Some of the best lecturers in the field will be presenting a series of tunnelling training schemes at GTE Training Academy this year and for the first time, some of these will be available to ...
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In October 2023, the Tisseo Collectivites trade union committee unveiled the names of the five TBMs designated to construct the 27 km long metro Line C, featuring 22 km of tunnels and 21 stations ...
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NCC has been commissioned by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to construct a new road and tunnel between Breivika and Lerstad in Ålesund Municipality in Norway. The order value is ...
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Blasting has concluded at Gullmarsplan station, marking a significant milestone for the extension of Stockholm's Blue Line. This expansion, branching from Kungstradgarden, will have two arms: one ...
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Back in December the first TBM EPB - diameter 9.28 m - to be involved in the construction of the Enna-Dittaino section (Lot4B) for the Palermo-Catania railway, successfully passed its final ...
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The Chennai Metro project celebrates a major feat! On December 30, 2023 the TBM Kaveri successfully entered the Adyar River, marking the first-ever metro tunnel beneath its waters. This breakthrough ...
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Another major achievement for the Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro project, breaking through the final three meters of the 223-m long transformer hall cavern crown. When completed, the transformer hall and ...
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In December, TERRATEC celebrated the successful Factory Acceptance Test of a new 6.39m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine (EPBM) which will be deployed for the construction of the ...
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Press release - HS2 is preparing to enter a critical new phase with the development of state-of-the-art rail systems that will allow passengers to enjoy some of the world’s most reliable ...
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Construction firms sign $174M contract for Howard Street Tunnel improvement project
Swedish company Skanska and Illinois-based Fay Construction Co. have signed a $174 million contract with CSX ...
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Kanpur Metro’s Phase 1 project achieved a significant milestone as Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (KPIL), in collaboration with Gulermak, clinched the contract for Package KNPCC-11. ...
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On December 21st, 2023, at the Herrenknecht factory in Germany, the delivery ceremony was held for the first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) that will traverse the border between France and Italy for ...
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The joint venture between Acciona and Ferrovial achieved a significant milestone on the Sydney Metro West project, marking a first in the southern hemisphere. Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) ...
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Hochstegen: Another construction lot of the Brenner Base Tunnel is now complete
The Swietelsky Tunnelbau company, which in 2021 secured the EUR102 million contract for the construction ...
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The official commencement of the excavation for the Italian section of the Mont Cenis base tunnel, a pivotal part of the Turin-Lyon railway line, began on December 18, 2023, in Val di Susa. ...
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On November 22, Singapore witnessed a breakthrough in the TWRP Pipeline-C1 Tunnel, thanks to CRCHI's innovative "Channel Express" slurry Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) which has a 6.87m diameter. This ...
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The EPB TBM, named Dallas, launched last June has holed through on the 457.20 m (5100-foot) Cedar Creek tunnel. Which is part of the IPL Section 19 Long Tunnel Crossings project (PL19TUN) currently ...
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Tunnelling of the Snowy 2.0 headrace adit at Tantangara has restarted after a delay caused by soft ground conditions and the emergence of a sinkhole above TBM Florence.
The NSW government ...
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A team of 90 specialist engineers have completed the assembly of HS2’s giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) which will start digging the second bore of the 3.5 mile Bromford Tunnel into ...
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Strabag UK, a civils contractor, has achieved an astounding feat in Yorkshire, setting a new world record for the longest single tunnel boring machine drive. Their groundbreaking achievement ...
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National Highways has today (07 December 2023) announced that it has awarded Bouygues Travaux Publics – Murphy Joint Venture the contract to build the country’s largest bored ...
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TERRATEC TBMs achieve another breakthrough on the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II Corridor 3, a 9km twin-tube tunnel (totalling 18km) in India. In November, TERRATEC proudly celebrated a breakthrough of ...
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Since 2015, the international competition seeks and rewards remarkable achievements in tunnelling and the underground industry. Organized by the International Tunnelling and Underground Space ...
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On 27/11/ a third TBM was completed at the Herrenknecht AG plant. The TBM is 10.5 m in diameter, 2000 tonnes in weight and 180 m long. It will excavate an 8.3 km section of TELT's Turin-Lyon base ...
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The registration for the National Tunnel Forum to be held on 6–7 March 2024 in Trondheim has now opened and will remain so until 5 January 2024. The event will start at 10.00 on Wednesday 6 ...
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The construction of the HS2’s longest tunnel - stretching for 16.09 km (10 miles) under the Chilterns - passed a key milestone this week with mining completed for 19 out of 38 emergency ...
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November 21, 2023, marked a pivotal moment as RFI and Webuild signed a Contract Rider valued at EUR 700 million. This agreement aims to ensure the seamless progression of the Terzo Valico dei ...
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In a significant leap forward for Tuscany's railway infrastructure, the final stretch of the Serravalle tunnel, spanning approximately 1.6 kilometers, was demolished on November 22, 2023. This marks ...
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Lloyds Auctions are holding a massive tunnel, rail, civil, plant and equipment auction with over 900 pieces of big brand equipment in excellent condition on behalf of Systems Connect.
Whether you ...
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The 2023 ITA Tunnelling Awards event will take place on the 24th of November 2023, in Mumbai, India. The event will be held in conjunction with the TAI - Tunnelling Asia International Conference, ...
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On 17 November, 2023 the Skanska Costain Strabag Joint Venture completed the final lift of major TBM Anne components into the huge launch chamber in West London, under the lights of ...
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Snowy 2.0 is being engineered to deliver clean and reliable energy storage and generation for the next 150 years. The target date for commercial operation of all units is December 2028, with first ...
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Mark your calendars for the World Tunnel Congress 2024 (WTC2024), scheduled to take place from April 19th to 25th 2024 at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center in China. Hosted by ...
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The Norwegian Coastal Administration has been commissioned to build the Stad ship tunnel, the world's first full-scale ship tunnel, whose aim is to improve accessibility and safety for sea transport ...
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Dubai's iconic metro system is set to undergo a major transformation with the addition of a new 30-kilometer track, known as the Blue Line. This significant development, revealed through a recent ...
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We are thrilled to invite you to cast your vote to choose the name for the new TBM that will play a pivotal role in our forthcoming project in Oslo, Norway. In keeping with a longstanding tradition, ...
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