Galerie des Janots Main Beam completes Arduous French Drive - In April 2019, a Robbins 3.5 m (11.5 ft) diameter Main Beam TBM broke through into open space, completing its 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long ...
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Mapei is Platinum Sponsor at WTC 2019, the Annual Congress dedicated to Tunnelling and Underground Construction, which this year will be held in Naples at the Mostra d’Oltremare exhibition and ...
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TERRATEC Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) are proving their
worth in India with another contract secured for the underground works on Line
1 of the Pune Metro.
Having delivered 22 TBMs to India ...
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COWI was recognised at an awards ceremony for their commitment to workplace wellbeing on Tuesday 30 April.
Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Index is a benchmark of best policy and practice, ...
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The Lausanne Echallens Bercher Railway (LEB) provides an essential link between the Gros-de-Vaud and the Lausanne urban area. The construction of a new tunnel between Union-Prilly and ...
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Both Forrestfield TBMs are now up and running again and on their
way to Redcliffe Station, where they are expected to break through in the
coming months. While at Redcliffe the TBMs Grace and ...
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France is firmly committed to the new Lyon-Turin line
project, which should contribute to the shift from road to rail for freight
traffic crossing the Franco-Italian Alps and thus reduce the ...
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The 1,800-t TBM Stella Rose, the first to be used to
construct Sirius Minerals’ transportation tunnel from Teesside to Whitby, was
officially launched on the 12.04.2019 at a ceremony in ...
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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 ...
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For over 30 years Cotti & Marchi have been manufacturing products for construction and tunnelling companies worldwide. They have developed solutions that adapt to the needs of large tunnelling ...
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It’s just one month to go before the beginning of the annual
international congress for the engineering sector dedicated to underground
construction!
The World Tunnel Congress and ITA 45th ...
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The Call for Papers for the 9th International Symposium on
Tunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS 2019) is open. The symposium will be held in
Munich, Germany, 11-13 March 2020. This event will bring ...
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The Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course, the longest-running and most-attended course of its kind, marks its 12th year in 2019. The 2019 course returns to the University of Denver in Denver, CO, ...
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At the beginning of April NCRTC - a joint venture between the Government of
India (50%) and State Governments of Haryana (12.5%), NCT Delhi (12.5%), Uttar
Pradesh (12.5%) and Rajasthan ...
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CIFA SHOWCASES THE HYBRID TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE AT BAUMA.
The company patented its first hybrid concrete mixer in 2013, confirming its pole position in hybrid technology. At Bauma 2019 it ...
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With seven TBMs currently at work on major underground
projects in Thailand, TERRATEC marks its latest milestone on Bangkok’s Orange
Line metro project.
Having delivered seven TBMs to Thai ...
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On the 04.04.209 PUB, Singapore’s national water agency
celebrated the launch ceremony of the first TBM for the EUR6.58 bn (SGD10 bn) Deep
Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) Phase 2 project ...
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The last Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) of DMRC’s current phase
of construction started work today between Najafgarh and Dhansa Stand on the
Dwarka – Najafgarh – Dhansa Stand ...
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Since the days of our pioneering past, we’ve grown and today we’re looking forward as we take on the energy challenges of tomorrow.
Snowy Hydro operates the Snowy Mountains Scheme, ...
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A major milestone was celebrated at the beginning of April with all tunnel segments required for the 8km twin-bored tunnels produced. A total of 9098 rings - that's 54,588 segments - have been ...
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We love meeting you. So, come and visit our booth C3.241 and have a drink see this map for our location. We will be at the show from the 8th until the 14th of April 2019 in Munich, ...
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The Palaszczuk Government has announced the international
consortia that have won the three major works packages for the Cross-River Rail
Project in Brisbane.
The Palaszczuk Government has ...
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BAUMA is quickly approaching, we’re just a few days away
from the world’s largest construction tradeshow. If you’ll be in Munich,
Germany between April 8-14, visit Robbins at ...
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iPS Powerful People – a specialist in Recruitment & Cross- Border payroll services – has signed a new service contract for the provision of personnel services to Jan de Nul on April, ...
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It is less than a month before the beginning of the World
Tunnel Congress 2019. This annual international event for the engineering
sector is dedicated to underground construction. The congress ...
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On April 4th 2019 in Moscow, the TBM Polina broke
through at the Michurinsky Avenue Station in the south-western section of the
Big Ring Line (BCL). The TBM had bored 1.5 km of tunnel from ...
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The Morrison and Marshall Governments have put EUR3.43 bn
(AUD5.4 bn) on the table towards completion of the final 10.5 km section of the
78km North-South Corridor, between Darlington and the ...
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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 ...
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Ground conditions don’t always fit into one category so why
should your machine? Today’s TBMs must adapt to shifting geology from hard
rock, to soft soil, to boulders, and everything ...
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Celebrating the third decade of PPS-Poltinger Precision Systems at BAUMA 2019. PPS have celebrated their 20th birthday in 2018 and we are starting the third decade with a series of product ...
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The political parties behind the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link
project have decided to initiate a number of large construction activities in
Rødbyhavn on Lolland.
Femern A/S have been requested ...
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On the 25th of March the second of two TBMs excavating the tunnels of the Western Section (from S.Cristoforo to Solari), which is part of the Blue M4 metro line in Milan reached the Tolstoj Station. ...
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Sirius Minerals - The public have been
invited to decide on the winning name for the first of three 1,800 tonne tunnel
boring machines (TBM) that will construct Sirius Minerals’ underground ...
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STRABAG: Financial close of its project “Autopista al Mar 1” in Colombia completed.
USD 713 million project financing
Seven international and one national bank are ...
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Two ITACET training sessions will be organized on 3rd-4th May during WTC2019.
• Tunnelling 4.0 information technology for the design, construction and
maintenance of underground ...
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The French company can be proud of very satisfying production results for 2018 : CBE Group exceeds now 25 000 moulds manufactured by its French and Chinese teams since 1987.
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The German and Czech railway infrastructure managers, DB Netz and SZ, have announced a public tender for design work of the zoning decision documentation under the Dresden–Prague railway ...
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Network Rail has delayed the tender race for the £900m Western Rail Link to Heathrow until Summer 2022 because of Covid-19...
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Moments ago, Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) T61 nicknamed Tapi-1 operated by the J Kumar Infraprojects – China Railway Tunnel Group JV...
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All the information you need to know about the Gotthard Tunnel...
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The world’s longest immersed road and rail tunnel design, the Fehmarnbelt link gets a go-ahead. The 18 km infrastructure, the longest of its kind, connecting Denmark’s Lolland Falster ...
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After our contribution to research and development about "blasting", the alternative follows now: mechanised tunnelling methods such as full-face machines and roadheaders.
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In a statement, Transport for London said that the additional costs were not linked to the construction of the project, which remains at £1bn. “All payments ...
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GUWAHATI: The construction of the Atal Tunnel connecting Manali with Leh, which is the world's longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet, has been ...
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The government opened international tender in June for the design of Llogara Tunnel engineering project. The tendering process for the construction ...
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Construction of the initial twin tunnels near the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) was complete in May. The system is expected to be ready for ...
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Concrete pouring has begun at the Chiltern Tunnel site on HS2 for the Tunnel Boring Machine launch pad. Two TBMs will begin wok next spring to dig ...
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Barhale has won a £22M contract to monitor Thames Water’s network of tunnels and aqueducts.
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KUNMING, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The cross-border tunnel on the China-Laos Railway was completed on Sunday, according to local authorities.
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At 4 a.m. early on the morning of June 20th, a glow appears on the horizon. It spreads over the meadows of Wiltshire, the area in southern Britain home to Salisbury and its medieval ...
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A view of an under construction site of Nagdhung tunnel at Sisnekhola in Dhading district, on Monday, September 07, 2020. Photo: Keshav Adhikari/THT.
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The Woodsmith Project is a deep mine and associated transport, processing and shipping infrastructure development under construction in North Yorkshire, UK.
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CAMORINO, Switzerland (Reuters) - Switzerland officially opened the Ceneri Base Tunnel on Friday, the final piece in a direct, flat rail link connecting northern Europe to the ...
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Find out how HS2 is protecting and enhancing woodlands, habitats and wildlife as we plan and build the railway.
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Normet Finland Service Center is specialized for third party emulsion charging system assemblies to Normet’s Charmec charging platforms. Normet’s new business model provides declaration of ...
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The high-speed railway, HS2 recently published a high-level report into its construction plans for the next few years. The timeline covers most of the concrete phase of the project before ...
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The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is in the process of creating the world’s first floating highway.
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LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), August 31 (SeeNews) – Turkey's Cengiz will complete the construction of the second pipe of the Karavanke motorway tunnel ...
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Switzerland's New Rail Link: Tunnelling and excavation. For Gotthard Base Tunnel, an astonishing 25 million tonnes of rock was excavated. For context, ...
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... covering 11 km of twin tunnels from The Bays to Sydney Olympic Park. ... of four tunnel boring machines expected to be in place by the end of 2022.
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The Ceneri Base Tunnel is scheduled to become operational at the end of 2020 and it is the third largest railway tunnel project in Switzerland after the Gotthard and the Lötschberg Base ...
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The new Central Interceptor TBM has been officially named Hiwa-i-te-Rangi, as one of the Matariki stars to which Māori send their dreams or aspirations for the new year. Students from ...
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Afcons, in a joint venture with Strabag, has constructed the world's longest motorable tunnel 3,000 m above sea level. The Atal Tunnel will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by ...
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Three world-leading consortia have been short-listed to construct twin twenty kilometres of tunnel as part of two works packages on one of Sydney’s biggest rail tunnelling projects.
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Balfour Beatty VINCI, a long-established joint venture between two global infrastructure leaders, welcomed its first rail freight delivery of aggregate at HS2’s Washwood Heath site in ...
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Early in 2021, two 2000 tonne tunnelling machines measuring over 170 metres each will be launched at a site by the M25 to bore 10 miles each underneath the Chilterns in Buckinghamshire.
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If you missed our webinar on high-speed tunneling in the Himalayas, we've got a video for you.
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The marquee construction elements are the £2bn Stonehenge tunnel to upgrade the A303 (Amesbury to Berwick Down) and the £7bn Lower Thames ...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in May 2018 laid the foundation stone for the Rs 6,800 crore project, billed as the Asia's longest bi-directional tunnel, ...
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The project was first proposed in 2010, after which a feasibility study was conducted in 2013 and construction began in 2019. The New Mutwal Tunnel is ...
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More than 700 men are working in shifts to complete the tunnel...
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The system improvements include construction of nine tunnels to control sewer overflows. Upcoming tunneling components of Project Clear include ( ...
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Plans are moving forward for the construction of the Hangzhou Genshan East Road Crossing River Tunnel in China. The TBM that will be used for the ...
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Karnaphuli Tunnel Project has achieved a “breakthrough” with the completion of the left line despite the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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