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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

Long Itchington Wood tunnel HS2 update

Long Itchington Wood tunnel HS2  update

Collins Earthworks has completed excavating the north portal site of  the twin tube Long Itchington Wood tunnel (1.61 km/1mile length, 9-10 m diameter) , ready for the launch of the TBM that ... More Information

TBM Anna breaks through at Trocka station, for Warsaw metro Line 2

TBM Anna breaks through at Trocka  station, for Warsaw metro Line 2

On 23/02/2021 the construction of the last of the six tunnel sections, for the Eastern extension of the Warsaw metro Line 2 were completed. TBM Anna, began its journey at Zacisze station, and broke ... More Information

Rhino and Mantis: the Shotcrete Winning Duo

Rhino and Mantis: the Shotcrete Winning Duo

The range of CIFA machines for the world of underground works has recently been enhanced thanks to the addition of two new machines, RHINO and MANTIS.  RHINO is a stationary pump ... More Information

Grand Paris Express - Line 15 South - Aby, Marina and now Dieneba!

Grand Paris Express - Line 15 South - Aby, Marina and now Dieneba!

At the beginning of February the Grand Paris Express held an inauguration ceremony  for the last TBM for Line 15 South. The event was attended by everyone in the team from the Horizon joint ... More Information

The new HRBT’s twin tunnels will be driven by TBM Mary

  The name has been announced of the TBM that will bore the new twin tunnels at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, click here for the video. The TBM will be named Mary, in honor of Mary Jackson ... More Information

The NASTT 2021 No-Dig Show Brings the Exhibitors to You

The NASTT 2021 No-Dig Show will convene in Orlando, Florida, March 28-31 at the Orange County Convention Center — offering in-person and virtual offerings to bring the trenchless industry to ... More Information

BART Phase II Project First to Submit for Critical Federal Funding Program

BART Phase II Project First to Submit for Critical Federal Funding Program

VTA achieved two critical milestones for the BART Phase II Project being the first transit agency in the nation to submit an application for EUR1.43 bn (USD1.74 bn) through the Federal Transit ... More Information

Gomez International announces new partnerships

Press release - Gomez International Inc. would like to announce we have partnered with TJB, General Cable, Toshiba Motors, Tsurumi Pumps and Littlefuse to be their OEM representative in the ... More Information

Normet’s battery electric tunnelling sprayers leading the way to healthier, safer and more sustainable spraying operations

Normet’s battery electric SmartDrive product family provides high productivity with decreased operating cost and zero local emissions. Normet’s Spraymec 8100 VC SD tunnelling sprayer ... More Information

Coffs Harbour Bypass

Coffs Harbour Bypass

The Australian and NSW governments are funding the 14 km Coffs Harbour bypass project.  The bypass will boost the regional economy and improve connectivity, road transport efficiency and safety ... More Information

TBM Meg arrives

Digging of the western section of the Metro Tunnel between Kensington and the Central Business District is now complete, after TBM Meg broke through at the State Library Station, marking the  ... More Information

Geothermal Energy from the Base Tunnel to power the Susa Valley construction site

The hot water collected during excavation of the Chiomonte base tunnel will become a source of clean, sustainable energy for its construction site. This geothermal resource will then be made ... More Information

CrossRiverRail Webinar

An online webinar to hear first-hand from Cross River Rail’s experts about tunnelling works and how it may impact local residents and businesses.   Experts from the Cross River Rail ... More Information

Voting opens for TBM name for Swinoujscie tunnel

Voting has begun to name the new  Swina River TBM, which will soon begin to drive the Swinoujscie tunnel tunnel under the Swina River. The competition committee chose 5 of the 301 ... More Information

HS2 accelerates north as MPs give go-ahead to next phase to Crewe

HS2 accelerates north as MPs give go-ahead to next phase to Crewe

Parliament continues to show very strong support for HS2, as the Bill for the extension from the West Midlands to Crewe – Phase 2A – is given Royal ... More Information

Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 Corridor 36th Breakthrough at CSMIA T1 Metro Station

Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 Corridor 36th Breakthrough at CSMIA T1 Metro Station

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has achieved its 36th breakthrough at CSMIA T1 Metro Station.  With this 1.5-km long tunnel from Sahar Road Metro Station to CSMIA, T1 is now completed. The ... More Information

World Tunnelling Congress 2023

World Tunnelling Congress 2023

The winner to host the WTC2023 is Greece!  The final voting result: Greece 33 vs Turkey 14. The theme will be  EXPANDING UNDERGROUND - Knowledge & Passion to Make a Positive Impact on ... More Information

First cutter head arrives for TBM for Metro Manila Subway project

First cutter head arrives for TBM for Metro Manila Subway project

On 05/02/21 at the Manila North Centre Port Terminal an arrival ceremony  was held for the Cutter Head for of the first TBM Kaunlaran. It will be used for the 15-station Metro Manila Subway 's ... More Information

Construction work started on the Fehmarnbelt connection

Construction work started on the Fehmarnbelt connection

With final German approval of the Fehmarnbelt project obtained in November 2020, construction of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel between Denmark and Germany is now well underway.   During 2021, ... More Information

City Rail Link’s TBM will be launched in April 2021

City Rail Link’s TBM will be launched in April 2021

Most of the preparation works for the City Rail Link (CRL) has been completed and project momentum is shifting to the heavy infrastructure programme. 2021 will see the Dame Whina Cooper ... More Information

Robbins enters a New Chapter

Robbins Brand to continue under Global TBM Company - Global TBM Company, newly established by industry veteran Lok Home, is proud to announce the recent purchase of substantially all the assets of ... More Information

Grand Paris Express updates - Line 16

Grand Paris Express updates - Line 16

Line 16 (27.5 km) of the Grand Paris Express project will be entirely underground and three works lots are planned with the use of 8 TBMs. The works’ are scheduled to finish in 2030. Lot 2 - ... More Information

EGLE Permits: Michigan agency approves permits needed for Enbridge tunnel project

On 29/01/2021 the Enbridge Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac got another step closer to being built. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced its approval of ... More Information

Cross River Rail Updates

Cross River Rail Updates

Roadheaders start tunnelling towards Boggo Road - Two 115t roadheaders  have started to mine the remainder of the 870 m Cross River Rail twin tunnels between Woolloongabba and Boggo ... More Information

FAMA and Sustainability

FAMA and Sustainability

Excellent results were achieved in 2020 by FAMA, a world leading provider of sealing, connection systems and precast tunnel lining. The company’s budget shows a positive finish after an ... More Information

Tunnelling News

Sarens helps extract TBM at BC water supply project

The Annacis Water Supply Tunnel Project aims to increase the reliability and capacity of the water supply system in New Westminster, British Columbia. When complete, the tunnel will ... More Information

Judge rules in favor of New York and New Jersey for now in $16B tunnel fight with Trump

A federal judge ruled Friday to temporarily block the Trump administration from suspending federal disbursements for the Gateway Tunnel Project... More Information

Webuild: award for Sustainability Report for commitment to decarbonise through innovation

This includes the large tunnel-boring machines deployed on some of Europe's most complex projects: from the Salerno-Reggio Calabria ... More Information

Clearwater update reports initial entry area is 'stable and intact'

The tunnel boring machine being used in the project remains trapped underground just ahead of where the breach occurred. The ambitious, $630 ... More Information

Tunnel Boring Machine Market Size estimated at USD 7.08 Billion

The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) market is experiencing significant growth, driven by increasing urbanization, infrastructure development, ... More Information

Completing the First Section of Line 3: Tunnel Boring Machine Roars as it Emerges at Balboa

The Panama tunnel boring machine emerged and completed its first major task: the first section of the Line 3 Metro tunnel. More Information

Twin tunnel-boring titans prepare to dig new road under Sydney Harbour

Twin tunnel-boring titans are preparing to launch under Sydney Harbour to dig out a new road crossing from Birchgrove to Waverton... More Information

Monica Breaks Ground on Snowy 2.0

Monica the tunnel boring machine, with the renewable energy mega-project now more. TBM Monica is among the world's most advanced tunnel boring machines... More Information

Snowy 2.0 sets new tunnel boring machine to work, completes 46 underground concrete pours

Snowy 2.0 has set to work a fourth tunnel boring machine, a $75 million piece of drilling equipment purpose built to complete excavation of the huge pumped hydro project’s “geologically ... More Information

World's 'largest' underground assembly of tunnelling machines happening beneath Sydney

Workers are craning into place about 167 major pieces that will form the first of two giant boring machines. Once assembled like giant Meccano sets, ... More Information

Tunneling Begins on Major Water Pipeline for South Hillsborough

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Water has begun construction on a major underground pipeline project aimed at meeting rising water demand in southern Hillsborough County, where population growth ... More Information

The massive £3billion tunnel designed to connect two continents under the sea

The construction of a huge underwater multi-tiered tunnel is underway in Turkey, that will create a direct route from Asia to Europe - and is expected to carry 1.3 million passengers a ... More Information

Riederwald Tunnel in Frankfurt is further delayed

Traffic was supposed to start flowing through the controversial Riederwald Tunnel in Frankfurt in 2033. But that's unlikely to happen. The €1.5 billion project is facing further delays – ... More Information

What happens to our metro tunnel boring machines when they hit the end of the line?

These mechanical behemoths were Betty and Dorothy, the tunnel boring machines tasked with digging the Sydney Metro West tunnels. Loading. The ... More Information

The incredible £2.8bn underwater tunnel connecting Europe and Asia

A huge new tunnel will connect Europe and Asia - and construction has already started. The Great Istanbul Tunnel is a major project. It will carry ... More Information

China develops "smart brain" for tunnel boring machines to boost underground construction

A team from Hunan University in central China has collaboratively developed an intelligent operating system for tunnel boring machines, giving these massive underground giants a "smart ... More Information

How China rescued highway project under Yangtze River

The incident occurred in February 2023 during construction of the 6.4-kilometer Jiangyin–Jingjiang Yangtze River Tunnel. Midway through excavation, at ... More Information

HS2 final tunnel drive to Euston starts next week

A team from SCS will drive a 4.5-mile twin-bore tunnel linking Old Oak Common to Euston using two tunnel boring machines, Karen and Madeleine. More Information

Work begins on £48M Knutsford sewer upgrade featuring 1.8km stormwater tunnel

Sean Reid, United Utilities county business lead for wastewater in Cheshire said: “This project highlights our ongoing commitment to improving water ... More Information

$14.6M boost moves Gering–Fort Laramie Canal Tunnel project forward

After nearly six years of planning, construction is moving forward on the Gering–Fort Laramie Canal tunnels... More Information

Webuild: second breakthrough at Trebisacce Tunnel along Jonica State Road 106

Project will help transform Jonica State Road 106 into a strategic corridor linking Ionian coasts of Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia... More Information

Ground preparation for Lower Thames Crossing tunnelling

Work is ongoing to overcome sub-optimal ground conditions in preparation for the start of tunnelling on the Lower Thames Crossing in late 2028, according to the project’s tunnels director... More Information

LA Metro approves massive $25B underground rail line to bypass 405 Freeway

The LA Metro Board unanimously approved an underground heavy rail line to connect the San Fernando Valley and the Westside, bypassing the congested 405 Freeway. The nearly 13-mile route, ... More Information

TUNNEL VISION Mega £7.4bn undersea tunnel connecting two CONTINENTS just got one step closer

A MAJOR £7.4 billion underwater tunnel connecting two continents has taken a step closer to construction. Experts have said the 24-mile tunnel is “technically viable”, paving the way for ... More Information

TBM breakthrough in Sydney

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Jane Starkey successfully completed her 1.2km underground journey through challenging Sydney sandstone... More Information

Hochul announces $25 million for Harlem crosstown subway tunnel design

At E. 120th St., a pair of tunnel-boring machines — currently under construction in Germany — will bore new, 8,400-foot tunnels north from the end ... More Information

Tunnelling under the Yarra River

Our two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) will soon be travelling underneath the Yarra River... Approximately 300 metres of the 6.5 kilometre North East Link will be under the Yarra ... More Information

The Boring Company says its tunneling machine is 'ready to mine in Nashville'

The Music City Loop project is aimed at transporting people from Nashville International Airport to Lower Broadway in roughly 10 minutes. By Li ... More Information

Norway Is Building the World's Longest and Deepest Tunnel Beneath the Sea

The Rogfast project, short for Rogaland Fixed Link, is an underwater road tunnel being built beneath Norway's fjords as part of the E39 coastal ... More Information

Future engineers become 'TBM Captains' for Suburban Rail Loop

Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will begin work this year. The tour of the eastern tunnel entrance was part of a long-term initiative, with ... More Information

Image gallery: Civil works completed on HS2's longest tunnel

Main construction on the Buckinghamshire structure began in May 2021 with the launch of two 2,000-tonne tunnel boring machines (TBMs), named Florence ... More Information

The Boring Company Launches Free Tunnel Contest: AI Applications for Smart Infrastructure

According to Sawyer Merritt on Twitter, The Boring Company has announced a contest to build a one-mile tunnel for free, inviting proposals for ... More Information

Out of sight: spectacular HS2 tunnels offer glimmer of hope for stalling project

Despite much soul-searching over UK’s inability to build infrastructure, two sections of HS2 under Chilterns are being hailed for their engineering... More Information

HS2 January 2026 update

We’re making progress building the main infrastructure for the new line. We’ve completed 80% of tunnelling and are working on major bridges, viaducts and embankments, and HS2’s new ... More Information

Implenia Secures EUR 350 Mln Projects For Bridges, Tunnel Works In Germany

Tunnel to join motorway sections and connecting roads. The Swiss construction and real estate company said the Peene Bridge project in Wolgast, ... More Information

Incredible new $7.9bn mega rail and road tunnel to be the world's longest

The safety of our workers is of utmost importance during the construction of the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel. We will await the findings of the ... More Information

TBM launch from Rukanpura soon as metro work gains pace

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the underground network is likely to be launched from Rukanpura on Bailey Road, which falls under Corridor I ... More Information

World's largest-diameter boring machine used for Yangtze River railway tunnel

China's domestically developed, world's largest-diameter vertical shaft boring machine 'Qiming' was officially put into operation in Taicang City ... More Information

HCMC approves sea-crossing route with undersea tunnel between Can Gio and Vung Tau

Ho Chi Minh City has approved a strategic proposal by Vingroup to construct a direct sea-crossing road connecting the Can Gio coastal urban area with Vung Tau beach town, cutting travel ... More Information