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Stockholm Metro update

Stockholm Metro update

Stockholm Metro to Alvsjo - Planning for the Metro between Fridhmsplan and Alvsjo, via Liljeholmen, has begun this year after an agreement was reached between the Municipality of Stockholm and ... More Information

Government decides to re-tender the remainder of the Zuidasdok project

The administrative principals (the Ministery of Infrastructure & Water Management and the municipality of Amsterdam) have decided on a different approach for the further implementation of the ... More Information

Five Groups qualify to compete to build the new E18 Langangen – Rugtvedt route

E18 Langangen - Rugtvedt is part of the E18 Langangen - Grimstad section. The project is 17 km long and has a contract value of about EUR516,47 million (NOK 5.2 billion), excluding VAT. The ... More Information

Five providers will compete to build E6 Storhove – Oyer

Five providers will compete to build E6 Storhove – Oyer

The following groups of contractors and consultants have qualified to supply offers and compete to build the new E6 Storhove - Oyer. AF Gruppen -  Norconsult Arbeidsfellesskap ... More Information

Nykirke -Barkaker upgrade begins

Nykirke -Barkaker upgrade begins

On the 31st of January, the opening ceremony for construction of the new 13.6km section of a rail line between the towns of Nykirke and Barkaker, south of Oslo has was held. The project contractor ... More Information

Harstad tunnel is now open!

Harstad tunnel is now open!

On January 4th , 2020 the Harstad tunnel (1406 m) was opened to traffic, the tunnel is part of the Harstad package, a EUR164.21 million (NOK 1620 million, value 2016) road package signed by ... More Information

Construction of Sydney's Metro West to start next year

Construction of Sydney's Metro West to start next year

Construction will soon begin in Sydney on Metro West, with 7 station locations confirmed  at Westmead, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock and the Bays ... More Information

Blue Line extension begins in Stockholm

Construction of the largest expansion in Stockholm public transport since the Blue Line was built in the 70s began with a ceremonial starting blast in a rock cavern in Barkarby.  The ... More Information

Filling and sealing the Battery Street Tunnel in Seattle

The SR 99 tunnel in Seattle opened to drivers on 04.02.2019. The tunnel and a new Alaskan Way street are designed to work together to replace the functionality of the viaduct. The tunnel provides ... More Information

Stockholm Metro extension

Stockholm is one of the fastest growing metropolitan regions in Europe. The population is increasing by 35,000 a year. Stockholm needs more housing and better public transportation and as a result ... More Information

Double breakthrough for the Follo Line

On 26.02.2019 at 14h00 Bane NOR reached an important milestone with the final double breakthrough on the Follo Line project. Anna and Magda, the last two of the 4 Follo Line TBMs broke through at ... More Information

West Link update

West Link update

On the 01.02.2019 the Supreme Court decided not to grant ‘leave to appeal’ in the case of awards for construction of the West Link (Vastlanken) railway project in Gothenburg. The ... More Information

Northgate Link construction reaches 70% completion

The Northgate Link light rail extension in Seattle is about 70% complete and on track to open in 2021. Progress on Sound Transit's Northgate Link construction includes track installation, which ... More Information

VMT Navigation Supports River Crossing for a New Gas Pipeline

VMT Navigation Supports River Crossing for a New Gas Pipeline

Neustadt an der Donau is a town in Lower Bavaria region of Germany, located on the River Danube. Recently there was requirement for the installation of a new 1,000 mm diameter gas pipeline over a ... More Information

Stockholm’s Metro to be expanded

Construction and civil engineering companies will be informed about the Stockholm’s metro extension at the Supplier Day 2018, organized by SLL (Stockholms lans landsting) on  Tuesday ... More Information

The Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-I

The Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-I

The 39.259 km Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-I with 32 stations will connect 4 corners of the Ahmedabad city with 2 corridors. The 18.522 km North-South Corridor, completely elevated with 15 ... More Information

USA - Three teams shortlisted for HRBT Extension Project

USA - Three teams shortlisted for HRBT Extension Project

Three private-sector teams will be invited to submit technical proposals and prices to design and construct improvements to the I-64 (Interstate 64) corridor between I-664 in Hampton and ... More Information

Upcoming railway projects in Norway

On 19.04.2018 the Bane NOR's Railway Tender Conference 2018 was held in Oslo. The conference focused on facilitating meetings between main contractors and suppliers within the field of railway and ... More Information

Works begin on the Rogfast Project

On the 4th January 2018 the first works started on the Rogfast project . This  will be the first tunnel built to replace the ferry service. The road tunnel will be  long. The EUR1.73 ... More Information

Follo Line - Update

Follo Line - Update

Acciona Construction has completed the first of the 45 galleries connecting the two railway tunnels of the Follo Line project in Norway. These service galleries will be essential for carrying out ... More Information

PRESS RELEASE - TERRATEC delivers Lucknow’s first TBMs

PRESS RELEASE - TERRATEC delivers Lucknow’s first TBMs

Two 6.52m diameter TERRATEC Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) Tunnel Boring Machines are ready to be delivered to Tata-Gulermak JV, for the North-South line (Phase 1 A) of the Lucknow Metro, in Uttar ... More Information

24th Annual Microtunneling Short Course

24th Annual Microtunneling Short Course

Since its inception in 1994, the annual Microtunneling Short Course has been the premier event devoted to advancing the industry. Much like the microtunneling market itself, the Microtunneling ... More Information

Indianapolis - DigIndy wastewater project

Indianapolis - DigIndy wastewater project

On Tuesday, September 6, 2016, one of the longest-running Robbins TBMs embarked on its most extensive project yet.  The 6.2 m (20.2 ft) Main Beam machine, owned by the Shea-Kiewit (S-K) JV, ... More Information

Arrival of the first Follo Line-TBM

Parts of the first Follo Line TBM (diameter 9.96 m, length 150 m, weight 2400 t) have arrived in Norway. This first shipment included segments for the large cutterhead. This is the first of four ... More Information

Updates on Wendlingen - Ulm line

Updates on Wendlingen - Ulm line

Wendlingen-Ulm Line Steinbuehl Tunnel On 06.11.2015 at the Todsburg portal the breakthrough took place of the 4847 m long Steinbuehl tunnel. This was originally expected in the spring of 2016 ... More Information

Blue Plains holing

In early July, 2015 Herrenknecht TBM Lady Bird completed the 7.24 km-long Blue Plains Tunnel that will be used to help improve the water quality in the Anacostia River in Washington DC, US. Blue ... More Information

Northgate Link TBMs advance

In Seattle, US, TBM Pamela has arrived at Roosevelt Station and TBM Brenda is expected at U District Station in early-Autumn. On 13.07.2015  the Robbins EPBM Pamela arrived at the ... More Information

Buenos Aires Line F

Buenos Aires Line F

In Argentina, Mr Juan Pablo Piccardo, president of SBASE (Subterraneos de Buenos Aires Sociedad del Estado) announced that the Buenos Aires authority will launch this year a EUR624-713 million ... More Information

Purple Line to San Siro

Purple Line to San Siro

On 29.04.2015 Metro 5 SpA will inaugurate the extension Garibaldi station to San Siro Stadium with five new stations of driverless automatic Line 5 in Milan. The Purple Line from Bignami Northern ... More Information

Northgate link extension

Northgate link extension

On 17.03.2015 TBM Brenda broke through the north wall at the future Roosevelt Station of the Northgate Link Extension in Seattle, US. The EUR2 billion Northgate Link Extension will connect ... More Information

Marieholm tunnel

Marieholm tunnel

On 04.06.2014 the Swedish road and railway authority Trafikverket signed with the JV Zueblin/Boskalis the design and build contract for the Marieholm tunnel project. The tunnel, 30 m-wide and 10 ... More Information

Warsaw Metro progress

Warsaw Metro progress

On 28.10.2009 the JV Astaldi (Italy), Gulermak (Turkey) and PBDiM (Poland) signed the EUR780 million contract for design and construction of Warsaw Metro Line 2, More Information

E39 Rogfast plans

E39 Rogfast plans

Detailed plans for the world’s longest subsea tunnel, Rogfast under the fiord of Bokna, have been sent to local communities, and a political decision will probably be taken next spring. More Information

Gjerstad improves face productivity

Gjerstad is a leading manufacturer specializing in tunnelling and mining equipment. More Information

Doha Metro starts in 2013

Qatar Railways Company (QRail) has invited some five tenders for the first phase of the metro rail transit system in the country More Information

Toven tunnel holing imminent

Construction of 13.5 km of dual carriageway from Brattlia in Drevja to Leirosen in the county of Nordland, Norway is underway as part of the new Fv 78 link between the E6 motorway in the east and Rv 17 county road in the west. More Information

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São Paulo positions TBM for next phase of Line 2-Green

A major milestone was reached on Monday (1 September) with the lowering of the cutter head of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) Cora Coralina... More Information

The 700-ton machine that'll dig NYC's Second Avenue subway extension

NYC has a new tunnel boring machine in its toolbox for the expansion of the line under 2nd ave. If you've never seen some BIG earth moving machines, ... More Information

Light at the end of the tunnel showing for Mount Washington transit project

The project is expected to be completed in October. New tracks finally emerge from the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel as a part of Pittsburgh ... More Information

Davao City Bypass South Tunnel hits breakthrough towards improved connectivity

The Construction Project with the ceremonial breakthrough of the southbound tunnel, marking the complete excavation from opposite ends of the ... More Information

Which companies are bidding for the US$2.3bn highway and tunnel contracts in Brazil?

The project in Brazil, as it will be the country's first underwater tunnel,” the person added. The project involves construction of a 1.5km tunnel ... More Information

US Northeast Rail Corridor Gets a Major Makeover with Tunnel and Bridge Replacements

This project is designed to replace tunnels severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy, ensuring smoother and more reliable service for Amtrak, NJ Transit, ... More Information

DPWH, JICA celebrate breakthrough of Southbound Tunnel in Davao Bypass

The event marked the successful connection of the tunnel's north and south ends. The ... More Information

Jacobs joins Ramboll on Marselis road tunnel project in Denmark

Danish Road Directorate senior project manager Michael Schmidt Vosgerau said: “It is a complex task to build a tunnel on one of the busiest access ... More Information

Planning continues for Midway Tunnel, Safe Streets for All projects

The Midway Tunnel project is a $13.4 million plan ... construction of a new overpass bridge and pedestrian and bicycle walkway above the tunnel. More Information

Four million tons of clay moved in HS2 excavation

Construction on HS2's second-longest tunnel started in October 2022. The rotating cutters cut away clay and other material at a rate of about 50ft ... More Information

Jacobs Has Design-CM Role on $640M Denmark Tunnel, With Ramboll as Key Consultant

Set to begin construction in 2028, Marselis Tunnel project is core component of the country's 10-year Infrastructure Plan 2035. By Emell D. Adolphus. More Information

Elon Musk's $760,000,000 plan to build underground tunnels beneath Houston, Texas

Elon Musk's next big construction plan from The Boring Company could build $760000 worth of tunnels beneath Houston to help with flooding... More Information

Kerala Moves Closer To Vizhinjam–Balaramapuram Tunnel Rail Project

The Kerala government is preparing to invite bids next month for the tunnel rail project linking Vizhinjam International Seaport with ... More Information

Norway's Ship Tunnel Project Under Threat as Costs Rise

New cost estimates suggest the ambitious project will far exceed its approved budget, raising questions about whether it will ever be built. More Information

Davao City Bypass southbound tunnel nears breakthrough

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced that the southbound tunnel of the Davao City Bypass Construction Project (DCBCP) is ... More Information

CA should pursue better alternatives to the costly Delta Tunnel Project Stocktonia

Governor Gavin Newsom is attempting to fast-track the construction of a massive, budget-busting water tunnel through the Delta to ship freshwater to ... More Information

Physical Origins of Shear Strength Fluctuations in Fault Gouges

Fault gouge is rock texture within fault zones that may include rock fragments (RF) and foliated structures. Previous studies have primarily focused on remould soils, the natural structure ... More Information

Webuild expands its role in high-speed rail projects

Four modern tunnel boring machines will be deployed to ensure precision and safety in complex geological conditions. Once completed, the old single- ... More Information

Hudson Tunnel Project advances as tunnel boring machines near completion

The Hudson Tunnel Project hit a key milestone as massive tunnel boring machines near completion, with delivery set for November. More Information

Nagdhunga tunnel in final stages of construction

If we look at the history of road construction and development in Nepal, there are various records of road construction starting from the Rana period. According to articles published in ... More Information

Boring of tunnel across Yellow River completed in China's Shandong

Constructed by using a "Shanhe" shield machine with a 17.5-meter excavation diameter, this double-deck, two-way, six-lane tunnel stands as the world's ... More Information

The £1.6bn plan for world's deepest underwater road tunnel leaving 'no room for error'

Opening of Rogfast tunnel under construction. The Rogfast tunnel will be the longest and deepest undersea road tunnel on Earth. (Image: SKANSA). A ... More Information

Tunnelling complete on NSW's Coffs Harbour bypass project

Tunnelling has been completed on the A$2.2bn (£1.1bn) Coffs Harbour bypass project in New South Wales, Australia, with the excavation of the third ... More Information

Veidekke acquires tunnel construction contract for Gothenburg's West Link Project

Veidekke has received a contract from the Swedish Transport Administration to build the Stora Hamnkanalen tunnel, a component of the West Link ... More Information

German Rail completes construction of Rastatt Tunnel

GERMAN Rail (DB) has completed civil works on the new 4270m twin-bore Rastatt Tunnel, a major component of the project to widen to four tracks the ... More Information

Final contracts signed for Eastern Freeway transformation

A huge amount of work is underway to build North East Link and upgrade the freeways – two tunnel boring machines are digging deep under Rosanna ... More Information

Progress on Sydney pipeline duplication

Bouygues Construction Australia and Rob Carr have launched a tunnel boring machine (TBM) on Sydney Water's Thornleigh pipeline duplication ... More Information

The latest plan to connect BART to downtown San Jose: One tunnel rather than two

When BART and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority first discussed plans to send trains rolling under downtown San Jose, transit officials contemplated a design with two tunnels ... More Information

Nashville Tesla tunnel: Here's when construction could start on the Music City Loop

Elon Musk's The Boring Company is currently in the design phase of constructing a tunnel connecting downtown Nashville to the Nashville ... More Information

World's longest underwater 'mega tunnel' to cost $46 billion but will halve 21-hour drive

Oddvar Kaarmo, the Rogfast project manager, cited additional motivation for the tunnel's construction: "The port at Mortavika is quite exposed and ... More Information

China's first vertical large model for tunnel, underground space sector released

The project which is in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The model helps make tunnel construction safer, higher-quality, more efficient and ... More Information

BMC Begins Major Water Supply Upgrade Mumbai

The project commenced in 2023 and has adopted tunnel boring machine (TBM) technology to minimise surface disruptions in crowded neighbourhoods. Of ... More Information

Slurry tunnel boring machines to be deployed for Bengaluru Twin Tunnel Road Project

B-SMILE opts for slurry TBMs over hard rock TBMs for Twin Tunnel Road project in Bengaluru due to mixed terrain... More Information

Tunnel along railway linking Shenzhen and Shanwei special cooperation zone under construction

Technicians check a tunnel boring machine (TBM) at the construction site of a tunnel in Pingshan, Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug ... More Information

Construction staging area approved for Nashville's airport tunnel project

The Music City Loop will be a 10 mile tunnel connecting downtown Nashville to the Nashville International Airport (BNA)... More Information

Zojila tunnel deadline pushed to 2028: Here's why Asia's longest tunnel project is delayed

Zojila Tunnel Latest Update: On completion, the project will not only play an important role in the country's infrastructure development but also ... More Information

W.A. Rasic Construction Awarded Major Subcontract on Dragados' $630M Effluent Outfall

The tunnel project is a critical component of Southern California's long-term infrastructure resilience strategy. The project directly supports the ... More Information

VDOT gives HRBT expansion update

Construction on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project hit key milestones as tunneling progresses and traffic shifts to new lanes. More Information

HS2 lifts third TBM following 3.4-mile journey

HS2 Ltd has lifted Tunnel Boring Machine Emily's 9.11-metre diameter cutterhead, front and middle shield, weighing 880 tonnes, from below the ... More Information