MineArc meeting in ChinaAustralian manufacturer of refuges for tunnels and mines is meeting a Chinese delegation to discuss and agree trials with 11 selected underground locations. Read the full ...
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Lilienberg road tunnel opens in AustriaThe 1,134 m-long x 92 sq m section Lilienberg tunnel in Carinthia opened to traffic on 22.04.2010. The EUR22 million tunnel, excavated using NATM techniques, ...
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Breakthrough at StrafelterThe first tube of Strafelter tunnel on the Route du Nord A7 motorway between Luxembourg City and Mersch was completed on 22.04.2010. The tunnel is 1,850 m-long with 200 m ...
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Robbins EPB TBM launches at Xi'anThe Xi'an Metro system will service the urban and suburban districts of Xi'an, the 3,100 years old capital of Shaanxi province, and part of Xianyang City. Six subway ...
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Lake Mead TBM arrives at siteThe Southern Nevada Water Authority has unveiled the 6.36 m-diameter Herrenknecht TBM that will mine a third 4.83 km-long raw-water intake at Lake Mead, the reservoir ...
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Fogtec fire suppression system for Channel TunnelFogtec Brandschutz GmbH of Cologne will supply the know-how, engineering and equipment to the fire suppression project underway for Eurotunnel in the ...
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New Haggloader for small tunnelsGIA will supply three of its compact Haggloader 7HR-B digging arm loaders to contractor Leighton-LNS JV for use on the HATS sewage conveyance system in Hong Kong. The ...
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NAT for Portland, OregonNorth American Tunneling (NAT), the top underground construction show of the year for the Americas, takes place in Portland's Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel from June ...
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Normet presents advanced SpraymecNormet has introduced Spraymec 8100 VC, the most advanced model for concrete spraying in its Spraymec series. From one set-up the machine will spray concrete in a ...
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Working with BekaertFor more than 40 years, Dramix® steel fibre from Bekaert has been reinforcing tunnel constructions all over the world. Continuous performance monitoring over that time has ...
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EPC Consulting Ltd, who handle worldwide sales of Globalchimica Srl products for mining and tunnelling on an exclusive basis, are participating at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Metro China 2010 and Tunnel ...
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French tunnelling society AFTES is running a colloquium in partnership with the regional council for social and economic development in Ile de France on 09.06.2010. Click for details. 17/10.
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Silberberg rail tunnel underway on Erfurt-Ebensfeld lineConstruction of the 7.4 km-long, EUR220 million Silberberg rail tunnel at Moehrenbach, near Ilmenau in Thuringia, started on 08.04.2010. This, ...
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Blasting starts at south portal of Ceneri base tunnelExcavation of the first 300 m cut-and-cover at the south portal of the Ceneri base tunnel started at Vezia on 12.04.2010 using drill/blast, and ...
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Final breakthrough in Terrassa rail tunnelOn 13.04.2010 the JV FCC, OHL & Copisa broke out the second 3.7 km-long tube of the 6.9 m-diameter Terrassa tunnel. The TBM-driven tunnel has eight ...
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On 13.04.2010 excavation work began on an auxiliary exit in calle Espalter for the 6.9 km-long tunnel across Madrid between the Atocha and Chamartin stations to connect the lines of the national ...
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The Spanish Government has approved the EUR16,507,565 required for exploratory work for refurbishment in the Somport tunnel and its approaches. The 8.6 km-long tunnel straddles the Spain-France ...
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Despite the virtual total shutdown of flights into and within Europe over the weekend, Bauma 2010 has started its trade fair programme as scheduled. Click for update. 16/10.
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Whenever a bid appears at tunnelbuilder.com it is logged at Live Bids, together with its closing date. This presents an instant check for readers, who may click for more information on bids of ...
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Hungary's M6 north-south motorway between Szekszard and Boly opened to traffic on 01.04.2010 at the same time as the M60 motorway from Boly to Pecs. The 80 km section includes four bi-tube tunnels, ...
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On 01.03.2010 drill/blast excavation commenced at the 3.17 km-long Monte Tratturale tunnel on the San Severo-Apricena-Sannicandro Garganico railway section in Foggia province managed by Ferrovie del ...
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IPS Group - IPS Worldwide Tunnelling will be present at the Bauma 2010 Exhibition and invite you to visit us at Hall C3, booth 515. Bauma takes place in Munich, Germany from 19th - 25th of April, ...
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The 4.8 km-long, twin two-lane Clem Jones tunnel, known as the North-South Bypass Tunnel (NSBT) while under construction, opened to traffic on 16.03.2010. The tunnel is the main feature of the 6.8 ...
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With all exhibition space sold out, and a waiting list for late allocations, the North American Tunneling 2010 show in Portland, Oregon from 20th to 23rd June is a guaranteed commercial success. ...
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Today, Normet Group announced the acquisition of 40% of TAM International and will begin to sell TAM construction chemicals to complement Normet concrete spraying equipment. Normet aims to become ...
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The 11.5 m-diameter Herrenknecht TBM Barcino was launched from a shaft situated between Mallorca and Biscaia Calles on 26.03.2010. The 105 m-long, 2,300 t machine will drive 5.1 km of the 5.6 km ...
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The double shield TBM manufactured and operated by SELI for the Maeda/CRGL/SELI jv has been assembled and will be soon pushed into the launching chamber in order to produce more room and to allow ...
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A new 6.1 m-diameter DBU TBM has been manufactured to drive the 14 km-long headrace tunnel from Kishanganga river to Wullar Lake for the Kishanganga hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir region ...
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Geofluid, the biannual international show specialised in subsoil fluid prospecting extraction and transport, geological and geophysical drilling, deep foundations, no-dig technology and construction ...
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Meyco will show its new Poca spray mobile for small and medium size tunnels in Hall 3, stand 113 of the upcoming Bauma exhibition in Munich. This is part of a comprehensive presentation of Meyco ...
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On 18.03.2010 the first 1.5 km road tunnel on SS 508 in Val Sarentino broke through. The tunnel, with two safety exits, is from Castel Roncolo to Goldegg quarry. Work started in the summer of 2008, ...
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The first EPB TBM working on the twin-tube 3,150 m-long tunnel in the Rambla-Can Roca section of Terrassa tunnel, part of the project to extend Catalonian railway lines that the JV FCC, OHL & ...
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Over more than thirty years, Aestuver has developed into one of Germany's leading firms in the glass fibre reinforced lightweight concrete sector. Their Fermacell branded fire protection boards can ...
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Robbins TBM launched at Laotian hydroIn February 2010, contractor CMC di Ravenna launched the first TBM to work in Laos. The 7.6 m-diameter Robbins single shield TBM is excavating a 5.5 km-long ...
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IPS Group aids Skanska-Vinci at HallandsasIPS Group and Skanska-Vinci joined forces in 2005 for the Hallandsas project, an extremely challenging undertaking, involving state of the art equipment and ...
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Blasting underway in Ceneri base tunnelThe first blast took place in the main lot of the Ceneri base tunnel on the 10.03.2010. The job was awarded to a consortium of Societa Italiana per Condotte ...
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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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Start time: 6.00pm AEST. The discussion will cover the concept of a system being an integration of people, process and technology, starting with the end in mind needing to understand the ...
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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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Highways England is seeking feedback on changes to its plans to ...
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We are proud to introduce our renewed EFNARC C2 compatible VR concrete spraying training simulator! The video shows how industry professionals see the importance of operator competence in ...
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): It took over three years and involved boring through more than five miles of bedrock beneath the Summit City, and on Thursday morning, officials announced that the ...
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This month, James and Taylor are at Barn Elms to visit the greenest site on the Tideway project... and to recreate Ireland's famous goal against England at Euro '88...
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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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It's not every job that you get to use big pieces of machinery deep underneath Auckland...
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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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Look back at the last 20 months of TBM tunnelling with a highlight reel of everything our mighty machines have accomplished so far...
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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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