Piazzale Bologna Stretch of Rome B1 metro completed The contract for the new metro B1 line was awarded to the JV Salini Costruttori - Tecnimont by the client, Roma Metropolitane. The JV awarded SELI ...
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Herrenknecht triumph at GotthardThe breakthrough of the eastern tube at the Gotthard Base Tunnel on 15.10.2010 not only completed a final link in the world's longest rail tunnel, but also signed up ...
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Ross Dimmock joins TAM-NormetInternationally-recognized as an expert on sprayed concrete tunnelling design, Ross Dimmock has taken up an appointment as regional director of TAM International group. ...
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Gotthard breaks through as longest rail tunnelThe 57 km-long Gotthard base tunnel, first suggested in 1947 by Basel engineer Carl Eduard Gruner, broke through at 14.20 local time on 15.10.2010. It ...
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Tunnel Design and ConstructionThe northeast Asia presentation of this popular international event takes place in Hong Kong 24/25 November, 2010. Focus is on best practice strategies for cost ...
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Deepest rescue shaft ever drilledAfter 33 days drilling, on 09.10.2010, a Schramm T130XD (Layne Christensen www.laynechristensen.com/Boyles Bros Geotec www.geotec.cl, US/Chile) top head rig ...
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Expomatec 2011 for MadridExpomatec is designed as a meeting point for supply and demand within the civil works, mining machinery and infrastructure sectors, focussing on boosting exhibitor ...
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PPS guidance system for LimmernThe 8.03 m-diameter, 24% gradient Limmern access tunnel at Tierfehd in the Swiss canton of Glarus poses a challenge for both the Aker Wirth TBM and its PPS guidance ...
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Suruc water tunnel starts in TurkeyThis month the 7.83 m-diameter SELI TBM Double Shield will start excavation of the 17.2 km Suruc water tunnel in Southern Turkey. Tunnel elevation is at an ...
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Big 5 PMV exhibition in DubaiThe fourth edition of the Big 5 PMV construction machinery show takes place in Dubai from November 22-25, 2010. For the first time, visitors will be able to travel to ...
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Oshlid road tunnel opens to Iceland trafficThe 5,435 m-long single-tube, two-lane Oshlid (or Bolungarvikur) tunnel opened to traffic on 25.10.2010. Original plans were to place the tunnel nearer the ...
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Srisailam project hits the brakesIndia's three-decades-old Srisailam Left Bank Canal project SLBC, previously known as the AMR project, has stalled due to reported non-payment of contractors. The ...
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Marketing agent required for North AmericaEin Shemer Rubber Industries is seeking a representative for marketing rubber sealing gaskets to the North American tunnel construction industry. For ...
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Progress at Hallandsas rail tunnelSeventeen years since the first abortive start on the 8.6 km-long Hallandsas rail tunnel the first tube between Forslov in the south and Bastad in the north finally ...
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New small Boomer from Atlas CopcoAtlas Copco has launched the Boomer T1 D for narrow tunnels and mines. The machine has a Tier 3 diesel engine and an impressive array of features including improved ...
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Austrian Tunnelday October 6-9 next week sees the 59th Geomechanics Colloquy in Salzburg, Austria, which features the annual Austrian Tunnelday. A major topic will be NATM: its design, contract ...
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Line 3 for Bilbao metroCurrently Bilbao Metro has 40.61 km of rail tracks, with 38 stations of which 22 are underground. Line 1 and Line 2 serve the city centre and the Greater Bilbao area. The new ...
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Southern section of Prague ring motorway opens On 20.09.2010 the Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic (RSD) opened the 23 km-long southern part of the Prague ring road. The section ...
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Bilbao Metro Line 3 Txurdinaga-Casco Viejo alignmentFrom the beginning of the stretch (km 3+400 to km.4+350) the design consists of a double-track tunnel 950 m long of 58 m2 in cross section. In the ...
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Line 3 for Bilbao metro
The Txurdinaga-Casco Vejo section of Bilbao metro Line 3
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Four tenders closing this weekAt this time of year, when tenders are thin on the ground as the system recovers from the northern hemisphere holiday season, every little counts. Our Live Bids section ...
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Innotrans 2010 opens in BerlinToday sees the opening of the largest rail transport technology show to be held in Berlin. Innotrans 2010 features 2,242 exhibitors from 45 countries, and takes up the ...
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STUVA praise for transport tunnelsDr Roland Leucker, head of STUVA, observed at the opening press conference at Innotrans in Berlin that tunnels help to relieve the volume of traffic and improve the ...
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TAM and Normet acquire total control of TAM IndiaNormet and TAM have taken a further step towards their goal of total solutions provider for the construction sector by acquiring the remaining 50% of ...
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International Tunnelling Awards deadline extendedThe inaugural international tunnelling awards presentations take place in London on Wednesday, 8th December, 2010. Nominations are invited in ...
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Robbins enters slurry TBM market in ChinaThe Robbins Company will supply a 6.26 m-diameter slurry TBM to excavate the 2.7 km-long Zhanjiang Bay cross-sea tunnel that will carry fresh water to the ...
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Experienced TBM Operators and TBM Electricians urgently required IPS is seeking experienced TBM Operators and TBM electricians for new contracts in Europe, starting as soon as possible. Contact ...
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Global Tunnel Conference-China 2010November 17-18 sees the Global Tunnel Conference-China event revisiting Beijing. The conference theme is based on new technologies, new equipment and new methods ...
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ES Rubber Industries for tailor-made sealing solutions ES Rubber offers the tunnelling industry tailor-made gasket solutions adjusted to specific projects. Together with Dr Werner Grabe with more ...
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Singapore Downtown alignment fixedThe alignment of the third stage of the Downtown line connecting eastern suburbs of Singapore to Marina Bay has been revealed as 2 km longer than expected. The new ...
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Atkins to acquire PBSJ CorporationWS Atkins, the 11th largest design firm in the world, is to acquire PBSJ Corporation in an all-cash transaction, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. ...
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2010 TBM conference in LondonThe TBM conference takes place on 28-29th October, 2010 at One Great George Street in the centre of London. An international team of prominent experts will discuss ...
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Crossrail qualification shortlists announcedFor Contract 315, Connaught Tunnel, Crossrail has short-listed Vinci Construction, Hochtief-Murphy JV, BAM Nuttall, and VolkerFitzpatrick Barhale JV. For ...
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Thu Thiem immersed section completeObayashi has completed the immersed tube section of the 1.49 km-long Thu Thiem tunnel beneath the Saigon river on the east-west highway in Ho Chi Minh City. Each ...
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Chile mine rescue hole underwayA Strata 950 raise borer capable of reaming up to 6 m-diameter holes over lengths of up to 1 km is drilling a 38 cm-diameter pilot hole some 702 m to a safe holing ...
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The tunnel-way, dubbed the “Vegas loop”, is a nearly $52.5 million ... Reporters and various Las Vegas media entities were shown the project on ...
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THE TRANSPORTATION department has started seeking bidders for the tunneling works contract connecting the South Commuter Railway Project to ...
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After construction crews spent months drilling, digging, mucking, paving, lining and electrifying tunnels, representatives of Las Vegas media were ...
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Construction of Australia’s biggest road infrastructure project has reached another major milestone, with Rozelle Interchange tunnelling passing the half way mark...
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Western Isles to mainland Scotland tunnel to be considered
07 APR, 2021 BY CATHERINE KENNEDY
A 27km tunnel linking the Western Isles and mainland ...
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Construction begins on Snøhetta's entrance for the mile-long ship tunnel which will introduce a safe passage for large vessels along the turbulent ...
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Egis has successfully signed the Contract Agreement with Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) for the design of the Dhaka Metro Line 5 South. Egis, leader of the consortium will work ...
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It is part of the Changzhou-Wuxi Highway which has a total length of 43.9 km. Construction of the underwater tunnel began in January 2018 in east ...
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The La Paz tunnel is located in the La Paz mountain range in Lebrija, a municipality in the department of Santander (Colombia). This region has a warm climate with two annual periods of ...
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“Sir Digs-A-Lot” is one of five finalists out of 1,200 community suggestions for the name of Seattle’s next big underground tunnel boring machine...
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(CNN) — Norway has got the go-ahead to construct what's being billed as the world's first ship tunnel, designed to help vessels navigate the treacherous Stadhavet Sea...
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Cross River Rail will have 5.9 kilometres of twin tunnels running deep under Brisbane.
Giant underground factories...
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Ferrovial Agroman and Laing O’Rourke joint venture has just completed excavation of the ninth and final shaft of the central section of the super sewer project...
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Fugro delivered the ground investigation for Femern Link Contractors, a consortium formed by Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Per Aarsleff, Wayss ...
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For his long and distinguished career in tunnelling, dedication to the BTS and commitment to developing young tunnel engineers...
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The tunnel, originally announced in 2017, will bore through just over a mile of the peninsula at its narrowest, southern end and allow ships to avoid the ...
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Two Iseki 1200 tunnel boring machines (TBMs) named after two deities – the Norse goddess Freya and the Greek goddess Artemis – will complete ...
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The scope of work in the project includes the construction of a 10.5km highway, plus five tunnels with a combined length of 4km. The longest of these ...
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The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) recognized nine WSP USA projects for Engineering Excellence..
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Vehicles travel through the Saigon River Tunnel that links District 1 and Thu Duc City, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen...
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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 ...
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Tracking devices have been clamped on two 165-metre long boring machines digging the first rail tunnels beneath the Brisbane River. The two giant ...
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Tunnel construction as a climate-friendly source of energy. The Brenner Base Tunnel will relieve transit traffic between Italy and Austria and, incidentally, ...
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More than 20 tunnel boring machines have been put to work to date to build lines 15, 16, 17 and 18 as part of a Grand Paris Express metro expansion ...
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For the first time, LTA will use a large-diameter tunnel boring machine to construct a single tunnel with two tracks in it. CRL1 is slated to commence ...
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True to its dedication to strive for innovation and sustainability, Normet has continued to develop and optimise its Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ...
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... two major planning approvals in readiness for the tunnel boring machines to start ... The first tunnelling contracts are likely to be issued in mid-2021.
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Watch the trailer for episode 2 of Tideway’s brand new web series - Tunnel Vision...
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HS2 Ltd has set a construction start date of Spring 2024 for Phase 2a of the project.
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They will build their tunnelling machine and test it against competitors to get top spot.Caption: A render of the Warwick Boring Team's tunnelling device ...
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The M4-M5 Link Tunnels is the first stage of the M4-M5 Link which is being delivered in two stages...
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The Yokohama Loop Northwest Route is a 7.1km-long motorway that connects the Tomei Expressway and the Daisan Keihin Road...
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Tunnel Vision is a new web series from Tideway that will take a closer-then-ever look at the two dozen construction sites that make up the project, its amazing engineering and the people ...
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The NSW Government expects the first of four large tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to be in the ground by mid-2023. For more information visit the ...
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Uninterrupted connection was provided in the first tunnel of the Fahrettin Altay-Narlıdere metro line, which is under construction by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality...
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Two former ICE presidents have been brought in to carry out an official feasibility study of a possible Irish Sea crossing...
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Upgrades on the London Underground continue to gather pace, with work progressing on the capacity upgrade at Bank station and the Northern Line Extension programme...
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... LOT main tunnel will consist of approximately 17,000 feet of 144-inch hand-mined diameter tunnel and will be mined with a tunnel boring machine ...
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