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Robbins webinar

If you missed the Robbins webinar, No need to worry, you can watch an on-demand recording of their event on Big Data: Technology for Efficient TBM Tunneling please click here for further ... More Information

MineArc - Custom Refuge Chamber Strengthens Safety on Small TBM

Designing a refuge chamber to fit a 4.4m diameter tunnel boring machine with limited gantry space. Learn about the custom engineering that went into building two 10-person, 24-hour TunnelSAFE refuge ... More Information

Moscow - Western Section, Big Circle Line (BCL) launches TBMs

Moscow - Western Section, Big Circle Line (BCL) launches TBMs

On 25/02/2020  two TBMs (10 m diameter)  were simultaneously launched on the western part of the Big Circle Line (BCL) in Moscow. The TBMs will be driving two double track tunnels, TBM ... More Information

First TBM reaches De Amicis Station in Milan

On the 04/03/2020 the first TBM, involved in the construction of the tunnel for the central section of the M4 line in Milan arrived at the De Amicis station. The TBM averaged 25m/day and has now ... More Information

Events postponed

The following events have been postponed -  1. The Fehmarn Link Business Conference, which should have been held at Lalandia in Rodbyhavn on March 12, has been postponed to a later date. ... More Information

LA Regional Connector Transit Project Updates

LA Regional Connector Transit Project Updates

When the Regional Connector project is completed, three Metro light rail lines — the A (Blue), E (Expo) and L (Gold) — will finally be joined together via two 1.9-mile twin tunnels ... More Information

Robbins Main Beam overcomes Obstacles in Guangxi Province

Robbins Main Beam overcomes Obstacles in Guangxi Province

Tough TBM breaks through after navigating Faults, Karst, and More - In January 2020, a Robbins 5.97 m (19.6 ft) diameter Main Beam TBM cleared its final hurdle when it broke through in Guangxi ... More Information

City Rail Link project - Tunnelling starts in 2021

The TBM for the City Rail Link project awarded to Link Alliance, a group of 7 companies ,  is due to arrive in Auckland next spring. It will bore twin tunnels under the city centre. The $13 ... More Information

TERRATEC EPBMs gear up for new Istanbul Metro line

TERRATEC EPBMs gear up for new Istanbul Metro line

Gulermak, Nurol & Makyol JV is currently completing TBM testing on-site for the new Ümraniye-Ataşehir-Göztepe line, the latest addition to Istanbul’s metro ... More Information

Breakthrough on Halkali-Istanbul Airport Metro Line

On the 29/02/2020 the TBM EPB S50 built by Terratec broke through at Arnavutkoy-1 station after excavating 1551 metres. The work is part of the new Halkali-Istanbul Airport Metro Line. The 31km-long ... More Information

Samoter 2020 Postponed until May

SaMoTer, the international construction equipment trade fair, scheduled for the  21-25 March will now be held between the 16-20 May 2020. Asphaltica, the road infrastructure event to be held ... More Information

WTC 2020 Malaysia date change

Due to the spreading Corona Virus in Asia-Pacific and  also in Europe, the organisers of the WTC 2020 in Malaysia have decided to change  the date of the  Congress as well as any and ... More Information

Australia - Farewell our mega borer friends

Australia - Farewell our mega borer friends

Press release - Four giant boring machines are leaving Sydney after finishing tunnelling under the city, delivering 30km of twin metro railway tunnels. Their massive cutterheads, each weighing 100 ... More Information

Finland to seek EU funding

The state of Finland will apply for funding from the European Commission for the planning process of the One-hour Turku-Helsinki Rail Link, of the Finland Railway, of the Espoo city rail link, to ... More Information

First TBM breakthrough for Melbourne metro

First TBM breakthrough for Melbourne metro

On the 23/02/2020 TBM  Joan, named after former Victorian Premier Joan Kirner, broke through in a 13-m-deep shaft at Childers Street, Kensington, completing  the first section of the Metro ... More Information

Fehmarn conference

The international business conference Fehmarn Link Business Conference ´20 (FLBC) will be held on Thursday 12th  March at Lalandia in Rodbyhavn. The conference is the launching pad for ... More Information

Metro Tunnel Melbourne

Five years after work began on the Metro Tunnel, the third and fourth TBMs are being assembled before starting work on Victoria’s biggest public transport project. TBMs Millie and Alice ... More Information

Five Groups qualify to compete to build the new E18 Langangen – Rugtvedt route

E18 Langangen - Rugtvedt is part of the E18 Langangen - Grimstad section. The project is 17 km long and has a contract value of about EUR516,47 million (NOK 5.2 billion), excluding VAT. The ... More Information

Five providers will compete to build E6 Storhove – Oyer

Five providers will compete to build E6 Storhove – Oyer

The following groups of contractors and consultants have qualified to supply offers and compete to build the new E6 Storhove - Oyer. AF Gruppen -  Norconsult Arbeidsfellesskap ... More Information

iPS Powerful People and T&M Specialists Hong Kong – Strategic Partnership

iPS Powerful People and T&M Specialists Hong Kong – Strategic Partnership

iPS Powerful People and T&M Specialists Hong Kong, are two companies that have entered into a strategic business partnership agreement for civil construction projects in the Far East. T&M ... More Information

TBM Grace completes Forrestfield-Airport Link tunnelling journey

On the 18/02/2020 TBM Grace broke through at Bayswater Station, marking the end of her 8 km journey from Forrestfield to Bayswater after 32 months. In late July 2017, TBM Grace set off from ... More Information

Bözberg tunnel update

Bözberg tunnel update

The Bözberg tunnel's slab track has been completed with the installation of the last sleeper. A great moment for all those involved and an important milestone for the largest single project ... More Information

Nykirke -Barkaker upgrade begins

Nykirke -Barkaker upgrade begins

On the 31st of January, the opening ceremony for construction of the new 13.6km section of a rail line between the towns of Nykirke and Barkaker, south of Oslo has was held. The project contractor ... More Information

France - Studies continue for the future Metro line E in Lyon

In June 2019, a preliminary consultation was carried out for the new Lyon metro line E project. Sytral chose the Alai - Bellecour route with the following 6 stations: Alai, Liberation, Menival, ... More Information

Grand Paris Express - 3 New TBMs for Lines 16 and 17

Grand Paris Express  - 3 New TBMs for Lines  16 and 17

On the 5th of February 3 new TBMs manufactured by Herrenknecht were christened at the Verden site in Le Bourget, France. The consortium led by Eiffage-Génie Civil will use them to carry out ... More Information

TBM Gaia completes first tunnel for RijnlandRoute

On the 27/01/2020 the TBM Gaia (diameter 11 m) re-emerged at the Stevenshof district of the A44 in Leiden, after 6 months tunnelling and  2,250 m from its starting point at the A4 motorway. ... More Information

Watch handover assurance for the Elizabeth line

Crossrail is undertaking testing and safety certification for each station, shaft, portal & railway system for the Elizabeth line. The engineering team explain why the handover & assurance ... More Information

Deer Creek Tunnel Breakthrough

The Deer Creek Tunnel will be approximately 3.9 miles long, extending from Clayton Road in the City of Clayton, to Interstate 44 in the City of Shrewsbury. The tunnel is bored into deep rock ... More Information

Works have started on line 2 of the Sao Paulo metro in Brazil

On 17/01/2020 the Sao Paulo Governor, Joao Doria, and the Secretary Oof Metropolitan Transport, Alexandre Baldy, signed the service order for the immediate start of construction of the metro Line ... More Information

London’s new 1 Billion electricity cable tunnel

London’s new 1 Billion electricity cable tunnel

A new electricity cable tunnel south of the Thames National Grid is looking to renew and improve electricity infrastructure to ensure a continued safe and secure supply to London. Its London Power ... More Information

Tideway - TBM Ursula Half Way Through Her Journey

Tideway  - TBM Ursula Half Way Through Her Journey

Ursula, one of six TBMs being used to dig London's new super sewer, has completed half of her stretch of the main tunnel, passing Waterloo Bridge in the process. In March 2019, Ursula became the ... More Information

Selection process launched for Malta Gozo Tunnel

Selection process launched for Malta Gozo Tunnel

On January 09, 2020 Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg and Minister for Gozo Justyne Caruana, announced Infrastructure Malta is inviting interested companies or ... More Information

Drones to be used to inspect Dubai Metro Tunnels

On January 11th  2020 RTA (Roads and Transport Authority) revealed the intention to start a trial-run of drones to inspect the Dubai Metro tunnels which extend 14 km on both the Red and Green ... More Information

Samoter 31st edition in Verona in March

The 31st edition of SaMoTer, International Construction Equipment Trade Fair will be held from 21st to 25th  March 2020 in Verona, Italy.  The Exhibition is one of the international trade ... More Information

The world's longest and deepest road tunnel opens

On December 30th , 2019 the Ryfylke tunnel - providing a permanent road connection between Strand in Ryfylke and Stavanger on Nord-Jæren - was opened for traffic. It has taken 40 years since ... More Information

Harstad tunnel is now open!

Harstad tunnel is now open!

On January 4th , 2020 the Harstad tunnel (1406 m) was opened to traffic, the tunnel is part of the Harstad package, a EUR164.21 million (NOK 1620 million, value 2016) road package signed by ... More Information

Tunnelling News

Light at the end of the tunnel showing for Mount Washington transit project

The project is expected to be completed in October. New tracks finally emerge from the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel as a part of Pittsburgh ... More Information

Davao City Bypass South Tunnel hits breakthrough towards improved connectivity

The Construction Project with the ceremonial breakthrough of the southbound tunnel, marking the complete excavation from opposite ends of the ... More Information

Which companies are bidding for the US$2.3bn highway and tunnel contracts in Brazil?

The project in Brazil, as it will be the country's first underwater tunnel,” the person added. The project involves construction of a 1.5km tunnel ... More Information

US Northeast Rail Corridor Gets a Major Makeover with Tunnel and Bridge Replacements

This project is designed to replace tunnels severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy, ensuring smoother and more reliable service for Amtrak, NJ Transit, ... More Information

DPWH, JICA celebrate breakthrough of Southbound Tunnel in Davao Bypass

The event marked the successful connection of the tunnel's north and south ends. The ... More Information

Jacobs joins Ramboll on Marselis road tunnel project in Denmark

Danish Road Directorate senior project manager Michael Schmidt Vosgerau said: “It is a complex task to build a tunnel on one of the busiest access ... More Information

Planning continues for Midway Tunnel, Safe Streets for All projects

The Midway Tunnel project is a $13.4 million plan ... construction of a new overpass bridge and pedestrian and bicycle walkway above the tunnel. More Information

Four million tons of clay moved in HS2 excavation

Construction on HS2's second-longest tunnel started in October 2022. The rotating cutters cut away clay and other material at a rate of about 50ft ... More Information

Jacobs Has Design-CM Role on $640M Denmark Tunnel, With Ramboll as Key Consultant

Set to begin construction in 2028, Marselis Tunnel project is core component of the country's 10-year Infrastructure Plan 2035. By Emell D. Adolphus. More Information

Elon Musk's $760,000,000 plan to build underground tunnels beneath Houston, Texas

Elon Musk's next big construction plan from The Boring Company could build $760000 worth of tunnels beneath Houston to help with flooding... More Information

Kerala Moves Closer To Vizhinjam–Balaramapuram Tunnel Rail Project

The Kerala government is preparing to invite bids next month for the tunnel rail project linking Vizhinjam International Seaport with ... More Information

Norway's Ship Tunnel Project Under Threat as Costs Rise

New cost estimates suggest the ambitious project will far exceed its approved budget, raising questions about whether it will ever be built. More Information

Davao City Bypass southbound tunnel nears breakthrough

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced that the southbound tunnel of the Davao City Bypass Construction Project (DCBCP) is ... More Information

CA should pursue better alternatives to the costly Delta Tunnel Project Stocktonia

Governor Gavin Newsom is attempting to fast-track the construction of a massive, budget-busting water tunnel through the Delta to ship freshwater to ... More Information

Physical Origins of Shear Strength Fluctuations in Fault Gouges

Fault gouge is rock texture within fault zones that may include rock fragments (RF) and foliated structures. Previous studies have primarily focused on remould soils, the natural structure ... More Information

Webuild expands its role in high-speed rail projects

Four modern tunnel boring machines will be deployed to ensure precision and safety in complex geological conditions. Once completed, the old single- ... More Information

Hudson Tunnel Project advances as tunnel boring machines near completion

The Hudson Tunnel Project hit a key milestone as massive tunnel boring machines near completion, with delivery set for November. More Information

Nagdhunga tunnel in final stages of construction

If we look at the history of road construction and development in Nepal, there are various records of road construction starting from the Rana period. According to articles published in ... More Information

Boring of tunnel across Yellow River completed in China's Shandong

Constructed by using a "Shanhe" shield machine with a 17.5-meter excavation diameter, this double-deck, two-way, six-lane tunnel stands as the world's ... More Information

The £1.6bn plan for world's deepest underwater road tunnel leaving 'no room for error'

Opening of Rogfast tunnel under construction. The Rogfast tunnel will be the longest and deepest undersea road tunnel on Earth. (Image: SKANSA). A ... More Information

Tunnelling complete on NSW's Coffs Harbour bypass project

Tunnelling has been completed on the A$2.2bn (£1.1bn) Coffs Harbour bypass project in New South Wales, Australia, with the excavation of the third ... More Information

Veidekke acquires tunnel construction contract for Gothenburg's West Link Project

Veidekke has received a contract from the Swedish Transport Administration to build the Stora Hamnkanalen tunnel, a component of the West Link ... More Information

German Rail completes construction of Rastatt Tunnel

GERMAN Rail (DB) has completed civil works on the new 4270m twin-bore Rastatt Tunnel, a major component of the project to widen to four tracks the ... More Information

Final contracts signed for Eastern Freeway transformation

A huge amount of work is underway to build North East Link and upgrade the freeways – two tunnel boring machines are digging deep under Rosanna ... More Information

Progress on Sydney pipeline duplication

Bouygues Construction Australia and Rob Carr have launched a tunnel boring machine (TBM) on Sydney Water's Thornleigh pipeline duplication ... More Information

The latest plan to connect BART to downtown San Jose: One tunnel rather than two

When BART and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority first discussed plans to send trains rolling under downtown San Jose, transit officials contemplated a design with two tunnels ... More Information

Nashville Tesla tunnel: Here's when construction could start on the Music City Loop

Elon Musk's The Boring Company is currently in the design phase of constructing a tunnel connecting downtown Nashville to the Nashville ... More Information

World's longest underwater 'mega tunnel' to cost $46 billion but will halve 21-hour drive

Oddvar Kaarmo, the Rogfast project manager, cited additional motivation for the tunnel's construction: "The port at Mortavika is quite exposed and ... More Information

China's first vertical large model for tunnel, underground space sector released

The project which is in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The model helps make tunnel construction safer, higher-quality, more efficient and ... More Information

BMC Begins Major Water Supply Upgrade Mumbai

The project commenced in 2023 and has adopted tunnel boring machine (TBM) technology to minimise surface disruptions in crowded neighbourhoods. Of ... More Information

Slurry tunnel boring machines to be deployed for Bengaluru Twin Tunnel Road Project

B-SMILE opts for slurry TBMs over hard rock TBMs for Twin Tunnel Road project in Bengaluru due to mixed terrain... More Information

Tunnel along railway linking Shenzhen and Shanwei special cooperation zone under construction

Technicians check a tunnel boring machine (TBM) at the construction site of a tunnel in Pingshan, Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug ... More Information

Construction staging area approved for Nashville's airport tunnel project

The Music City Loop will be a 10 mile tunnel connecting downtown Nashville to the Nashville International Airport (BNA)... More Information

Zojila tunnel deadline pushed to 2028: Here's why Asia's longest tunnel project is delayed

Zojila Tunnel Latest Update: On completion, the project will not only play an important role in the country's infrastructure development but also ... More Information

W.A. Rasic Construction Awarded Major Subcontract on Dragados' $630M Effluent Outfall

The tunnel project is a critical component of Southern California's long-term infrastructure resilience strategy. The project directly supports the ... More Information

VDOT gives HRBT expansion update

Construction on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project hit key milestones as tunneling progresses and traffic shifts to new lanes. More Information

HS2 lifts third TBM following 3.4-mile journey

HS2 Ltd has lifted Tunnel Boring Machine Emily's 9.11-metre diameter cutterhead, front and middle shield, weighing 880 tonnes, from below the ... More Information

Musk's Boring Company unveils Music City Loop tunnel project for Nashville

The big picture: The project has an ambitious timeline of completing the 10-mile route in less than two years. The tunnel would move vehicles at warp ... More Information

Progress Update on East Dallas Tunnel Project to Address Flooding Problems

With so much rainfall throughout the metroplex, NBC 5 wanted an update on a project expected to mitigate flooding in East Dallas... More Information