney Harbour. It'll connect North Sydney to Barangaroo. It's a massive project that's been ...
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PAWTUCKET – The Narragansett Bay Commission last Friday broke ground on its Pawtucket Tunnel project, a milestone that’s seen plenty of advance legwork leading up to it...
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A new technical communication solution is now being used in the construction of the double-track railway through Moss...
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Specialist engineering and civils contractor J Murphy & Sons battled through the pandemic year to lift revenue by 26% to a record £1.1bn...
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The new line will run on a main tunnel approximately 10.1 km (6 miles) in length, created by two new tunnel-boring machines, and will also include 20 ...
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