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Adfil Construction Fibres - leading through innovation

Adfil Construction Fibres - leading through innovationSpanning four decades, ADFIL Construction Fibres has been manufacturing and marketing an extensive range of innovative construction fibres. The ... More Information

Enjoy your festive season, if you can!

Enjoy your festive season, if you can!As the northern hemisphere grinds through the coldest seasonal weather for 30 years, we are conscious that some of our readers will be stuck in places where ... More Information

Zueblin and VMT join forces

Zueblin and VMT join forcesEd. Zueblin of Stuttgart and VMT of Bruchsal, Germany have established a joint venture company ITC Engineering GmbH to market efficient software systems for process data ... More Information

Frejus safety tunnel fully underway

Frejus safety tunnel fully underwayOn 30.11.2010 construction commenced at the Italian end of the Frejus safety tunnel under a contract with the consortium Itinera SpA/Razel SAS/Mattioda Pierino ... More Information

Underground Construction for London

Underground Construction for LondonThe 2011 underground construction conference and exhibition will be held in Central London on 29-30th June. It takes place at a time of unprecedented tunnelling ... More Information

Big Crossrail contracts awarded

Big Crossrail contracts awardedToday, in London, Crossrail has awarded the first of nearly 30 major jobs, comprising EUR1.48 billion of construction contracts for the main project tunnel drives and ... More Information

Auckland Victoria Park breaks through

Auckland Victoria Park breaks throughJust a year after mobilizing, contracting consortium V-Formation led by Fletcher Construction has broken through on the Victoria Park tunnel that will carry ... More Information

Advertiser support at tunnelbuilder

Advertiser support at tunnelbuilderIn publishing, editors sometimes lose sight of who is paying their wages. The buck usually comes from the advertisers, and stops with the publishers, with the ... More Information

iPS - powerful people

iPS - powerful peopleiPS, for 22 years a renowned supplier of personnel to the tunnelling industry, has taken on a new look. The new website www.ipspersonnel.com is now fully integrated with a ... More Information

Rio Tinto invests in mechanized techniques

Rio Tinto invests in mechanized techniquesRio Tinto is investing EUR7.4 million in a new centre for underground mine construction based at CEMI in Sudbury, Canada. The partnership with CEMI provides ... More Information

Milan-Genoa Terzo Valico startup

Milan-Genoa Terzo Valico startupOn 18.11.2010 CIPE approved the start of Lot 1 construction work for the dei Giovi tunnel on the Milan-Genoa high-speed line and allocated EUR700 million to the ... More Information

EIA and design for Maddalena exploratory tunnel approved

EIA and design for Maddalena exploratory tunnel approved The environmental impact assessment for the Maddalena exploratory tunnel on the proposed Turin-Lyon high-speed railway was approved by the ... More Information

2011 China Tunnel Summit for Shanghai

2011 China Tunnel Summit for ShanghaiThe 5th China tunnel summit takes place March 3-4, 2011 in Shanghai, China. For more information contact Zoey Yao at Merisis, tel +86 21 62278218, e-mail ... More Information

Herrenknecht EPB passes Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

Herrenknecht EPB passes Sagrada Familia in BarcelonaBy 20.10.2010, Herrenknecht EPB Barcino excavating at 34 m depth had completed 1,980 m of the Sants-La Sagrera tunnel for the ... More Information

Putzmeister solution at Malmo

Putzmeister solution at MalmoThe concrete trackbed in the twin-tube, 6 km-long Malmo city tunnel has to be installed without major vibration at a rate of 15-20 m/h. Maximum precision is required ... More Information

Suspected methane explosion at Pike River mine in New Zealand

Suspected methane explosion at Pike River mine in New ZealandThe entrance adit to Pike River coalmine is 2.3 km-long, 5.5 m-wide and 4.5 m-high. It was driven uphill near the top of the Paparoa ... More Information

Archidona tunnel excavation complete

Archidona tunnel excavation completeConstruction of the single bore, twin track Archidona tunnel on the Archidona-Arroyo de la Negra section of the Antequera-Granada high speed line was completed on ... More Information

Bauma China showcases the world's best

Bauma China showcases the world's bestTaking place this week at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Bauma China is the leading international trade fair in Asia for all sectors of the ... More Information

Brenner Base Aica-Mules pilot bore breaks through

Brenner Base Aica-Mules pilot bore breaks throughOn 03.11.2010, a 6.3 m-diameter double shield TBM completed excavation of the 10.5 km-long exploratory tunnel between Aica and Mules as part of the ... More Information

EU funding reduction for Turin-Lyon line

EU funding reduction for Turin-Lyon lineOn 27.10.2010 the European Commission published its mid-term review of 92 priority Trans-European Networks infrastructure projects, co-financed by the ... More Information

Garibaldi-San Siro section of Milan M5 metro underway

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, ... More Information

ES Rubber Industries seeks more representation

ES Rubber Industries seeks more representation ES Rubber offers the tunnelling industry tailor-made gasket solutions adjusted to specific projects. Together with Dr Werner Grabe with more than 20 ... More Information

Atkins acquires Gimsing & Madsen

Atkins acquires Gimsing & MadsenTo boost Atkins' capability in bridge and tunnel design in Scandinavia, the group has acquired independent specialist consultancy Gimsing & Madsen. Atkins is ... More Information

Key executive appointment at Normet

Key executive appointment at NormetNormet Group now employs 540 professionals worldwide to sustain its EUR90 million turnover. The company develops, manufactures and markets underground equipment ... More Information

Sochi tunnel holes through

Sochi tunnel holes through On 12.10.2010, the top heading of the single-track 441 m Krasnaya Polyana tunnel no 4 holed through at km 37 of the Adler-Alpika Servis combined railway and motorway that ... More Information

tunnelbuilder.com - first news source for the tunnelling industry

tunnelbuilder.com - first news source for the tunnelling industryOnly one tunnelling website on earth updates every day of the week, including weekends! Whenever there is important news for our ... More Information

Veteran Robbins goes back to work in Faroe Islands

Veteran Robbins goes back to work in Faroe IslandsIn an era when the retirement age does nothing but increase, a 26 year-old Robbins main beam TBM keeps on proving the point. The 3.35 m-diameter ... More Information

Large tunnels rig from Atlas Copco

Large tunnels rig from Atlas CopcoThe Boomer XL3 D has been developed by Atlas Copco with a traditional direct control system, placing great emphasis on the interaction between operator and machine. ... More Information

Aker Wirth roadheader success in Brisbane

Aker Wirth roadheader success in BrisbaneFour Aker Wirth T3.20 heavy-duty roadheaders are at work on different sections of the Airport Link tunnel project in Brisbane, Australia. The machines weigh ... More Information

Robbins EPBs at Zhengzhou Metro

Robbins EPBs at Zhengzhou MetroA pair of Robbins 6.3 m-diameter EPBs will excavate parallel Zhengzhou Metro Line 1 tunnels for 3.6 km at shallow depths through four downtown stations between Kaixuan ... More Information

Scooptrams get ground engaging bucket

Scooptrams get ground engaging bucketAtlas Copco has announced its new GIII bucket for Scooptrams that will save loading time and reduce fuel consumption. When equipped with ground engaging tools, ... More Information

Piazzale Bologna Stretch of Rome B1 metro completed

Piazzale Bologna Stretch of Rome B1 metro completed The contract for the new metro B1 line was awarded to the JV Salini Costruttori - Tecnimont by the client, Roma Metropolitane. The JV awarded SELI ... More Information

Herrenknecht triumph at Gotthard

Herrenknecht triumph at GotthardThe breakthrough of the eastern tube at the Gotthard Base Tunnel on 15.10.2010 not only completed a final link in the world's longest rail tunnel, but also signed up ... More Information

Vital BASF and MEYCO contributions at Gotthard

Vital BASF and MEYCO contributions at GotthardAt the Gotthard base tunnel, which holed out on 15.10.2010 as the world's longest rail tunnel, BASF supplied concrete admixtures for around 20 km of the ... More Information

Ross Dimmock joins TAM-Normet

Ross Dimmock joins TAM-NormetInternationally-recognized as an expert on sprayed concrete tunnelling design, Ross Dimmock has taken up an appointment as regional director of TAM International group. ... More Information

Gotthard breaks through as longest rail tunnel

Gotthard breaks through as longest rail tunnelThe 57 km-long Gotthard base tunnel, first suggested in 1947 by Basel engineer Carl Eduard Gruner, broke through at 14.20 local time on 15.10.2010. It ... More Information

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Tunnel Boring Machine Market Size estimated at USD 7.08 Billion

The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) market is experiencing significant growth, driven by increasing urbanization, infrastructure development, ... More Information

Completing the First Section of Line 3: Tunnel Boring Machine Roars as it Emerges at Balboa

The Panama tunnel boring machine emerged and completed its first major task: the first section of the Line 3 Metro tunnel. More Information

Twin tunnel-boring titans prepare to dig new road under Sydney Harbour

Twin tunnel-boring titans are preparing to launch under Sydney Harbour to dig out a new road crossing from Birchgrove to Waverton... More Information

Monica Breaks Ground on Snowy 2.0

Monica the tunnel boring machine, with the renewable energy mega-project now more. TBM Monica is among the world's most advanced tunnel boring machines... More Information

Snowy 2.0 sets new tunnel boring machine to work, completes 46 underground concrete pours

Snowy 2.0 has set to work a fourth tunnel boring machine, a $75 million piece of drilling equipment purpose built to complete excavation of the huge pumped hydro project’s “geologically ... More Information

World's 'largest' underground assembly of tunnelling machines happening beneath Sydney

Workers are craning into place about 167 major pieces that will form the first of two giant boring machines. Once assembled like giant Meccano sets, ... More Information

Tunneling Begins on Major Water Pipeline for South Hillsborough

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Water has begun construction on a major underground pipeline project aimed at meeting rising water demand in southern Hillsborough County, where population growth ... More Information

The massive £3billion tunnel designed to connect two continents under the sea

The construction of a huge underwater multi-tiered tunnel is underway in Turkey, that will create a direct route from Asia to Europe - and is expected to carry 1.3 million passengers a ... More Information

Riederwald Tunnel in Frankfurt is further delayed

Traffic was supposed to start flowing through the controversial Riederwald Tunnel in Frankfurt in 2033. But that's unlikely to happen. The €1.5 billion project is facing further delays – ... More Information

What happens to our metro tunnel boring machines when they hit the end of the line?

These mechanical behemoths were Betty and Dorothy, the tunnel boring machines tasked with digging the Sydney Metro West tunnels. Loading. The ... More Information

The incredible £2.8bn underwater tunnel connecting Europe and Asia

A huge new tunnel will connect Europe and Asia - and construction has already started. The Great Istanbul Tunnel is a major project. It will carry ... More Information

China develops "smart brain" for tunnel boring machines to boost underground construction

A team from Hunan University in central China has collaboratively developed an intelligent operating system for tunnel boring machines, giving these massive underground giants a "smart ... More Information

How China rescued highway project under Yangtze River

The incident occurred in February 2023 during construction of the 6.4-kilometer Jiangyin–Jingjiang Yangtze River Tunnel. Midway through excavation, at ... More Information

HS2 final tunnel drive to Euston starts next week

A team from SCS will drive a 4.5-mile twin-bore tunnel linking Old Oak Common to Euston using two tunnel boring machines, Karen and Madeleine. More Information

Work begins on £48M Knutsford sewer upgrade featuring 1.8km stormwater tunnel

Sean Reid, United Utilities county business lead for wastewater in Cheshire said: “This project highlights our ongoing commitment to improving water ... More Information

$14.6M boost moves Gering–Fort Laramie Canal Tunnel project forward

After nearly six years of planning, construction is moving forward on the Gering–Fort Laramie Canal tunnels... More Information

Webuild: second breakthrough at Trebisacce Tunnel along Jonica State Road 106

Project will help transform Jonica State Road 106 into a strategic corridor linking Ionian coasts of Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia... More Information

Ground preparation for Lower Thames Crossing tunnelling

Work is ongoing to overcome sub-optimal ground conditions in preparation for the start of tunnelling on the Lower Thames Crossing in late 2028, according to the project’s tunnels director... More Information

LA Metro approves massive $25B underground rail line to bypass 405 Freeway

The LA Metro Board unanimously approved an underground heavy rail line to connect the San Fernando Valley and the Westside, bypassing the congested 405 Freeway. The nearly 13-mile route, ... More Information

TUNNEL VISION Mega £7.4bn undersea tunnel connecting two CONTINENTS just got one step closer

A MAJOR £7.4 billion underwater tunnel connecting two continents has taken a step closer to construction. Experts have said the 24-mile tunnel is “technically viable”, paving the way for ... More Information

TBM breakthrough in Sydney

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Jane Starkey successfully completed her 1.2km underground journey through challenging Sydney sandstone... More Information

Hochul announces $25 million for Harlem crosstown subway tunnel design

At E. 120th St., a pair of tunnel-boring machines — currently under construction in Germany — will bore new, 8,400-foot tunnels north from the end ... More Information

Tunnelling under the Yarra River

Our two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) will soon be travelling underneath the Yarra River... Approximately 300 metres of the 6.5 kilometre North East Link will be under the Yarra ... More Information

The Boring Company says its tunneling machine is 'ready to mine in Nashville'

The Music City Loop project is aimed at transporting people from Nashville International Airport to Lower Broadway in roughly 10 minutes. By Li ... More Information

Norway Is Building the World's Longest and Deepest Tunnel Beneath the Sea

The Rogfast project, short for Rogaland Fixed Link, is an underwater road tunnel being built beneath Norway's fjords as part of the E39 coastal ... More Information

Future engineers become 'TBM Captains' for Suburban Rail Loop

Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will begin work this year. The tour of the eastern tunnel entrance was part of a long-term initiative, with ... More Information

Image gallery: Civil works completed on HS2's longest tunnel

Main construction on the Buckinghamshire structure began in May 2021 with the launch of two 2,000-tonne tunnel boring machines (TBMs), named Florence ... More Information

The Boring Company Launches Free Tunnel Contest: AI Applications for Smart Infrastructure

According to Sawyer Merritt on Twitter, The Boring Company has announced a contest to build a one-mile tunnel for free, inviting proposals for ... More Information

Out of sight: spectacular HS2 tunnels offer glimmer of hope for stalling project

Despite much soul-searching over UK’s inability to build infrastructure, two sections of HS2 under Chilterns are being hailed for their engineering... More Information

HS2 January 2026 update

We’re making progress building the main infrastructure for the new line. We’ve completed 80% of tunnelling and are working on major bridges, viaducts and embankments, and HS2’s new ... More Information

Implenia Secures EUR 350 Mln Projects For Bridges, Tunnel Works In Germany

Tunnel to join motorway sections and connecting roads. The Swiss construction and real estate company said the Peene Bridge project in Wolgast, ... More Information

Incredible new $7.9bn mega rail and road tunnel to be the world's longest

The safety of our workers is of utmost importance during the construction of the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel. We will await the findings of the ... More Information

TBM launch from Rukanpura soon as metro work gains pace

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the underground network is likely to be launched from Rukanpura on Bailey Road, which falls under Corridor I ... More Information

World's largest-diameter boring machine used for Yangtze River railway tunnel

China's domestically developed, world's largest-diameter vertical shaft boring machine 'Qiming' was officially put into operation in Taicang City ... More Information

HCMC approves sea-crossing route with undersea tunnel between Can Gio and Vung Tau

Ho Chi Minh City has approved a strategic proposal by Vingroup to construct a direct sea-crossing road connecting the Can Gio coastal urban area with Vung Tau beach town, cutting travel ... More Information

Changi Airport’s new underground link to take passengers from future T5 to T2 in 4 minutes

SINGAPORE – Passengers at the future Changi Airport Terminal 5 can expect to reach Terminal 2 in four minutes via the airport’s new underground link... More Information

SRL inspires TBM Captains - Victoria's Big Build

Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Captains. When SRL East opens in 2035 ... Construction of SRL East is powering ahead, with more than 3000 people ... More Information

Beneath winter's fjords: 17 miles of rock, 1300 ft deep

Rogfast tunnel construction beneath Norway's winter fjords, 17 miles long and 1,300 feet deep,. Credits: Ground Engineering. For years, the E39 ... More Information

Massive Sinkhole Opens Near $26 Billion Tunnel Project in Melbourne

A massive sinkhole has suddenly opened up in Melbourne near a major highway tunnel construction site, sparking safety fears and halting ... More Information