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Pinchat railway tunnel breakthrough

Pinchat railway tunnel breakthrough

The final wall of the 2.1 km Pinchat tunnel came down on the 10/08/201. The tunnel is 30 meters below the Route de Troinex, creating the connection between Carouge-Bachet and Val d'Arve, on the ... More Information

Fortezza-Ponte Gardena access plans filed

RFI and Italferr have completed the final design for the Fortezza-Ponte Gardena access, which is part of the Brenner Base Tunnel project and filed it at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. ... More Information

Testing has begun at the Gotthard Base Tunnel

The federal office of transport has given the go ahead for testing to begin in the Gotthard Base Tunnel.  The first successful test runs began on 01/10/2015 with the first trains using ... More Information

Iran-Armenia railway construction

The construction of the Iran-Armenia railway will begin after the creation of an important cargo base. The railway will be used mainly for in-transit freights from Iran to other countries. The ... More Information

Breakthrough for SS640 at Caltanissetta tunnel

Breakthrough for SS640 at Caltanissetta tunnel

On  the 15/10/2015 C.M.C Ravenna with TBM Barbara broke through on the first part of the 4 km Caltanissetta tunnel, which is part of the 28 km-long section upgrade at the A19 ... More Information

Latest news from the Shieldhall tunnel

Latest news from the Shieldhall tunnel

The contract was awarded equally between  JV Costain and VINCI Construction Grands Projets and covers the construction of two shafts, 15 m diameter each, with a depth of 20 m, a 300 m long ... More Information

The first tunnel section of line 5 of the Riyadh Metro is complete.

The first tunnel section of line 5 of the Riyadh Metro is complete.

On 06.10.2015 FAST, the FCC-led consortium made up of Samsung, Alstom, Strukton, Freyssinet Saudi Arabia, Typsa, Atkins and Setec, finished drilling the first tunnel section of line 5 (green ... More Information

Cifa at Victoria Station – Press release

Cifa at Victoria Station – Press release

The London Underground, the oldest in the world and the largest in Europe, comprises 11 different lines and 270 stations. Of these the Victoria Line is a deep-level underground route that was ... More Information

Liantang/ Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point at Hong Kong

Liantang/ Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point at Hong Kong

On 31.08.2015 a 14 m diameter dual-mode EPB TBM was launched in Hong Kong at the north portal of the tunnel that will link the north-eastern New Territories and the Liantang border crossing in ... More Information

TERRATEC TBMs COMPLETE CC-34 PROJECT IN DELHI METRO AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

TERRATEC TBMs COMPLETE CC-34 PROJECT IN DELHI METRO AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

On 21st August 2015, the Tunnel Boring Machine S36 broke through at Palam Station, 27 days after its twin S37 did the same, completing the last drives on Contract CC-34 of Delhi Metro Phase-III. ... More Information

Dätwyler Newsletter

Dätwyler Newsletter

The latest Dätwyler Newsletter is now available with updates on all their current and future projects. Please click here. 40/15   More Information

Seattle Northgate Link Extension - Tunneling update

Seattle Northgate Link Extension - Tunneling update

Tunneling crews continue to make progress on both tunnels between the Roosevelt Station site and the U District Station site for the Northgate Link Extension in Seattle. TBM Brenda is just south of ... More Information

Setronic ARGO at Expotunnel

Setronic ARGO at Expotunnel

Setronic Verona Srl is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, specialized in design, manufacture and after sales service for optical beam smoke and fire detectors, opacity analyzer, ... More Information

Brenner Base Tunnel - TBM begins its work

Brenner Base Tunnel - TBM begins its work

On the 26/09/2015 the ceremony was held for the launch of a TBM in at the Brenner Base Tunnel in Innsbruck, Austria. The cavern at the Ahrental end was used for assembly and launch. There were ... More Information

TBM for Grand Paris Express ready

TBM for Grand Paris Express ready

The TBM for the grand Paris Express is now ready to start. The TBM was christened Magaly on the 09.09.2015 it is the first of two TBMs that will dig the tunnel for the extension of line 14. The ... More Information

Euclid Creek Tunnel closes under budget

On 17.09.2015  the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s Board of Trustees approved the final award of the contract 238-15. This contract will close $3.6 million less than the original ... More Information

Blanka tunnel opened in Prague

Blanka tunnel opened in Prague

The 6,382 m Blanka road tunnel complex in Prague, consisting of three tunnel sections, was opened on 19.09.2015. The project is on the north-western part of the inner ring road in Prague. Click ... More Information

Robbins Main Beam ramps up at Mid-Halton Outfall Tunnel.

Robbins Main Beam ramps up at Mid-Halton Outfall Tunnel.

 On July 22, 2015, a 3.5 m (11.5 ft) Robbins Main Beam TBM began a new chapter in its storied 32-year career. Originally built for the Terror Lake project in Alaska, the veteran machine has ... More Information

Sandvik Newsletter

Sandvik Newsletter

The latest newsletter from Sandvik Construction is now online. Visit http://construction.sandvik.com/news-media/e-newsletter/september-2015/ . 39/15 More Information

Nenskra hydroelectric project

Nenskra hydroelectric project

On 16.09.2015 the ground breaking ceremony for the Nenskra hydroelectric project  was held in the mountainous northwestern Georgian region of Svaneti. The 280MW project will ensure the ... More Information

Sydney Metro Northwest tunnelling breakthroughs for TBM1, TBM3 and TBM4

Sydney Metro Northwest tunnelling breakthroughs for TBM1, TBM3 and TBM4

On 18.09.2015 TBM3 Isabelle, one of four machines excavating the 15km twin tube tunnels from Bella Vista to Epping, broke through. It’s the first Sydney Metro Northwest TBM to reach the end of ... More Information

Construction has started on the first well for NorthConnex Tunnel in Australia

On 11/09/2015  a 40 t piling rig drilled the first pile at the northern interchange at Wahroonga junction. This is for the construction of the first well for the NorthConnex tunnel in Sydney. ... More Information

Waterview near completion

Waterview near completion

The Tunnel boring machine Alice is only 332 m away from her second breakthrough for the  Waterview Connection in Auckland, New Zealand. The second tunnel which is 2.4 kilometers long is also ... More Information

DUX Machinery introduces the DUX DT-20T

DUX Machinery  introduces the DUX DT-20T

With over 45 years of experience, DUX Machinery Corporation is a Canadian manufacturer of heavy-duty underground equipment designed to meet the needs of mining and tunnelling projects worldwide. DUX ... More Information

Australian Tunnelling Conference update

The latest project updates to be discussed at the Australian Tunnelling Conference in Sydney next month “We have a fantastic program featuring a number of project updates from all over ... More Information

TERRATEC TBM achieves new breakthrough in Delhi

TERRATEC TBM achieves new breakthrough in Delhi

On 03.08.2015, TERRATEC’s S23 TBM EPB completed the tunnelling on the up line 1,351 m tunnel between Kashmere Gate & Lal Quila Stations. This is the Delhi Metro Phase-III CC-07 Project, ... More Information

SR99 - Final three pieces safely in the access pit

SR99 - Final three pieces safely in the access pit

Between the 28th  August  and  4th  September 2015 Seattle Tunnel Partners have lowered the final three pieces of the SR 99 TBMs front shield into the access pit in Seattle, ... More Information

Underground Construction Prague 2016 – Final Call for Abstracts

The final deadline for abstract submission is on 30.09.2015, using the on-line form which is available at http://www.ucprague.com/call-for-abstracts/ . 37/15. More Information

Robbins Crossover TBMs in New Territory

Robbins Crossover TBMs in New Territory

First Rock/EPB TBM in North America represents an Evolution in Design On August 10, 2015, North America’s first Robbins Crossover TBM was launched for the Túnel Emisor Poniente ... More Information

Ritchie Bros. auction Spain features tunneling equipment

Ritchie Bros. auction Spain features tunneling equipment

Tunnelbuilders that are in need of heavy equipment for their upcoming projects may be able to grab a good deal at Ritchie Bros. upcoming auction in Ocaña (Central Spain). The unreserved ... More Information

‘Full Crew’ change name to iPS – Powerful People Mexico

‘Full Crew’ change name to iPS – Powerful People Mexico

iPS’ Mexican entity has changed its commercial name from ‘Full Crew’ to iPS – Powerful People. Full Crew has been active in Mexico since 2007 and has established a well ... More Information

VMT developments

VMT developments

HADES from VMT networks all areas of a construction site above and below ground. Development of the HADES control centre is underway. Read the press release and visit www.vmt-gmbh.de. 36/15. More Information

Sandvik for service

Sandvik for service

Sandvik supports clients with in-depth product and application expertise, rapid response, local presence and worldwide network. Read the August, 2015 edition of Sandvik E-newsletter and visit ... More Information

TBM tunnel enlargement

TBM tunnel enlargement

At the beginning of August Fillie, a 9 m-diameter TBM, started work near Bolton, UK as part of a Network Rail project to electrify the Preston-Bolton-Manchester line, one of north-west ... More Information

Muhlhauser logistics solutions

Muhlhauser logistics solutions

The fourth generation of the Muhlhauser family continues in the company tradition of tailormade logistics solutions for tunnelling and mining, offering railbound and trackless vehicles and machines ... More Information

Robbins TBM in Tirol

Robbins TBM in Tirol

A 6.53 m-diameter, 200 m-long, 600 t Double Shield Robbins TBM named Magliadrun (meaning Glutton) is gearing up for the Gemeinschafts Kraftwerk Inn GmbH (GKI) project in Tirol, Austria. The name was ... More Information

Tunnelling News

HSR Xi'an – Yan'an: Completion of All Tunnels in the Project

The HSR Xi'an – Yan'an has completed the excavation of all tunnels, including the Tongchuan Tunnel. This is a key milestone in the construction ... More Information

Brazil's US$1bn underwater tunnel project making waves among potential bidders

The first underwater road tunnel project in Brazil is attracting interest from multiple potential bidders, an official familiar with the matter ... More Information

Element Six and Master Drilling Announce Strategic Partnership for Advanced Tunnel

Achieving high quality, nonexplosive tunnel construction with various aspects of value generated compared to traditional rock excavation methods is a ... More Information

Tutor Perini Wins a $1.2 Billion NYC Contract

A joint venture of Sylmar-based civil construction firm Tutor Perini Corp. and its subsidiary Frontier-Kemper Constructors has won a $1.18 billion contract to construct a pair of rail ... More Information

Milestone reached for $1.6b Auckland wastewater tunne

Watercare's Central Interceptor project has passed an historic milestone with the southern half of the 16.2 kilometre tunnel – Blockhouse Bay ... More Information

Elon Musk's 'Wormhole' Tunnel Promises To Carry 20,000 People Per Hour In Dubai

It’s been more than eight years since Elon Musk decided he was fed up with traffic and declared he’d start digging tunnels to revolutionize public transport across the United States. So ... More Information

First tender for Dubai’s $22bn tunnels due within days

Dubai Municipality is expected to tender the first two packages of the $22bn Dubai Strategic Sewerage Tunnels (DSST) project imminently... More Information

London's Thames Tideway Tunnel now fully connected

After 10 years of construction work, the last of the 21 connections of the Thames Tideway Tunnel was made to the city's Victorian sewage system. More Information

Silvertown Tunnel

Silvertown Tunnel is the Transport for London project looking to forge a brand-new connection between Silvertown and the Greenwich Peninsula... More Information

Dubai Loop: Elon Musk to Build Huge Underground Road Network

Musk's The Boring Company, which is responsible for building a similar project in Las Vegas, aims to create 17 kilometers of tunnel capable of ... More Information

Wisconsin approves $4.5m tunnel lighting project

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has approved a $4.5m lighting systems upgrade project in various tunnels in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. More Information

$1.18bn Manhattan Tunnel contract awarded as part of $16bn Hudson Tunnel Project

The Hudson Tunnel Project is the key section of the Gateway Programme, which is a comprehensive rail infrastructure investment aimed at boosting ... More Information

North East Link continues to forge ahead towards completion

Tunnelling will soon commence on Victoria's longest twin road tunnels – the North East Link tunnels – as two massive tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are ... More Information

Africa's huge £8.5m tunnel cuts up to 26 minutes off journeys to major capital city

The tunnel is to be constructed within the next three years. This project will not only create 500 jobs in the construction ... More Information

CMRL's tunnel boring machine from Panagal Park reaches Kodambakkam station after a year

Chennai Metro Rail's Phase II Project faces delays as tunnel boring machines 'Pelican' and 'Peacock' progress towards Kodambakkam... More Information

$800-million twin-tube tunnel, longest in the Philippines, nears 'breakthrough'

A senior agency official stated on Thursday that the tunneling phase of the Davao City Bypass Construction Project will achieve a long-awaited ... More Information

The World’s Largest Immersed Tunnel Is Being Built—And It’s Done Without a Tunnel Boring Machine

When we think about groundbreaking advancements, our minds often jump to cutting-edge technology like smartphones or supercomputers. But some of the most awe-inspiring innovations are ... More Information

Brenner Base TBM enters 'highly fractured' fault zone

A tunnel boring machine (TBM) working on the northernmost active construction lot of the Brenner Base Tunnel project has entered a “highly ... More Information

India building a historic Undersea Tunnel for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project

He stated, "All high-quality safety norms have been adopted in the construction of this India's first carefully designed undersea tunnel project." The ... More Information

Norway's Incredible Ship Tunnel Plan Is Back On Track

Despite pandemic-related and planning delays to the project, the Norwegian Coastal Administration is pressing ahead with plans to build the world's ... More Information

PM Modi inaugurates Z-Morh tunnel in J&K

The tunnel works with the under-construction Zojila tunnel to enhance travel efficiency and road connectivity. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra ... More Information

Metro's tunnel construction on track

Meanwhile, the 'Azad' TBM is already working on the 'up-line' tunnel for the same stretch. After arriving at Transport Nagar, both TBMs were 'dragged' ... More Information

Potomac River Tunnel: Tunnel Forum Meeting

The Potomac River Tunnel project team will provide overviews of the project and the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) 022 Construction Site located at ... More Information

Valley Water District to vote on an additional $9.69 million for Delta Tunnel

Tunnel Boring Machines would launch in both directions from each launch shaft site. ... Tunnel opponents weren't impressed with the 'refined' tunnel ... More Information

The Moles Present 2025 Outstanding Achievement Awards

Paul C. Schmall and Anthony J. Binsfeld received the Outstanding Achievement Awards by The Moles, a National Heavy Construction Industry Professional ... More Information

Silvertown Tunnel opening confirmed for April

The tunnel boring machine (TBM), Jill (named after Jill Viner ... bore the second tunnel back towards Newham - a UK engineering first. More Information

Major road tunnel between France and Italy set to reopen after ten years

Discover the reopening of the Tende Tunnel, a crucial link between France and Italy, after a decade of construction. Learn about the project's ... More Information

Opening date for new London tunnel announced

Transport for London (TfL) said construction work and “rigorous testing” of the Silvertown Tunnel are “sufficiently complete” to enable it to set out ... More Information

Meet our Women in Tunneling

Most recently, she was the project geotechnical engineer on the Pawtucket tunnel design in Rhode Island where she assisted in field exploration ... More Information

Five bids submitted to build CPK Łódź tunnel

The contractor will be required to complete the project within 46 months of contract signature. As the tunnel will run beneath densely built-up areas, ... More Information

The new £3.1bn underwater tunnel that will be world's longest and connect continents

A four-mile multi-purpose underwater tunnel is set to link the continents of Europe and Asia and cater to 1.3 million passengers when it opens in 2028... More Information

Prague-Beroun Tunnel Project: Faster Rail Travel in Czechia

The Prague-Beroun tunnel will improve rail travel in Czechia, cutting travel times and easing congestion. This transformative project promises ... More Information

The Longest Road Tunnel on Earth is a Stunning Masterpiece of Engineering

The world's longest road tunnel is a marvel of engineering, planning, and construction that connects the cities of Oslo and Bergen in Norway... More Information

United Utilities names preferred bidder for £2.5billion tunnel project

Water firm United Utilities has announced its preferred bidder to design, build, finance and maintain the replacement of six tunnel sections of ... More Information

World's longest expressway tunnel built in Xinjiang, China

The use of new technologies helped reduce the construction time from 10 years to just over four years... More Information

Procurement kicks off for Norway ship tunnel main contract

The Norwegian Coastal Administration has put out a tender for the £247M main construction contract for the Stad ship tunnel... More Information

The $20-Trillion Tunnel That Could Link New York and London

With the two global cities being over 3,000 miles apart, construction would take several years—the 23.5-mile Channel Tunnel linking .. More Information

HS2 reveals two giant tunnelling machines preparing to dig Euston Tunnel

Engineers have started assembling two massive tunnelling machines that will excavate the final 4.5 miles of underground high-speed railway, connecting HS2 di... More Information

Around 75 tunnel projects worth Rs 49K cr under construction in India

Around 75 tunnel NHAI projects entailing investment of Rs 49,000 crore are under construction in the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. More Information