TunnelSkills – the national specialist training forum for the UK tunnelling industry – specialises in the application of immersive learning and new technology to improve training, ...
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The 1000th ring has been installed on the Greenwich Connection Tunnel by TBM Annie.
The TBM is now 1.5km into the journey to Chambers Wharf in Bermondsey, where the Greenwich Connection ...
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On 28/09/2021 TBM Rachel started its journey towards Royal Palm Beach for the Clearwater Project: at first, she’ll go slowly while systems are tested, but soon she’ll pick up speed ...
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Following a brief pause in July to install the remaining gantries and connect the conveyor belt, Lady Eileen - the first TBM to start tunnelling - is now more than 160 m into the mountain. By ...
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On 19/09/2021 TBM Wyspiarka, which started the Swinoujscie tunnel construction in March this year, broke through the wall of the receiving chamber - 35 m long, 19 m wide and 18 m high - on ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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: ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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) ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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: ...
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