Despite a year of political upheaval in Egypt, on 10.01.2012 the 9.46 m-diameter NFM TBM on Line 3, Phase 2 of Cairo metro project broke through into Stadium station after a 1,579 m drive during which best production figures were 24 m/day and 109.5 m/week.
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Stockholm, Sweden, December 16, 2011: Atlas Copco AB has agreed to acquire the underground business of GIA Industri AB from Vätterledens Verkstad AB. With the acquisition, Atlas Copco broadens its offering with products including electric mine trucks, utility vehicles and ventilation systems.
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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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Herrenknecht TBM progress at metro Line B in LyonOn 27.09.2010 Herrenknecht TBM Agata, diameter 5 m, weight 1,000 t, length 70 m, started excavation of metro B extension in Lyon. The Gerland Stadium ...
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Garibaldi-San Siro section of Milan M5 metro underway Work starts on 14.11.2010 in Milan on the 6.7 km-long Garibaldi-San Siro section of the M5 metro line including 10 stations: Monumentale, ...
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Progress at Hallandsas rail tunnelSeventeen years since the first abortive start on the 8.6 km-long Hallandsas rail tunnel the first tube between Forslov in the south and Bastad in the north finally ...
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Line B extension of the Lyon metroIn July 2009 the JV headed by Chantiers Modernes Rhone-Alpes, a subsidiary of Vinci Group, with the nine companies SPIE Batignolles, TPCI, Dodin Campenon Bernard ...
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NFM Technologies EPB for Cairo MetroThe second phase of the Cairo Metro Line 3, launched in parallel with the construction of the first phase, includes separate packages covering civil, ...
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New section of Sofia metro Line 1 opensThe 2 km section Serdika - Vasil Levski National Stadium of Sofia metro Line 1 opened on 08.09.2009, connecting the region's eastern and western boroughs and ...
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Sofia metro gets underwayWork began in July, 2009 on the new stretch of Sofia metro line 1 to connect the Obelisk - Serdika and Vasil Levski Stadium - Mladost 1 sections, which themselves will be ...
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Ministry of Infrastructure and City of Milan Sign Agreement for Metro Lines in MilanDuring a meeting on 31st July, 2007 between minister for infrastructure Antonio Di Pietro, mayor of Milan ...
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South Tunnel on M-30 South Bypass Opens in MadridAlberto Ruiz Gallardon, the Mayor of Madrid, inaugurated on 8th May, 2007 the south tunnel of the south bypass on the inner ring road, a 4.2 ...
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Two CSM Bessac TBMs at Work in AlgiersIn November 2001, the poor districts of Bab El Oued, Frais Vallon and Beau Fraisier on the western side of Algiers were struck by devastating floods and ...
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Lovat’s Double Olympic Achievement in London and VancouverTunnelling work on major infrastructure developments for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London and the 2010 Winter Olympics in ...
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North Tunnel on M-30 South Bypass Opens in MadridSince 23rd March, 2007 up to 80,000 vehicles use daily the north tunnel on the south bypass on the M-30 in Madrid, which opened to traffic at ...
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World’s Deepest Road Tunnel Breaks Through in Norway951 days after the first blast, the 7,765 m-long Eiksund subsea tunnel - the world’s deepest road tunnel in Møre and Romsdal county - ...
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Construction in Full Swing at Malmö City TunnelThe Öresund connection between Sweden and Denmark, a combination comprising both bridge and tunnel structures, was officially opened in July ...
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Steady Progress at HallandsåsAt the southern tunnel portal in Förslöv, commissioning of the 250 m-long TBM and its ancillary installations has been in progress since autumn 2005. ...
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Madrid Completes All New Tunnels for its Metro ExpansionAll tunnelling required as part of the 2003-2007 expansion plan of the Madrid metro ended on 27th September, 2006 on Line 7 to east of ...
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Iceland TBMs Make a Strong Finish and Tie a World RecordThe Kárahnjúkar hydroelectric project includes approx. 72 km of tunnels that will transfer water to a powerhouse in the Fljótsdalur ...
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Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Kicks off San Cristobal Tunnel at Groundbreaking CeremonyChilean president Michelle Bachelet, minister of public works Eduardo Bitran, and Karl Traub, ...
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Stägjitschugge Tunnel to Improve Access to Narrow Zermatt ValleyThe Stägjitschugge tunnel is located on road H213 between the cities of Visp and Zermatt in the Wallis canton, Switzerland. This ...
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Bolivia Inaugurates Misicuni TunnelThe 19.5 km trans-Andean tunnel to transport water from the Misicuni river in the Andes mountain range in Bolivia, the world's most infamous and slowest tunnel, ...
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All-weather Work at Karahnjukar with Heavy-duty Machinery The Vatnajökull glacier in the northeast of Iceland is an area which can only be accessed under great difficulty. In the winter months from ...
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Gjerstad for toughness, durability, and a long working lifeMost people in the tunnelling industry associate the name Gjerstad with side-tipping buckets, an item that they have produced for nearly 40 ...
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Technical Seminar on TBMsIIR Spain organises a technical seminar on the necessary steps in the selection of a TBM to get a maximum return on investment, estimate with a 100% accuracy the project ...
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