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Press release - Tunnel progress as HS2 completes first mile under the Chilterns

The first enormous 2,000 tonne tunnelling machine passed the one mile mark this week during the construction of the first tunnels for HS2 - Britain’s new high speed rail link between London, ... More Information

Mapei - Concrete restoration and waterproofing systems on existing tunnels

Mapei - Concrete restoration and waterproofing systems on existing tunnels

Maintenance of underground infrastructure is one of the most important issues for the construction market. Nowadays, maintenance includes priority activities, in order to maintain the value of ... More Information

Gotthard Road Tunnel update

On the 29/09/2021 in Goeschenen and Airolo the works for the second tube of the Gotthard motorway tunnel were officially opened. This was a symbolic ceremony, because the original celebration was ... More Information

hyperTunnel – tunnelling reimagined

hyperTunnel – tunnelling reimagined

Innovation born out of necessity: the launch of hyperTunnel will see tunnels built completely differently in future, for huge global societal benefit. hyperTunnel is a new British tunnelling ... More Information

Factory Acceptance Ceremony for STRABAG’s 12m EPB TBM

Factory Acceptance Ceremony for STRABAG’s 12m EPB TBM

The Factory Acceptance Ceremony for STRABAG’s 12m EPB TBM took place yesterday at the Herrenknecht AG workshop in Schwanau, Germany. The TBM will tunnel the Metrolinx & Infrastructure ... More Information

Tianxi Expressway - Weilan Tunnel Completed

On 17/09/2021 the Weilan Tunnel part of the Guangxi Tianxi Expressway project invested in and constructed by Energy China Gezhouba Group successfully achieved a full-scale break ... More Information

Brenner Base Tunnel - Update of Total Project Costs

On the 07/09/2021, after the approval of the updated construction programme, approval was also obtained for the total costs of the BBT project, which had been updated to take the following issues ... More Information

Third breakthrough for Suki Kinari hydropower project in Pakistan

Third breakthrough for Suki Kinari hydropower project in Pakistan

On the 25/09/2021 a ceremony was held to celebrate the third breakthrough of headrace tunnel for the 884 MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project. The project  has been under construction since 2017 ... More Information

STRATA Worldwide launches new website

STRATA Worldwide launches new website

From their early beginnings in underground coal mining roof support, STRATA has evolved into a leading global provider of advanced products and technologies in multiple industries. “Our ... More Information

Namma Metro - TBM URJA Tunnel Breakthrough at Shivajinagar metro station

On 22/09/21 Urja, the first TBM for the Namma Metro's Reach 6 line made a breakthrough at Shivajinagar, after completing the north bound tunnel of 855 m from Cantonment to Shivajinagar stations: ... More Information

MineARCs - Chamber Commissioning & Everything You Need To Know About It

MineARCs - Chamber Commissioning & Everything You Need To Know About It

Purchasing a MineARC chamber is an investment in ensuring that your crew are safe in the event of a disaster, but simply purchasing a chamber is only the first step in this process. A big part of ... More Information

T&M SPECIALISTS AWARDED A PERMANENT SPRAYED CONCRETE LINING PROJECT IN HONG KONG.

T&M Specialists Limited, established in Hong Kong in 2014, are delighted to announce they have been awarded a Permanent Sprayed Concrete Lining project.  Taking part in Hong Kong’s ... More Information

iPS Powerful People at British Tunnelling Society Conference and Exhibition

iPS Powerful People at British Tunnelling Society Conference and Exhibition

Our Business Development Manager Tunnelling Barrie Willis and our Manager Tunnelling Sam Merrick will be attending the British Tunnelling Society Conference on September 30th and October 1st in ... More Information

Hudson Tunnel Project Financial Plan and Record of Decision

At the end of August, the Gateway Program partners submitted an updated financial plan for the Hudson Tunnel Project to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that should improve the project's ... More Information

Boreas Tunnelling are hiring multiple TBM operators

Boreas Tunnelling are hiring multiple TBM operators

Boreas Tunnelling are recruiting multiple TBM Operators that have verifiable long term experience in operating a Herrenknecht EPB TBM (Diameter 10.0 and above) for a long term job in South East ... More Information

Slurry Treatment Plant (STP) Manager wanted

Slurry Treatment Plant (STP) Manager wanted

TunnelCraft are looking for a Slurry Treatment Plant (STP) Manager for a large UK based tunnelling project. The successful applicant will be working alongside the Tunnelling site team to ensure ... More Information

PPS and tacs join forces again

After more than 30 years of going their separate ways, Munich based guidance system suppliers PPS GmbH and tacs GmbH have announced their merger and future cooperation. "The combination of our ... More Information

HRBT Expansion Project Updates

The HRBT Expansion Project reached several milestones in August. On the South Island, construction crews completed the underground concrete walls, also known as slurry walls, for the launch pit, ... More Information

Excavation of 9 km long tunnel connecting Kobi-Kvesheti starts

Excavation of 9 km long tunnel connecting Kobi-Kvesheti starts

On the 10/09/2021 a TBM began the construction of the longest tunnel on the  Kvesheti-Kobi road project in Kobi. The event was attended by the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili, ... More Information

TLT-Turbo Fans for Road, Railway & Metro Tunnels

TLT-Turbo Fans for Road, Railway & Metro Tunnels

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 ... More Information

Shortlist for Washwood Heath train depot and network control centre

HS2 Ltd confirmed the shortlist of bidders in the running to build the high speed rail project’s network control centre and rolling stock maintenance depot. The contract – worth an ... More Information

Robbins develops Rectangular Rock Mining Machine for Flat Invert

Robbins develops Rectangular Rock Mining Machine for Flat Invert

Robbins’ latest innovation is making good headway on a non-circular tunnel excavation in hard rock. The rectangular TBM, known as the MDM5000 (standing for Mine Development Machine with ... More Information

The Fehmarn Link B2B Conference 2021

A face to face conference focusing on the Fehmarn project will be held on September 9, 2021 at Rodbyhavn Sports Hall in Rodby.   The international business conference Fehmarn Link B2B ... More Information

City Rail Link Updates

City Rail Link Updates

Lockdown risk removed for CRL’s TBM - The 130 m City Rail Link’s TBM, named after Dame Whina Cooper, costing around $13 million and built specifically for Auckland’s soil ... More Information

Normet - Alpha 1430 mobile concrete sprayer

Normet - Alpha 1430 mobile concrete sprayer

The Normet Alpha 1430 mobile concrete sprayer is now available on the latest Ashok Leyland truck, meeting the stringent BS6 emissions regulations.   The Normet Alpha 1430 is a remarkably ... More Information

Grand Paris Express - TBM Dorine reaches Rolland!

On the 30/08/21 at a depth of 266 m the TBM Dorine completed its first tunnelling drive at Rolland! The TBM was launched last February from Verdun, and crossed the future Grand   Paris ... More Information

Two more JIMT/TERRATEC EPBMs delivered for Taiwan’s Taoyuan MRT Green Line

Two more JIMT/TERRATEC EPBMs delivered for Taiwan’s Taoyuan MRT Green Line

On behalf of its group company, JIMT, TERRATEC delivers the first two of four EPBMs that will be used by Obayashi Corporation for the underground works on Taiwan Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) ... More Information

Cross River Rail - Works Notice

Northern Tunnel Portal construction update - Excavation of a TBM extraction box is underway.  The extraction box will be used to remove the two TBMs Merle and Else when they arrive in ... More Information

Next steps for Suburban Rail Loop

Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) hit an exciting milestone last week with the release of the Business and Investment Case, which highlights the huge transport, social and economic benefits SRL will deliver ... More Information

Robbins BLOG - Summer Site Updates: Records in Toronto, the News from Nepal, and More

Robbins BLOG - Summer Site Updates: Records in Toronto, the News from Nepal, and More

Much like the face of a TBM, tunnelling’s wheels of progress are always turning. Join us as we check in on projects across the globe—including a breakthrough in Japan, record setting ... More Information

Eight-lane toll-free tunnel to replace George Massey Tunnel

Eight-lane toll-free tunnel to replace George Massey Tunnel

Recently the Transportation Minister Rob Fleming provided an update on the long-awaited replacement for the 62-year-old George Massey Tunnel connecting Richmond (Vancouver) and Delta on Highway 99: ... More Information

SIWW2022 Water Convention - Call for papers

The Water Convention is a platform for gathering professionals and technology providers from around the world to share their knowledge, practical experiences and novel technologies to address the ... More Information

Cross River Rail – Second breakthrough at Roma Street

Cross River Rail – Second breakthrough at Roma Street

On 23/08/2021 Merle, the second Cross River Rail’s 1350 t TBM, broke through into the 280-m-long cavern at Roma Street, joining TBM Else, the project’s other machine in the future ... More Information

Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya metro line

Tunnelling of the 2 km section between Pykhtino and Rasskazovka stations of the Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya metro line (Yellow line) in Moscow is 43% completed. To date, the TBM Rosa (6 m diameter) has ... More Information

BTS Conference and Exhibition

British Tunnelling Society 2020+1 Conference and Exhibition will be held at the QEII Centre, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE, UK from September 30th - October 1st , 2021  The BTS 2020+1 ... More Information

Moscow metro construction updates

Moscow metro construction updates

Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya metro line  - The new section of the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya metro line will have 3 stations – Yakhromskaya ( with the working name Ulitsa 800-letiya Moskvy) , ... More Information

Tunnelling News

Bengaluru's ₹18,000-crore tunnel road project inches closer as four major firms submit bids

Four firms bid for Bengaluru's ₹18000 crore tunnel project linking Hebbal to Silk Board, expected to ease city traffic by 2029 under a 34-year ... More Information

Webuild advances Rocchetta Tunnel excavation

Upcoming construction milestones. Webuild is preparing for the next major phase on the Apice–Hirpinia section: the launch of the reinforced concrete ... More Information

MMRDA plans 70-km underground tunnel road network across Mumbai

The project, being prepared in phases, will enhance multi-level connectivity and ease commuting. By KAILASH BABAR · Google preferences in ET Follow us ... More Information

Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway achieves 43.3% progress

The total length of the seven tunnels under the project is 10.979 km. ... Construction progress for the Chandram Bhir tunnel. (2,250 metres) has ... More Information

MMRDA plans 70-km underground tunnel road network across Mumbai

The project, being prepared in phases, will enhance multi-level connectivity and ease commuting. By KAILASH BABAR · Google preferences in ET Follow us ... More Information

Hong Kong: Robotics And AI Enhance Tunnel Construction

It is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and automation to advance the Trunk Road T2 and Cha Kwo Ling Tunnel project. These ... More Information

Single-Bore Tunnel Method Chosen for BART Silicon Valley Phase II

This decision allows VTA to advance project design towards 60%, stay on a critical path to tunnel construction and meet the projected revenue service ... More Information

Boring Co. begins 'controlled blasting' for Nashville tunnel at TN capitol

The Boring Co. has started excavation work at a state-owned parking lot on Rose Parks Boulevard for the Music City Loop project Wednesday, Aug. 13, ... More Information

TBM arrives in Montreal for delayed metro extension project

A custom-built tunnel boring machine (TBM) has arrived in Canada for use on a 6km extension of the Montreal Metro... More Information

Spain Confirms Feasibility of €8.5 Billion Morocco-Europe Tunnel

The study was conducted by German company Herrenknecht, the world leader in tunnel boring machines, at the request of the Spanish government's ... More Information

TxDOT spends $748M to burrow bus-size tunnels under Central Austin

The first tunnel boring machine will be deployed near ... Industry experts say tunnel boring machines typically advance about 50 feet per day. More Information

6 TBMs on Duty on the 27-Kilometer Line in Körfezray

Two of the six Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will serve in the first 27-kilometer phase are actively excavating tunnels, while the ... More Information

Construction on HS2's Euston tunnel will start 'fairly soon', says rail minister

Construction on the HS2 tunnel from Old Oak Common station to Euston station will start “fairly soon”, the rail minister has said... More Information

Blue Line Extension TBM Arrives at Port of Montreal

Railway Track and Structures Construction site of the future Vertières station (Pie-IX) in June 2025. Caption and photo courtesy of STM. MONTREAL - The tunnel boring machine (TBM) ... More Information

Tunnel break through milestone for Mt Messenger Bypass project

A 110 tonne excavating machine, called Hinetūparimaunga, has broken through at the northern end of the project's 235 metre-long tunnel ... More Information

$3.9 billion tunnel and bridge link for VA

Costing around $3.9 billion, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) upgrade Expansion project for Virginia will improve traffic flow for a key ... More Information

Extended North Tunnel Flood Mitigation Project Receives $18.2 Million in State Funding

The funding advanced by the board includes a $17.2 million loan and $1 million grant for the construction of the mile-long tunnel, which will divert ... More Information

Gateway Project faces new uncertainty amid government shutdown

Federal funding for the $16B Hudson Tunnel Project, aka Gateway, has been paused during the government shutdown, sparking political backlash. More Information

Tunnel Boring Machine Emily Passes Key Factory Test for DC Water Potomac River Tunnel Project

Tunnel boring machine (TBM), Emily. This test confirms that Emily is ready to begin excavating the southern leg of the Potomac River Tunnel — a ... More Information

Sydney Metro West achieves world-first in tunnelling technology

Sydney Metro West has achieved a world-first in tunnel construction with a Lining Erector Machine (LEM) successfully being used to line the mined ... More Information

Gateway construction continues despite Trump's claim of termination

Tutor Perini, the general contractor on the Manhattan Tunnel Project, confirmed construction activity is currently continuing as planned... More Information

Tunnelling complete for Annacis water supply project

Metro Vancouver has completed the tunnelling phase of the $450 million Annacis Water Supply Tunnel, which will complete in 2028... More Information

Santa Clara VTA confirms single tunnel plan for BART extension

With VTA now owning the tunnel boring machine, the agency assumes full responsibility for its performance, agency officials said. To manage the risk, ... More Information

Chennai: Tunnel Boring Machine Vaigai achieves breakthrough at Mandaveli Metro Station

CHENNAI: The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Saturday achieved a major milestone in Phase II tunnelling works, as Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ... More Information

Trump 'terminates' $16 billion Hudson River tunnel project linking N.J. and N.Y.C.

President Trump said funding for the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project is "terminated" at a press conference. New Jersey officials said they will ... More Information

$676 million underwater tunnel for India

The project is expected to cost around $676 million, with a Detailed Project Report (DPR) having now been completed. India's road transport network is ... More Information

€1.4 billion Belgian tunnel project approved

The first phase of the €1.4 billion project for Belgium’s new Limburg Noord-Zuid link has been approved. Construction should commence in 2027 on the project, which will form a section of ... More Information

Tunnel boring machine S-639B achieves breakthrough under Kanpur Metro Phase I Project

The package KNPCC-06 involves design and construction of a tunnel through TBM, cut and cover tunnel, underground ramp from Kanpur Central end of ... More Information

Lawmakers propose construction of undersea tunnel to link Luzon and Visayas

Several lawmakers from the Visayas region are proposing the construction of an underground tunnel that will serve as a permanent land connection ... More Information

Oman-UAE rail project hits major milestone with start of tunnel excavation

Tunnel excavation has begun in Oman's Al Hajar Mountains, marking a major milestone for the cross-border Oman-UAE Railway... More Information

Engineering the depths: innovative tunnelling for hydropower projects

Major schemes in Austria, China, and Germany are applying advanced underground construction techniques for hydropower projects. More Information

New tunnel, new standard: Silvertown project showcases innovation in surface protection

Originally approved in 2018, construction of the tunnel began in March 2021. In September 2023, following the completion of tunnelling works, ... More Information

Metro Manila Subway Project: DOTr launches third tunnel boring machine

Dubai: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has launched a third tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), ... More Information

Skanska JV wraps up $450M Baltimore tunnel nearly 2 years early

A joint venture has reached substantial completion on the $450 million Howard Street Tunnel Project in Baltimore nearly two years ahead of the original completion date, according to a ... More Information

Work continues on NYC megaprojects, despite $18B federal funding pause

Contractors on two of New York City’s largest infrastructure projects will keep digging, but they might glance over their shoulders toward Washington... More Information

HS2 Chipping Warden tunnel project moves step forward

HS2 Ltd An aerial view of the HS2 tunnel construction at Chipping Warden. A road HS2 Ltd. The 1.55 mile (2.5km) Chipping Warden tunnel will be ... More Information

First of three Tunnel boring machines on way to SA as beams go up for tram overpass

The first of three tunnel boring machines that will be used to complete the northern and southern tunnels project is on its way to SA as part of a ... More Information

Chennai Metro Rail's TBMs to begin tunneling between Thiruvanmiyur and Indira Nagar

Chennai Metro Rail begins tunnelling work in challenging stretch for phase II project, facing obstacles due to hard rock... More Information

Custom lifting gantry aids TBM removal - Construction Briefing

The four TBMs excavated the 8.4 mile (14 km) Northolt Tunnel section. Two went in each way, digging a pair of tunnels from both ends towards each ... More Information