Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a S$326 million contract for the construction of tunnels as part of the Downtown Line (DTL) extension, which will connect the existing ...
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Press release - At the end of last year in Stockholm, we had the pleasure of hosting our latest Herrenknecht Tunnel Symposium, bringing together clients, planners, and construction companies to ...
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Exhausted but happy! That was the prevailing feeling among most participants at the STUVA Conference 2025 in Hamburg. It was clear in advance that the three days from 25 to 27 November 2025 at the ...
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Joseph Gallagher Ltd (JGL) has completed a further microtunnel breakthrough on the Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Tunnel Sewer (SIBS) project in Bahrain, marking the successful conclusion of the ...
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Construction activity on the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) is set to intensify further in 2026, with several key works advancing simultaneously along the alignment.
In the H53 Pfons–Brenner ...
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The tunnel boring machine (TBM) Xihe has entered a new phase of excavation on Hong Kong’s Tung Chung Line Extension (TUE), commencing construction of the down-track tunnel towards the existing ...
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Denmark has taken a further major step in strengthening climate resilience in the capital region with the launch of the SST04 Cloudburst Tunnel, a large-scale underground flood protection scheme for ...
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In a significant engineering feat for Singapore’s aviation infrastructure, the main tunnel works connecting the future Terminal 5 (T5) at Changi Airport to the existing Terminal 2 (T2) have ...
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TERRATEC has achieved key landmarks on Chennai Metro Phase II with the advancement of the TBM on Line 3 and the launch of another TBM on Corridor 5, reflecting strong collaboration with Tata ...
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The Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT), poised to become the longest underground railway connection in the world, represents one of Europe’s most ambitious cross-border transport infrastructure ...
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The Zoji La Tunnel is a landmark infrastructure project currently under construction beneath the Zoji La Pass in the Himalayan range. Once completed, this high-altitude tunnel will provide ...
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A Colorado company is promoting an ambitious clean‑energy rail concept that would hinge on one of the most significant new mountain tunnels proposed in the state in decades — a 3.6‑mile ...
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Universal Orlando Resort has officially opened a bidding process for what could become a major new underground transportation system linking its upcoming Epic Universe theme park with the rest of ...
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The long‑debated expansion of Heathrow Airport has taken a decisive step forward, with the UK government formally backing the airport’s preferred proposal for a third runway — a ...
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The Woodsmith Project in North Yorkshire has achieved another landmark in global tunnelling, as its tunnel boring machine (TBM) Stella Rose passed the 30-kilometre mark on 3 December. The ...
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Press release - The construction of HS2’s longest green tunnel took a major step forward with the realignment of a key local road, freeing up space for the next phase of ...
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Verona, 17 December 2025. SaMoTer 2026 (May 6-9 www.samoter.it) welcomes top names in the construction machinery industry to Verona: leading international brands have all confirmed attendance, ...
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The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has reached a major milestone in the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP) with the completion of manufacturing and factory acceptance testing of the first two tunnel ...
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The Delta Conveyance Project — often called the Delta Tunnel — remains one of California’s most hotly debated infrastructure proposals. Though not yet under construction, it looms ...
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The Shetland Islands Council (SIC) has taken a decisive step forward in its ambition to improve inter-island connectivity by appointing three major international tunnelling and civil-engineering ...
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Construction of the second phase of the BART Silicon Valley Extension — the six-mile leg running from San Jose’s West Portal through downtown toward Berryessa — remains “on ...
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The tunnelling community gathered in London last week to celebrate another year of technical excellence, creative problem-solving and sector-wide collaboration at the NCE Tunnelling Awards ...
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The Shetland tunnel link project is currently in the modelling and feasibility stage, with three international tunnelling companies appointed in early December 2025 to assess the potential for fixed ...
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The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a major new road and tunnel project that will create a new road link beneath the River Thames, connecting Kent in the south with Essex and Thurrock in the north. ...
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On Wednesday, November 26, at 10:00 a.m., the TBM Lise Enjalbert, after travelling 920 m from the shaft of the future Ponts Jumeaux station, where it began in December 2024, broke through the ...
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TERRATEC’s T83B Open TBM is delivering strong and consistent results on the CIDCO Long Treated Water Tunnel Project in Mumbai, India. Since its launch, the machine has maintained steady ...
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The UK government welcomes confirmation that London will deliver the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension to Thamesmead. The GBP1.7 bn project will be funded through Transport for London (TfL) ...
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STM participated in the STUVA Conference & Expo 2025, an international benchmark event for underground infrastructure and major construction projects.
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The TBM Dalia (110-meter-long and 1,280-ton weight) arrived from China a few months ago and has been assembled in the launch chamber and began excavatiosn for the Bisagno flood diversion ...
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The Kerala state government is expected to soon invite expressions of interest (EOI) for the construction of the Vypeen-Fort Kochi undersea tunnel connecting Vypeen and Fort Kochi as part of the 48 ...
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Transport for London (TfL) has published a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) notice for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Thamesmead Extension Programme (TEX). The intention is to establish ...
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Background - The Lindholm Connection project, which is part of the Tram and city bus Brunnsbo - Linné via Lindholmen program, is part of the strategic plan to build an inner ring road for ...
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On 13 November, the Mix Shield TBM Gaia (4.08 m diameter, 163 m long) reached its first kilometre for the construction of the main tunnel of the Turin Middle Collector, a strategic infrastructure ...
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TBMs Jessie and Ruby have passed the deepest point below Darling Harbour, located about 35-m beneath the water’s surface, as they continue to carve out the Sydney Metro West line that once ...
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The Feldkirch urban tunnel will consist of four branches – Felsenau (893 m), Tisis (1,598 m), Tosters (903 m) and Altstadt (289 m) – connected by a central underground roundabout with a ...
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At the special meeting held on October 17, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) - after hearing the presentation of the peer review conducted by ...
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