Following the launch of HS2's first two giant TBMs, engineers working on Britain’s new high-speed railway have now begun excavating the first of five shafts that will provide ventilation ...
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On 16/7/2021 the TBM Sofia (length 106 m, weight 1450 t) arrived in the future Serge Gainsbourg station (Les Lilas). The machine has now completed the tunnel for the 6 km metro Line 11 extension, ...
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The community impacts consultation – running from July to 23:59 on Wednesday 8 September 2021 - gives Highways England communities the opportunity to have their say on ...
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In the Spring of 2021, the second of two 6.65 m (21.8 ft) diameter Robbins Crossover XRE TBMs made its third and final breakthrough for India’s Mumbai Metro Line 3. The first machine made its ...
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On the 16/07/21 there was a breakthrough in the 1148 m Marana tunnel (1,148 m), which is part of the construction works for the Amatrice - Montereale - L'Aquila section on the SS 260 Picente in ...
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On Sunday 12 September 2021, SBB will carry out a rescue exercise to verify the intervention and evacuation procedures in an emergency event. This will take place in the over 100-year-old Simplon ...
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The EXPO Ferroviaria 10th Edition will be the first Italian rail industry exhibition since the COVID pandemic started. The show covers all aspects of rail-related technology and services (including ...
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Recently, the jointly built by China Railway 17th Bureau and CRCHI, the earth pressure/TBM double-mode boring machine successfully completed the left line of Dailing Tunnel. This tunnel is part of ...
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On the 10/07/2021 China’s largest homemade EPB TBM rolled off the production line at Changsha N.2 Industrial Park where CRCHI (China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Ltd) is ...
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The following protocols and instructions apply to the Pre-SOQ meeting that Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) intends to convene with private sector Participants who have downloaded ...
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On the Sydney Metro West project, the planning process has started for the construction of 9 new metro stations between Westmead and Hunter Street in the Sydney CBD – as well as the precincts ...
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Paris, 7 July 2021–The TELT board of directors, which met today online between Rome and Paris, has given the go-ahead for the signing of contracts ...
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London’s new super sewer tunnel was visited today by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as she delved deep below the River Thames to witness the progress made during the ...
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CEAR (Costruzioni Elettrotecniche) introduces their CTS Ex p Compact Distribution and Transformer substation, as per ATEX Standard 2014/34/EU, with a YouTube video please click here to view.
The ...
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PIARC and the Spanish National Committee (ATC) will jointly organize the 2nd International Conference on Tunnels and the VIII Spanish Symposium in the new Granada Conference & Exhibition Centre ...
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An extended deadline has been set for the global tunnelling industry to submit entries for the 2021 ITA Tunnelling Awards that seek to rewards the most ground-breaking innovations and ...
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On 30/06/2021- after 3 years - TBM MamaJo completed the 7.473,39 m (5 miles) length and 16-foot (4.88 m) diameter tunnel stretching from Glasgow Avenue to Foster Park and connecting 14 ...
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HS2 this week launched ‘Cecilia’ - the second of two enormous 2,000 tonne tunnelling machines that will excavate the ten mile long tunnels beneath the Chiltern hills just outside London. ...
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TERRATEC delivers the new 3.2m dia. Open TBM that will be used by Contractor Soma Enterprise Limited to complete two drives for Amar Mahal I water transfer tunnel contract in Mumbai, India. ...
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Mike Rispin, who joined Strata Worldwide as Vice President of Tunnelling in December 2020, becomes chairman of the Underground Construction Association of The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & ...
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Turkish Republic Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, General Directorate of Infrastructure Investments (AYGM) intends to construct a new high-speed railway line from Halkali to ...
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After the completion of TBM tunnelling, Arden Station is taking shape with the platforms being constructed and the Laurens Street station entrance ground floor slab poured. The twin tunnels are now ...
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On 23/06/2021 Metrolinx officially broke ground on the Scarborough Subway Extension, though work is already well underway. At the northeast corner of Sheppard and McCowan, crews are building the ...
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A preferred bidder has been selected for the tunnelling package for the North East Link, which will fix the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network, slash travel times and free up local ...
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The 130 m long TBM Dame Whina Cooper has reached 60 m on its journey towards the Karangahape station under construction, 830 m away from its Mt Eden starting point.
The red ...
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We are a diverse and ambitious group of 30+ engineers from the University of Warwick, UK who qualified into the Finals of Elon Musk’s Competition as the top 3% worldwide (12 out of 400 ...
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On 17/06/2021 another milestone was reached on the Terzo Valico dei Giovi project. This project was commissioned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) (Gruppo FS Italiane) and had its first ...
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So far as part of the Swinoujscie tunnel construction project the TBM Wyspiarka has tunnelled 563 m, and has installed 170, 1.5-meter rings and 154 two-meter rings.
Each ring consists of 8 ...
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Event by ITACET Foundation for Continuous Education and Training on Tunnelling and Underground Space Use -
Online on Tue, Jul 13, 2021, from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (your local ...
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Secondary lining on a 1.1km connection tunnel linking Wandsworth to the main super sewer in West London is now complete, marking a major milestone for the Tideway project.
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2021 marks a key year for the strengthening of the transport sector, a year in which the commitment to the future of new generations can have a tangible effect.
Environment, ...
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The construction of the running tunnels between the future Lianozovo and Fiztech stations of the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya metro line is more than 50% complete.
The TBMs Tatiana and Irina, ...
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The Suburban Rail Loop Authority is undertaking geotechnical investigations as part of the early planning and design work that will help determine the rail alignment and station locations. These ...
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On the 09/06/2021 HS2 launched a national vote to name their third TBM – weight 2,000 t and diameter 10 m - that will dig a one-mile twin bore tunnel under Long Itchington Wood in ...
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Project Overview - To meet the growing demand for drinking water in the region, Metro Vancouver is planning to construct a major water infrastructure project called the Annacis Water Supply ...
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The central government has approved the Nashik-Pune High-Speed Railway project involving an investment of Rs 16,039 crore. The line will be funded by the government of Maharashtra (20%) and Ministry ...
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