Kahina the TBM built by SELI Overseas, who were employed by Algiers Metro has broken through. The 1380 m tunnel is the longest of the 9.6km El-Harrach – Aeroport section ...
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For over fifty years, TLT-Turbo has developed first-of-their-kind, fine-tuned, and advanced ventilation systems for road, railway and metro tunnels. TLT-Turbo focuses on the system as a whole to ...
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Press release - Epiroc expands its digital solutions portfolio within the construction industry by launching Mobilaris Tunnelling Intelligence, a decision support system for tunnelling ...
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Don’t miss the chance to publish your research/best practices at WTC2023: the deadline of the WTC2023 Abstracts' Submission, is quickly approaching. We would like to thank those who have ...
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On the 19/05/2022 at 13h45 an excavator broke through between lot H71 Eisack undercrossing (built by Webuild) and Lot Mules 2-3 (built by Webuild and Ghella), on the Italian side of the East line ...
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The EUR3.84 bn (SEK40 bn) Norrbotnia/ North Bothnia line is a 270 km new coastal railway between Umea and Lulea for faster, safer and more environmentally friendly travel and transport, which ...
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In Spring 2022, a specialized Robbins 4.1 m (13.5 ft) diameter Main Beam TBM launched in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, to complete a critical infrastructure tunnel for contractor SAK Construction. The ...
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Before major construction of the North East Link Tunnels gets underway, North East Link Program (NELP) is asking the local community what they think of the look and feel of what’s planned for ...
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On the 5th May works officially began on the Fehmarnbelt tunnel portal on the Danish side, where train and car traffic will in future run through the 18-km-long tunnel to Germany. A ceremony ...
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The Elizabeth line in London will open on the 24th May 2022, with full services across the entire route introduced by May 2023.
The new railway being delivered by Crossrail Ltd will run ...
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On the 10/05/2022 and for the first time, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration has made a list of prioritized 20 road and tunnel projects for the next 6 years at an estimated cost of ...
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The construction of the 665 km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has recorded overall progress of 28.57 %. The percentage includes construction works in four states, namely Kelantan, Terengganu, ...
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On the 10/05/2022 the joint venture between Al Hassanain (AHC) and Joseph Gallagher Limited (JGL) completed the 1,960 m Sea Outfall tunnel with an internal diameter of 2.2m, part of the Umm Al ...
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On 04/05/2022 a ground breaking ceremony was held for Lot H52 Hochstegen in the presence of Maria Lorenzatto, godmother of the tunnel, along with the various authorities and companies involved. The ...
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Normet has entered into an agreement with Sika to acquire its Aliva Equipment business assets. With the acquisition, Normet supports its growth strategy by strengthening its offering in sprayed ...
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Press release - At its May 5th regular board meeting, the Santa Clara Valley (VTA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to authorize the General Manager/CEO to execute the first in a series of ...
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Press Release - The Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Bane NOR signed a cooperation agreement on the €4.5 bn Arna-Stanghelle Joint Project
After six years of planning, the mega-project ...
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On 25/04/2022 the TBM Caroline reached the future Antonypole station in the Antony municipality for Line 18, of the Grand Paris Express project. The TBM - launched in December 2021 from the Marechal ...
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On 26/04/2022 the Dame Whina Cooper TBM - 130 m-long, 7.15 m-diameter and 910 t-weight – has been declared ready to bore and has been launched from 110 m within a mined tunnel at City Rail ...
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TERRATEC is proud to announce the completion of the Rama III Tunnel Project in Bangkok, Thailand. The tunnel was completed using a TERRATEC 4.27m diameter TBM EPB. It successfully holed ...
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Tunlift is a variable geometry lifting platform that has been specially developed by professionals in the sector.
The "tunnel inspection" platform is based on a patented principle that allows ...
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On the 28/04/2022 at Saint-Martin-la-Porte, in Val Maurienne, France excavation of the first 10.5 km of the Turin-Lyon base tunnel has now been completed:- click here for a video. At around 11:00 ...
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TBM Vida - 15.6m in diameter, 90m long and weighing 4000 t - is now on her way digging the 2.8km inbound tunnel for the West Gate Tunnel Project. Vida’s journey will take 12 months, with the ...
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The TBMs - used for excavating the Cross River Rail’s tunnel in Brisbane - have now been taken away from site, allowing the gantry crane to be removed as well: click here for the video. ...
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The early engagement phase of the environmental assessment process is underway for the proposed toll-free eight-lane tunnel to replace the aging George Massey Tunnel.
The proposed ...
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The first shipment of parts for the TBM that will dig the Broadway subway project tunnels has arrived in British Columbia.
The TBM components left Germany on 25/02/2022 and sailed ...
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Press release - National Highways has (Tuesday 26 April 2022) invited shortlisted bidders to participate in dialogue for the £2.3 billion contract to build the tunnel and approach roads for ...
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A TBM named Rachel continues to build a 5.49 m (18-foot) internal diameter tunnel for the Joint Water Pollution Control Plant (JWPCP) in Carson towards Royal Palms Beach in San ...
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The site at Wormwood Scrubs is where HS2 will relocate the Stamford Brook Sewer and some utility services currently running under Old Oak Common Lane. This needs to be done in order to construct the ...
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TBM Armelle has reached its final destination at the Hugo manufact at Ville du Blanc-Mesnil on Line 16 for Grand Paris Express. The machine, launched from the Braque shaft in Aulnay-Sous-Bois, ...
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On 19/04/2022 the final design of the Val Fontanabuona Tunnel prepared by Autostrade per l'Italia was presented: a 230 million Euro project for a new junction on the A12 motorway and a 5.6 km long ...
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At the beginning of March 2022, the Czecha Ministry of Transport rejected the appeal of opponents to the construction of Metro line D in Prague. They also confirmed that the Prague Public Transit ...
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Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a large order for equipment, including battery-electric machines and automation ...
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Press release - From April 28th to 30th GIC, the exhibition for technologies, plants and equipment related to concrete, will be held in the Piacenza Expo Centre in Italy. ...
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On the 11/04/2022 Metrolinx marked a major milestone as tunnelling began on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, the 9.2-km extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT from Mount Dennis Station to ...
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Press release - On 30/03/2022 at the construction site near Noisy-Champs station the name of the last TBM for Line 16 was unveiled. In keeping with tradition, the tunnel boring machine was ...
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