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Moscow tunnel of death

Moscow tunnel of deathThe 2.2 km Lefortovo tunnel in Moscow has been nicknamed the "tunnel of death" by local motorists, and watching the video it is not hard to see why. Running underneath the ... More Information

Robbins TBM Advances Lebanon's Water Tunnel

Robbins TBM Advances Lebanon's Water TunnelThe Kesrouan coastal area water supply project (KCAWSP) in Lebanon is funded by the Ministry of hydraulic and electric resources, the Council for ... More Information

Royal Opening for Heathrow Terminal 5

Royal Opening for Heathrow Terminal 5Queen Elizabeth II officially inaugurated London Heathrow airport's Terminal 5 (T5) on 14th March, 2008, 53 years after opening the airport's first ... More Information

Tunnel Construction at InnoTrans 2008

Tunnel Construction at InnoTrans 2008InnoTrans is a leading trade fair for rail transport technology, with a focus on railway technology, interiors, railway infrastructure, public transport, and ... More Information

Korea Mould for Precasting Equipment

Korea Mould for Precasting EquipmentKorea Mould supplies high quality segment lining products for the world's tunnelling industry and a range of similar products for railway, pipejacking, spun ... More Information

Sydney to Build Desalination Plant

Sydney to Build Desalination PlantAs part of the New South Wales government's initiatives for sustainable water supply, Sydney Water will build a major seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant. ... More Information

End of Tunnelling at Mont Sion

End of Tunnelling at Mont SionFurther to completing the west bore of the Mont Sion tunnel in June 2007, "Adélaïde" - the TBM produced by Herrenknecht - completed the east tube on 6th March, 2008 ... More Information

TBMs Ready for Rome Metro Lines

TBMs Ready for Rome Metro LinesLine B1 is the first line where work commenced in October 2005. Then, construction sites for Line C have been prepared at different places throughout the city. ... More Information

Vancouver Celebrates Breakthrough of Canada Line Tunnel

Vancouver Celebrates Breakthrough of Canada Line TunnelThe Canada Line rapid transit project reached a major milestone on 2nd March, 2008 when a 440-tonne, 86 m-long Lovat tunnel boring ... More Information

TBM Finishes Drilling under Beacon Hill in Seattle

TBM Finishes Drilling under Beacon Hill in SeattleA Mitsubishi 600-tonne, 91 m-long, 6.4 m-diameter tunnel boring machine has punched on 5th March, 2008 the second tunnel through Seattle's ... More Information

China Tunnel Summit 2008

China Tunnel Summit 2008The Millennium Hongqiao Hotel in Shanghai will host the China Tunnel Summit 2008 on 20th and 21st March, 2008. The summit will bring together scholars, senior experts and ... More Information

NFM Technologies Receives Order for Water Diversion Project in China

NFM Technologies Receives Order for Water Diversion Project in ChinaTwo 5.75 m-diameter hard rock tunnel boring machines have been ordered to NFM Technologies as part of the project to divert the ... More Information

Digging Begins at Hindhead

Digging Begins at HindheadResidents in Hindhead point out that they have been waiting 73 years for a bypass to be constructed around their village. Boring work finally got under way on the ... More Information

Emcor equipment and services for tunnelling

Emcor equipment and services for tunnellingEmcor has long experience in the manufacture and supply of machines and consumables to the underground sector in Spain, the EU and the Americas. Equipment ... More Information

Wanted: Project Director & Planning Engineer, Based In Europe

Wanted: Project Director & Planning Engineer, Based In EuropeFor a renowned international Civil Engineering Contractor, IPS Group is looking for suitable candidates for the following two ... More Information

NFM Technologies Completes First Yangtze River Crossing Tunnel in China

NFM Technologies Completes First Yangtze River Crossing Tunnel in ChinaThe first of the two NFM Technologies slurry type tunnel boring machines, 11.38 m in diameter, has successfully crossed ... More Information

Tunnelling Ends on First La Cabrera Tunnel on Madrid-Valencia High Speed Line

Tunnelling Ends on First La Cabrera Tunnel on Madrid-Valencia High Speed LineA joint venture formed by FCC and Sando completed the first tube of the La Cabrera tunnel, the longest tunnel on ... More Information

Puerto Cabello-La Encrucijada Rail Line in Venezuela is 50% Complete

Puerto Cabello-La Encrucijada Rail Line in Venezuela is 50% CompleteThe Ezequiel Zamora central railroad system in Venezuela connects, in its first stage, Caracas with the suburban Tuy valley ... More Information

Third International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS)

Third International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS)The third international symposium on tunnel safety and security (ISTSS) will be held at Foresta Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, from ... More Information

Newsflash: hydraulic excavator operators wanted in Asia

Newsflash: hydraulic excavator operators wanted in AsiaFor a project in Asia starting in 2008, IPS is currently looking for excavator operators for large (70 ton) 360 excavators with hydraulic ... More Information

New Sandvik Company Profile and Film

New Sandvik Company Profile and FilmSandvik has merged its many product brands under one banner to provide comprehensive tunnelling and underground civil engineering expertise. The company has a ... More Information

tunnelbuilder.com passes 300,000 readers/year milestone

tunnelbuilder.com passes 300,000 readers/year milestoneIn January, 2008, despite the festive season, tunnelbuilder.com achieved its highest-ever readership of 26,989! Over 1,000 tunnellers are now ... More Information

First Conference on Fire Suppression in Tunnels - Invitation Flyer now Available in German, English, French, Italian and Spanish

First Conference on Fire Suppression in Tunnels - Invitation Flyer now Available in German, English, French, Italian and SpanishThe joint IWMA/COSUF conference on fire suppression in tunnels will be ... More Information

Construction Starts at Shiziyang Tunnel in China

Construction Starts at Shiziyang Tunnel in ChinaMore than 300 Chinese workers have begun excavating a cross-river railway tunnel near the estuary of the Pearl River, in south China on 9th ... More Information

Construction of Bogota-Fucha-Tunjuelo Wastewater Interceptor Starts in Colombia

Construction of Bogota-Fucha-Tunjuelo Wastewater Interceptor Starts in ColombiaThe Bogota water and wastewater agency (EAAB) is responsible for the construction of a wastewater interceptor to ... More Information

(Portuguese) Readers Invited to Sign Petition in Favour of Serra da Estrela Tunnels

(Portuguese) Readers Invited to Sign Petition in Favour of Serra da Estrela TunnelsThe Serra da Estrela is the highest mountain range in Portugal that rises to 1,993 metres. It is situated between ... More Information

Bracons Tunnel Breaks Through in Spain

Bracons Tunnel Breaks Through in SpainThe construction of the second section of the Vic-Olot road axis C-37 in Catalonia is under way between Torelló, in the province of Barcelona, and Sant ... More Information

Production and Delivery of Microtunnelling Cutter Head Takes only 33 Days

Production and Delivery of Microtunnelling Cutter Head Takes only 33 DaysOn 12th December, only 33 days after receiving the order, TunnelTec delivered a microtunnelling cutter head with a diameter ... More Information

VIATEC 2008 - Show on Road Construction and Infrastructure Maintenance in Mountainous Areas

VIATEC 2008 - Show on Road Construction and Infrastructure Maintenance in Mountainous AreasVIATEC will take place from 20th to 22nd February, 2008 in Bolzano, in northern Italy's South Tyrol. The ... More Information

Health and Safety at tunnelintelligence.com

Health and Safety at tunnelintelligence.com tunnelintelligence.com provides 50,000 consultants and contractors around the world with the latest information on Health and Safety issues. While the ... More Information

Newsflash: TBM Operators Wanted

Newsflash: TBM Operators WantedInternational Tunnelling Services is currently recruiting tunnel professionals for more than 80 TBM's, which are starting on worldwide projects this year. Required are ... More Information

In the Middle of a Dark Tunnel

In the Middle of a Dark TunnelAccording to video recordings of Hrvatske Ceste, the Croatian Motorways, a tunnel can become a place to turn around, stop, or go to the bathroom.View incredible scenes ... More Information

Robbins TBM Goes on the Fast Track for Papua New Guinea Tunnel

Robbins TBM Goes on the Fast Track for Papua New Guinea TunnelA 5.6 m-diameter high performance main beam TBM will be delivered on a "fast track" programme just six months after contract signing. ... More Information

Loch Ness Hydro Tunnel Makes Breakthrough

Loch Ness Hydro Tunnel Makes BreakthroughThe Glendoe hydroelectric scheme is the biggest ongoing civil engineering project in Scotland. Upon completion, it will provide enough electricity to ... More Information

Malaysia Special: SMART Tunnel on National Geographic Channel

Malaysia Special: SMART Tunnel on National Geographic ChannelAnnually, floods besiege Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital city. The Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) project can ... More Information

Mexico City Invites International Tenders for Construction of Line 12 of its Metro

Mexico City Invites International Tenders for Construction of Line 12 of its MetroCompanies interested in participating in the construction of the two sections of Line 12 of the Mexico City metro ... More Information

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New game-changing tunnel boring, reef cutting 'meeting and beating' all expectations

UG2 reef at Bokoni is the target of the twin mobile tunnel boring and narrow reef cutter. Tunnelling will be done with the mobile tunnel borer for ... More Information

Mota-Engil CEO confirms winning bid for Santos-Guaruja tunnel

The company's subsidiary, Mota-Engil, has won the tender for the construction and operation of Brazil's first underwater tunnel, connecting the ... More Information

Metro Vancouver Utility Nearing Finish of $288M Annacis Water Tunnel

“Resilience is at the heart of this project,” said Nedim Alca, COWI's North America market director. “What makes this milestone so significant is not ... More Information

Fehmarnbelt: Danish tunnel portal nears completion

The work on the entrance to the Fehmarnbelt tunnel at Rødbyhavn on Lolland is almost complete. photo courtesy of The Fehmarnbelt Project. More Information

Final decision on airport tunnel 'now or never'

Alderman Jim Stevenson and City administrators are making a dramatic last push for the airport tunnel before construction on the new north/south ... More Information

Athens Metro Line 4 works to finish by 2029

The construction of Athens Metro Line 4 is progressing steadily, with the entire project ... Tunnel mistakenly excavated in Athens metro project. More Information

First trains on track to run through Metro Tunnel within three months

Melbourne's $15.5 billion Metro Tunnel could be switched on in as little as three months as construction wraps up at two CBD stations and trains ... More Information

Petersburg crews to begin tunnel project in response to ongoing flooding, damage - WRIC

As ongoing water issues have caused significant damage to infrastructure around Petersburg, the Old Towne neighborhood ... More Information

Intelligent optimization framework for tunnel construction

Tunnel construction forms the foundation of railway development and is essential for ensuring route continuity and operational efficiency. However, ... More Information

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