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China’s Largest Robbins Crossover TBM launches on Intercity Railway

China’s Largest Robbins Crossover TBM launches on Intercity Railway

Machine will encounter Rivers, Weathered Ground and More in Guangzhou Bore - The largest ever Crossover (XRE) TBM in China launched in late March 2021 in Guangzhou for contractors Sichuan Jinshi ... More Information

TERRATEC’s EPBM completes Bangkok Orange Line Metro tunnel

TERRATEC’s EPBM completes Bangkok Orange Line Metro tunnel

TERRATEC has celebrated  the completion of the Orange Line metro project in Bangkok, Thailand, with the final breakthrough of the Eastbound tunnel on Contract E3. Earlier in March, TERRATEC ... More Information

Project Manager required

Boreas Tunnelling based in the Netherlands are recruiting for one of their valuable clients based in South Asia; Experienced Project Manager with at least the below credentials: They should be a ... More Information

Tunnelling works continue for Hinkley Point C

Tunnelling works continue for Hinkley Point C

TBM Emmeline has started her tunnel drive for the 7m-diameter and 1.8km long outfall tunnel and it is now in full-bore mode 33m beneath the seabed of the Bristol Channel with a 19 m per day average ... More Information

50% of the Guillermo Gaviria Echeverri/Toyo tunnel completed

In March, three months earlier than expected, 50% of the Toyo/Guillermo Gaviria Echeverri tunnel’s excavation was exceeded, reaching 5.03 km (51.7%). Once complete the tunnel will connect ... More Information

The HL-LHC underground and surface works continue at Point 1 and Point 5

The HL-LHC underground and surface works continue at Point 1 and Point 5

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the most recent and powerful accelerator constructed on the CERN site. The LHC consists of a 27 km circular tunnel, about 100 m underground, with eight sites ... More Information

HS2 casts first of 112,000 Chiltern tunnel wall segments ahead of TBM launch

HS2 casts first of 112,000 Chiltern tunnel wall segments ahead of TBM launch

Preparations for the launch of HS2’s first giant TBM ramped up last week. The first of 112,000 segments for the Chiltern tunnel lining rolled off a purpose-built production line. The temporary ... More Information

Cear manufacturers MV/LV substations for an Australian project in renewable energies

Cear manufacturers MV/LV substations for an Australian project in renewable energies

Cear has been awarded a prestigious contract for the construction phase of an Australian renewable energy project, that will provide on-demand energy for large scale storage. The supply consists of ... More Information

Poland - Warsaw will have a third metro line

Poland - Warsaw will have a third metro line

On 15/03/2021 Rafał Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw, announced that Warsaw, despite the considerable budget problems, will have a third metro line to be built in 3 phases. The M3 will connect the ... More Information

Lower Thames Crossing Community Update - March 2021

In the March 2021 edition of the Lower Thames crossing video newsletter, an update  was given on the planning application, the ongoing survey works, the plans to build the team who will deliver ... More Information

La Sega-Rindola section of the Vittorio Veneto SS51 Bypass opens

Today Lot 1 La Sega-Rindola of the Vittorio Veneto bypass on the SS51 di Alemagna in Treviso province was opened to traffic. The new 2 km road will bypass Serravalle in Vittorio Veneto, the road ... More Information

Poland - Swinoujscie tunnel excavation

On the 5th March 2021 the baptism and launch ceremony took place for the TBM that will dig the road tunnel under the Swina River. The machine, named Wyspiarka, will start from the launch shaft on ... More Information

Snowy 2.0: TBM ready for work at Hydropower Project in Australia

Snowy 2.0: TBM ready for work at  Hydropower Project in Australia

On 19/03/2021 the Future Generation joint-venture, composed of the Italian company Webuild (leader), the Australian-based Clough and US-based Lane Construction- celebrated with Snowy Hydro Ltd the ... More Information

Feasibility Study for a New Line from Prague to Dresden is Approved

Feasibility Study for a New Line from Prague to Dresden is Approved

The Central Commission of the Ministry of Transport approved the Feasibility Study for the New railway connection between Prague and Dresden. Based on this concept document, the preparation of ... More Information

Sydney Metro West received two major planning approvals

The Sydney Metro West project has received two major planning approvals, paving the way for mega TBMs to be in the ground by the end of 2022.   Planning approval has been granted for the ... More Information

Ground freezing begins for the first main tunnel for the BBT Isarco River Underpass

In the town of Fortezza works on the Isarco River Underpass construction site, which is the southernmost construction lot of the Brenner Base Tunnel, are proceeding at full speed. Two 25 m deep ... More Information

Geofluid 2021 - international trade fair for the drilling & foundations sector

Geofluid 2021 - international trade fair for the drilling & foundations sector

Piacenza Expo is preparing for the next edition of Geofluid, which will take place from 15th to 18th September at the Piacenza exhibition centre in Italy. It will be the most important international ... More Information

Metro seeking proposals to fast-track Yellow Line Bridge and tunnel rehabilitation project

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), known locally as Metro, has  issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a major capital project that involves rehabilitating the Yellow ... More Information

Refurbishment of the Mont Blanc tunnel ‘s road deck begins

Refurbishment of the Mont Blanc tunnel ‘s road deck begins

A plan for the refurbishment of the two Mont Blanc Tunnel road decks is now underway. The original works for the first 555m deck section were carried out from March to June 2018 the next works on ... More Information

Launch Event for Clearwater TBM

Launch Event for Clearwater TBM

The Clearwater Project is being built to protect local waterways by addressing an aging infrastructure. The project involves the construction by TBM of a new 5.5 m (18-foot) diameter tunnel to ... More Information

Automated metro network proposed for Graz, Austria

Automated metro network proposed for Graz, Austria

In February 2021 the project company "Modern Urban Mobility 2030+" (MUM 2030) - established in 2019 by Holding Graz revealed a new feasibility study on the urban mobility systems for the provincial ... More Information

Grand Paris Express - Line 15 South - TBM Aby reaches Vitry Centre station

Grand Paris Express - Line 15 South - TBM Aby reaches Vitry Centre station

Last week TBM Aby broke through at the Vitry Center station on Line 15 South, on the Grand Paris Express. The TBM was first assembled and then launched in  June 2019 by the  Consortium ... More Information

Early Finish For Metro Tunnel’s Eastern Entrance

Press release - The Metro Tunnel Project’s eastern entrance at South Yarra has been completed more than five months ahead of schedule with work now underway to connect the new structure with ... More Information

TBM Elsie reaches future Wilshire/La Cienega subway station for the Purple Line Extension in Los Angeles

On 25/02/21 the TBM Elsie, 1,000-t, 122 m (400-feet) long, broke through to the future Wilshire/La Cienega station site in Beverly Hills. It is the first of two TBMs, manufactured in Germany by ... More Information

Singapore’s Cross Island Line (CRL) Update

Singapore’s  Cross Island Line (CRL)  Update

The CRL, Singapore’s eighth MRT line, is a 50km long project and fully underground. It will serve existing and future developments in the eastern, western, and north-eastern corridors. It will ... More Information

Stad Ship Tunnel in Norway given green light

Stad Ship Tunnel in Norway given green light

The Norwegian Coastal Administration has received the assignment letter from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, which gives a green light to start preparations for the construction of the ... More Information

Corbulo Tunnel Press Release

Corbulo Tunnel Press Release

Before they can build cross connections in the Corbulo tunnel 2.5 km of poles have been installed in the walls. They will then be used to freeze the ground between the two tunnels before ... More Information

FNPs Identified for Scarborough Subway and Eglinton Crosstown West Advance Tunnel Projects

Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have identified Strabag and West End Connectors as the First Negotiations Proponents (FNPs) to design, build and finance the tunnels for the Scarborough ... More Information

ITA-CET - Education and training in the tunnelling industry

ITA-CET - Education and training in the tunnelling industry

The ITA-CET is launching a series of lectures on Tuesday 9th March / 13 :00-14 :30 CET TIME In these times of uncertainty, ITA-CET, the ITA committee dedicated to education and training, had to ... More Information

The Long Itchington TBM naming competition has been launched

At the beginning of March HS2 Ltd launched a competition for residents of the Warwickshire area and for schools to help find a name for the TBM that will start excavating under Long Itchington Wood ... More Information

Grand Paris Express - TBM Mireille

The 8th TBM for the Line 6 of Grand Paris Express has been named Mireille, in honor of Mireille Agletiner, a retired professor  involved in the city’s community life.   The ceremony ... More Information

Introduction to T&M Specialists UK Ltd.

Introduction to T&M Specialists UK Ltd.

Established in the UK in 2020, to undertake work on both UK and European infrastructure projects, T&M Specialists UK Ltd intends to build upon the already significant project portfolio of ... More Information

STRATA TUNNELLING - THIS IS NOT A NEW STORY, BUT RATHER AN EVOLVING ONE…

STRATA TUNNELLING - THIS IS NOT A NEW STORY, BUT RATHER AN EVOLVING ONE…

Strata Worldwide, with 29 years of experience primarily focused on the underground coal mining industry, has simultaneously been involved over its history with hard rock mining, tunnelling and ... More Information

Airport metro rail one step closer

Press release - Construction of the new Metro railway line, which will service Greater Western Sydney and the new Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, is one step ... More Information

TERRATEC gears up for Agua Sur tunnel

TERRATEC gears up for Agua Sur tunnel

Italian tunnel contractor CMC di Ravenna has completed TBM testing and initial drive on the Agua Sur tunnel. TERRATEC is pleased to announce that the 4.66m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel ... More Information

TELT's Board of Directors and Tunnel works awarded

The French and Italian governments, in accordance with the agreements between the two countries in their Articles of Association, have appointed the members of Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin - ... More Information

Tunnelling News

Čučković: Construction of the tunnel boring machine for the Belgrade Metro in final phase

It is a good thing that we, for example, acquired these tunnel boring machines at a lower price than other countries... More Information

Serbia plans to borrow 2.5 billion EUR in 2026 for the construction of the Belgrade metro

It is also stated that two TBMs (tunnel boring machines), the so-called moles, have already been ordered and are expected to be delivered to ... More Information

VSM starts operation at Tilbury

The pioneering Vertical Shaft Sinking Machine (VSM) from Herrenknecht, named “Verena”, after Verena Holmes, a pioneering British mechanical ... More Information

Metrolinx reveals names of Ontario Line tunnel boring machines

Following a contest, Metrolinx has officially named its two massive tunnel boring machines Libby and Corkie... More Information

Montreal blue line metro tunnel boring machine has arrived, time to dig

It's basically building the backbone of the blue line extension,” said project chief Maha Clour, pointing out that crews have reached the bottom of ... More Information

Norway Unveils The World's Longest Road Tunnel In A Majestic Engineering Marvel

The construction cost broke down to about 38,000 NOK (roughly £3,500) per meter, an impressive figure considering the complexity and scale of the ... More Information

Sydney Metro West construction captured on video ahead of 2032 opening

Two giant tunnel boring machines have made their way through the deepest section of Darling Harbour as part of works on the new Metro West. More Information

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