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TERRATEC celebrates breakthrough on Delhi Metro Phase-IV Project

TERRATEC's EPBM achieved a breakthrough in the Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System Project - Phase-IV, Contract DC-08 for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited in ... More Information

TERRATEC 3.2m Diameter Open TBM ready for CIDCO Fresh Water Tunnel Project in Maharashtra

TERRATEC is pleased to announce that its 3.2m diameter Open TBM is ready to commence work on the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) Fresh Water Tunnel Project in Maharashtra. This ... More Information

TERRATEC EPBM achieves final breakthrough on Agra Metro Project in India

TERRATEC, a global leader of tunnel boring machine (TBM) technology, celebrates a significant milestone on the India’s Agra Metro project. The 6.61m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel ... More Information

TERRATEC Tunnel Conveyors drive progress for Metro Manila Subway Project in the Philippines

The Metro Manila Subway Project is thriving with the implementation of TERRATEC’s Continuously Advancing Tunnel Conveyors. TERRATEC Continuously Advancing Tunnel Conveyors are currently ... More Information

TERRATEC EPBM advances Bangkok Water Supply Project

In early October, a TERRATEC 4.8m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine (EPBM) was lowered into place for the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority’s Ninth Bangkok Water Supply ... More Information

TERRATEC achieves another successful TBM breakthrough

TERRATEC TBM S81B celebrated its first tunnel breakthrough at Otteri Station for the 116.1 km Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II Corridor 3 project in India. TERRATEC, a leading provider of tunnel boring ... More Information

TERRATEC TBMs are delivering for Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project

TERRATEC 3.85m diameter Rock Slurry TBM has its first breakthrough in Malad West for Mumbai city’s 5.8 km Sewage Disposal Project-Stage II, PST-1 in India. TERRATEC celebrates the first ... More Information

TERRATEC Open TBM successfully breaks through on Mumbai's Ambitious Water Transfer Tunnel

TERRATEC celebrated a significant milestone in Mumbai’s ongoing water infrastructure development with the breakthrough of a 3.2m diameter Open TBM used by Contractor Soma Enterprise Limited on ... More Information

TERRATEC EPBM to build Klong Saen Saeb Drainage Tunnel in Thailand

A new TERRATEC TBM will take part in the Klong Saen Saeb Drainage Tunnel Project in Thailand. TERRATEC celebrated the successful Factory Acceptance Tests of a new 4.27m diameter Earth Pressure ... More Information

TERRATEC delivers another EPBM for Bangkok Metro Purple Line

TERRATEC is pleased to announce the delivery of another new 6.39m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine (EPBM) for the construction of the Bangkok Metro Purple Line (C3). The event ... More Information

TERRATEC delivers a new Rock EBP TBM for Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project

TERRATEC has delivered a 3.14m Rock EPB TBM for the Mumbai Sewer Disposal Project (MSDP) Stage-II – PST2 in Mumbai, India by J Kumar and Michigan Engineers Private Ltd. (MEPL) Joint Venture ... More Information

India - Hard Rock Double Shield TBM is belting along with its Continuous Conveyor on the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydropower project

TERRATEC is delighted to announce that the Ø9.86m Hard Rock Double Shield TBM has made significant progress for the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydropower Project in India. The machine excavated an ... More Information

TERRATEC Rock Slurry TBM excels in Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project

TERRATEC is pleased to announce the successful deployment of its 3.85m Diameter Rock Slurry TBM in the Mumbai Sewer Disposal Project (MSDP) Stage-II - PST1. Executed through J. Kumar-MEPL JV, the ... More Information

TERRATEC EPBMs ready for Bangkok Metro Purple Line

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 ... More Information

Kanpur Metro’s Phase 1 project update

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. ... More Information

TERRATEC TBM celebrates breakthrough on Chennai Metro

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 ... More Information

TERRATEC Rock EPBM is ready for Delhi Metro

In late August, TERRATEC celebrated the successful Factory Acceptance Test of a new 6.61m diameter Rock Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine (EPBM) destined for Delhi Mass Rapid Transit ... More Information

TERRATEC delivers Tunnel Conveyors for Metro Manila Subway Project in the Philippines

The Metro Manila Subway Project commences with the implementation of TERRATEC's Continuously Advancing Tunnel Conveyors. TERRATEC is pleased to announce the successful delivery of two ... More Information

Kanpur metro - TBM Nana reaches Bada Chauraha Station

This September the Gulermak - Sam India Builtwell JV’s TBM S93 - 6.52 m diameter and 120 m length - named Nana after Nana Saheb Peshwa and built by Terratec, reached the Bada Chauraha ... More Information

India - Terratec Hard Rock Double Shield TBM commences operations for Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydropower project

TERRATEC is pleased to announce that the Ø9.86m Hard Rock Double Shield TBM has commenced the excavation for Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydropower Project in India. The TBM is currently ... More Information

TERRATEC TBMs continue to impress over long drives in in Argentina

The Río Subterráneo a Lomas tunnel project in Argentina is witnessing impressive progress with the advancement of two TERRATEC Ø4.66m EPB machines. TERRATEC is pleased to ... More Information

TERRATEC delivers a Rock Slurry TBM for Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project

TERRATEC is pleased to announce the delivery of a 3.85m Rock Slurry Machine for the Mumbai Sewer Disposal Project (MSDP) Stage-II - PST1 in Mumbai, India J Kumar and Michigan Engineers Private Ltd. ... More Information

A fleet of JIMT/TERRATEC EPBMs gear up for Taiwan’s Taoyuan MRT Green Line

On behalf of its group company, JIMT, TERRATEC delivers the last two of four EPBMs that will be used by FUTSU-OBAYASHI-CEC JV (FOC JV) for the underground works on Taiwan Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit ... More Information

TERRATEC EPB TBM is rocking at Mithi River

Press release - TERRATEC 3.14m diameter EPB TBM is making excellent progress for Mithi River Water Quality Improvement Project in Mumbai, India. TERRATEC 3.14m diameter Earth Pressure Balance ... More Information

TERRATEC TBMs launched for Surat Metro

TERRATEC Tunnel Boring Machines keep on advancing on Surat Metro Rail project in India. TERRATEC is pleased to announce the launch of another EPB TBM for Surat Metro in India. This unit is a ... More Information

4th Tunnel Breakthrough in Meerut

4th Tunnel Breakthrough in Meerut The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor witnessed its fourth successful tunnel breakthrough in Meerut. On the 17th March 2023 the TBM Sudarshan 8.3 ... More Information

TERRATEC TBMs - Chennai Metro Rail update

In December, TERRATEC celebrated the assembly of the third of five ordered 6.61m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machines (EPBMs) for the Chennai Metro Rail project in India. ... More Information

Kanpur Metro - Second breakthrough on Moti Jheel-Nayaganj underground section

On the 17/01/2023 the Joint Venture Gulermak-Sam India reached an important milestone with the breakthrough of the Terratec TBM S92. The breakthrough happened at Nayaganj Station on the 3.62 km Moti ... More Information

Two TERRATEC EPBMS ready for Bangkok flood prevention project

Two new TERRATEC TBMs will take part in the Khlong Prem Prachakorn Drainage Tunnel Project for the Department of Drainage and Sewage Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in Thailand. ... More Information

Terratec TBM S88 Breaks through in Meerut

On the 15/12/2022 Sudarshan 8.1, the Terratec TBM EPB S88, reached the Meerut Central RRTS Station completing the 1823.39 m long tunnel between Bhainsali to Meerut Central Stations (Package 8). ... More Information

Three TERRATEC EPBMS delivered for Ninth Bangkok Water Supply Tunnel

A total of three new TERRATEC TBMs will take part in the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority’s Ninth Bangkok Water Supply Improvement project in Thailand. TERRATEC celebrated the ... More Information

RRTS corridor witnesses first tunnel breakthrough in Meerut

On the 22/10/2022 the 90m-long TBM EPB S90 (Sudarshan 8.3) completed the first 750 m long tunnel to the Begumpul station in Meerut on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor. The tunnel has been ... More Information

TERRATEC EPBMs ready to tackle Kanpur Metro’s 1st Underground Section in India

Gulermak/Sam India JV gets ready to commence tunnelling on the Corridor-1 of Kanpur. MRTS Project in India. TERRATEC celebrated the successful site acceptance testing of two 6.52m diameter Earth ... More Information

TERRATEC EPBM breaks through in Thailand helping Samui Island keep its title as a top Asian tourist destination

TERRATEC is proud to announce the completion of Samui Island Water Tunnel Project in Thailand. The tunnel was completed using a refurbished TERRATEC 3.2m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel ... More Information

Patna metro - underground works begin

This month the Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Shri Tejasvi Yadav inaugurated the underground work for the Corridor-2 of Phase-I of the 30.91 km subway in ... More Information

TERRATEC delivers more EPBMs for Chennai Metro Phase-II Tunneling work

TERRATEC delivers two more TBMs that will be used by Tata Projects Ltd. for the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II Corridors in India. TERRATEC marks its latest milestone on the Chennai Metro Rail ... More Information

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CERN releases report on the feasibility of a possible Future Circular Collider

The estimated cost of construction of the FCC electron–positron stage, including the tunnel and all the infrastructure, is 15 billion Swiss francs... More Information

TBM break through on Auckland's £915M wastewater megaproject completes 16.2km tunnel

Auckland's major wastewater infrastructure project, the Central Interceptor, has reached a significant milestone with the final breakthrough of ... More Information

In pics: construction site of Chongming-Taicang tunnel

A smart assembling vehicle works at "Linghang" large diameter shield tunneling machine at the construction site of the Chongming-Taicang tunnel, part of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu ... More Information

IN PICTURES: Spectacular images of the removal of HS2's huge tunnelling machine

TBM Sushila was used to construct part of the Northolt Tunnel – an 8.4-mile tunnel ... construction/london-tunnels/progress-3/northolt-tunnel/tbm- ... More Information

Historic tunnels uncovered beneath Salisbury station during £5.3M upgrade project

Engineers from Network Rail and South Western Railway have uncovered a network of tunnels and rooms beneath Salisbury station during ongoing £5.3M upgrades to the station’s forecourt... More Information

Massive $450m road project connecting Russia and Georgia with six bridges & five tunnels

Massive $450m road project connecting Russia and Georgia with six bridges & five tunnels. The new road will pass through Georgia along a trade route ... More Information

Buca Metro Tunnel Excavations Reached 50 Percent Level

Important progress is being made in the construction of the line, where four tunnel boring machines (TBMs), each 100 meters long, 7 meters wide and ... More Information

'Very promising' narrow-reef boring technology nearing rollout stage

A novel tunnel boring machine (TBM) will open up Bokoni's narrow tabular dipping PGM orebody to allow narrow-reef boring to take place, so that ... More Information

A vast undersea tunnel is being built

The 7.4 billion-euro ($7.7 billion) project is a huge undertaking, in every sense. Each section of the tunnel is colossal. These concrete structures ... More Information

National Grid gets planning permission for Grain to Tilbury upgrade with new Thames tunnel

National Grid has secured full planning approval for the Grain to Tilbury project, which includes a new power tunnel under the River Thames... More Information

Right track tunnel of Huangjialing Tunnel in NW China's Gansu drilled through

A staff member works on the construction site of the right track tunnel of the Huangjialing Tunnel in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest ... More Information

Shetland Islands tunnels plan takes 'huge step forward' with sonar investigations

This phase will further inform the project's development and feasibility. The tunnel project, seen by locals as pivotal for improving ... More Information

Construction of the Tarande tunnel begins next week

On March 17th, in Vilnius district Construction of a tunnel and other related infrastructure will begin at Taranda and Bukiškis. This project aims ... More Information

Delhi Metro's Golden Line achieves major tunnel breakthrough;

The construction of Delhi Metro's Golden Line achieved a major milestone on Thursday as the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) broke through at the ... More Information

RiverRenew Tunnel Project Nearing Completion

The RiverRenew Tunnel System Project, the largest infrastructure investment in Alexandria's history, is nearing completion. More Information

Sydney Metro West tunnels enter final stretch after big breakthrough

Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) constructing the huge Sydney Metro West tunnels have made a smashing entrance 24 metres below the surface. More Information

Chennai Metro Rail launches first tunnel boring machine for underground tunnelling in Kolathur

Corridor 5 begins at Madhavaram Milk Colony and connects through Koyambedu, Porur, Alandur and other residential/commercial areas of the city to ... More Information

Element Six, Master Drilling Announce Tunnel Development Partnership

Element Six and Master Drilling will deliver a diamond-enabled solution designed to increase tunneling development speed, reducing costs and minimize the environmental impact of tunnel ... More Information

Gateway Project Tunnel Connecting NY and NJ Moves Forward

Five Gateway contracts have been awarded so far, including one on Predergast's first day for construction on the Manhattan side of the tunnel... More Information

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

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