Sluiskil tunnel construction startedOn 05.10.2011, after a period of preparatory work, construction of the east adit of the 1,330 m-long twin tube Sluiskil tunnel under the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal in ...
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Breakthrough in SS77 Belfiore tunnelOn 26.09.2011 breakthrough was achieved on the South carriageway of the 1,101 m-long Belfiore tunnel on the SS77 Val di Chienti. For more click here and it/116. ...
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Road tunnels manualThe 24th World Road Congress took place in Mexico from 27.09.2011 to 30.09.2011. During the congress, the new road tunnels manual was installed online in English and French. The ...
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Sandvik rigs winning in Rio de JaneiroMain contractor Odebrecht is upgrading 25 km of main highway between Barra and Santa Cruz in the southern suburbs of Rio, including construction of the 1.1 ...
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Robbins at AFTES International Congress in LyonFind out more about high cover tunnelling at Robbins' technical session on Wednesday, 19th October at the AFTES Congress in Lyon, France. Paper title: ...
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VMT opens branch office in USThe current dramatic growth in the US tunnelling industry has resulted in VMT opening an office in Sumner, WA to service its clients more effectively. The new facility ...
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Contitech commitment to sustainabilityContitech division of Continental is a leader in rubber technical elastomer products and plastics technology. The company has introduced its sustainability ...
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Montcada EPB completes its taskOn 28.09.2011, 11.7 m-diameter Herrenknecht EPB Montcada reached the exit shaft after a 3,017 m drive north-south at up to 50 m depth. Its 105 m-long back-up installed ...
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tunnelbuilder readership hits new highsSeptember was a good month for tunnelbuilder.com, with a weekday readership high of 1,586/day and a weekend high of 983/day. Daily average was 956, which rolls ...
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Thames tunnels to be bored by Herrenknecht TBMsHochtief/Murphy JV will use two Herrenknecht slurry TBMs to drive the 2 x 2.6 km-long x 6 m-diameter Crossrail Thames tunnels. This brings to eight the ...
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Cut/cover tunnel on the SS36 at Monza in ItalyThe link road under construction between the SS36 and the Milan motorway network crosses the municipalities of Monza and Cinisello Balsamo, through ...
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Austunnel Partnering SuccessAustunnel supplies professional tunnelling personnel such as supervisors, TBM fitters/mechanics, electricians, PLC electricians, boilermaker/welders and TBM pilots. ...
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Tunnel design and constructionThe latest conference in the series takes place on 16-18 November, 2011 in Amsterdam. For full details of speakers visit Tunnel Design & Construction Europe. 39/11.
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South Tyrol Castelbello ring road decision The competition for the construction of the 3 km-long Castelbello and Colsano ring on the SS 38 has been decided, and funds will be allocated in 2012. The ...
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Fire protection and safety in tunnelsThird annual international conference takes place October 11-12, 2011 in Salzburg, Austria. More from www.arena-international.com/fpst2011/index.html. 38/11.
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Going underground at IUTThis week sees the sixth international underground and tunnel fair IUT taking place in the Hagerbach Test Gallery (VSH) near Sargans, Switzerland from 14-15 September. The ...
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Normet teams up with QMENormet and QME, a mining equipment company based in Ireland, have signed an agreement to develop their cooperation and service activities. QME, who have a long history in ...
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First TBM EPB ready for delivery to Panama metroPanama City's first metro line will involve the construction of a 6.4 km-long tunnel using two Herrenknecht 9,730 mm-diameter EPBs. The machines have ...
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Marble Road to open in 2012The Marble Road from Aurelia to Miseglia Bassa is complete except for the truck weighing and washing facility between Miseglia and Canaglie. Lot 1 Miseglia, including the ...
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Florence high speed rail tunnel schedule TBM Monnalisa, 9.364 m-diameter and 200 m-long, commissioned to Seli from the JV Coopsette/consortium Ergon Engineering and Contracting for the high speed ...
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Brazil high speed railway studiesBrazil's first 350 km/h high speed railway will run between Campinas, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with airport statons at Viracopos, Guarulhos and Galeao. Total ...
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Putzmeister sets record at LainzerThe 12.3 km-long Lainzer tunnel in Vienna will connect the western and southern railway systems and the Donauldebahn railway, increasing capacity, and forming a ...
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Senior mechanical engineer vacancyA client of iPS, the international personnel consultant, is seeking a senior mechanical engineer for planning and operation of large-scale projects. Duties ...
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Grand St Bernard safety tunnelOn 31.07.2011 Lovat TBM Isabelle completed 2.9 km of the 5.8 km-long emergency tube of the Grand St Bernard tunnel. Construction of the 23 drill/blast cross passages at ...
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Breakthrough for Bavareto tunnel on SS 77On 03.08.2011 breakthrough of the southbound 1,661 m-long tube of SS 77 Bavareto road tunnel was achieved in Serravalle di Chienti municipality, Val di ...
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First Robbins slurry TBM readied for launchThe 2.74 km-long Zhanjiang Bay fresh water transfer tunnel will be driven by a 6.26 m-diameter slurry TBM designed by MHI-MS and manufactured by Robbins at ...
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Gjerstad side tipping buckets save timeNorwegian manufacturer Gjerstad Intera produces a wide selection of buckets for loaders and excavators, together with several models of quick couplers. In ...
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Normet expands in ScandinaviaNormet Group is acquiring Essverk Berg AB as its base for operations in Sweden and Norway. The new company Normet Scandinavia will become the development and competence ...
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Herrenknecht to build world's largest TBMA 19.25 m-diameter Mixshield to be manufactured by Herrenknecht for Russian concessionaire NCC to build the Orlovski road tunnel in central St Petersburg ...
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iPS takes tunnel expertise worldwideiPS has been bolstering its international presence in the field of tunnelling by visiting current projects, tendering for new ones, and investing in its ...
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Frejus safety tunnel TBM awayOn 04.07.2011, the 9.46 m-diameter, 170 m-long Herrenknecht TBM commenced excavation and lining of the French section of Frejus safety tunnel. The machine was assembled ...
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Normet Group appoints new CFOFinnish national Riku Makinen has joined Normet Group as chief financial officer, a position he will take up on 1st October, 2011. He will be based in Switzerland and ...
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International section of Lyon-Turin approvedOn 03.08.2011 Cipe approved the preliminary design of the common French-Italian section of the Lyon-Turin railway system with construction in two ...
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Record 40 live bids at tunnelbuilder0n 11.08.2011 some 40 bids were open at tunnelbuilder Live Bids. Review at your leisure. 32/11.
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Breakthrough for Sants-La Sagrera tunnel in BarcelonaOn the Madrid-Barcelona-French border high-speed railway line, the 11.5 m-diameter Herrenknecht TBM Barcino reached the exit shaft on 26.07.2011 ...
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Spanish rail tunnels startOn 13.07.2011 NATM excavation of Callosa De Segura tunnel commenced as part of the 9.8 km-long San Isidro-Orihuela section of the Madrid-Castilla La Mancha-Valencia-Murcia ...
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