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France - Breakthrough of the TBM Marguerite de Catellan for the Toulouse metro

On March 24, 2025, the Horizon consortium, composed of Bouygues travaux publics (leader), Soletanche Bachy and Bessac celebrated the break through of the TBM Marguerite de Catellan in the Limayrac ... More Information

North East Link Road headers hit major milestone in Bulleen

Excavation for the North East Link has reached another significant milestone with road headers breaking through in Bulleen in March, marking a key step in the construction of the 6.5 km ... More Information

Milestone Achieved: Excavation Completed on Telese and Reventa Tunnels for Naples-Bari High-Speed Rail Line

On April 9, 2025, a significant milestone was reached on the Naples-Bari high-speed/high-capacity (HS/HC) railway line with the completion of excavation works for two major tunnels. The final ... More Information

Final breakthrough on the 16.2-km Central Interceptor tunnel in Auckland

Final breakthrough on the 16.2-km Central Interceptor tunnel in Auckland

On 28 March 2025 the TBM Hiwa-i-te-Rangi broke through into a 30-metre- deep shaft at Point Erin Reserve, Herne Bay completing the 16.2-km Central Interceptor wastewater tunnel running under ... More Information

Silvertown tunnel opens in London

Today, April 7, 2025, Transport for London (TfL) has officially opened the Silvertown Tunnel, a significant infrastructure project designed to enhance connectivity between Silvertown in east ... More Information

TBM Lilia Crosses Werner Fault Zone, Reaches 6 km Milestone on BBT Project

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Lilia has reached a major milestone in the construction of the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT), having successfully crossed the Werner fault zone and completed 6 kilometers of ... More Information

HS2 - Second TBM completes the western section of Northolt tunnel

On 3rd April 2025 HS2 has completed a 5-mile tunnel drive under London – using one of four TBMs being deployed to build the railway’s Northolt tunnel. The TBM named Caroline, is the ... More Information

Poland - Excavation of tunnels in the Podłeze - Piekiełko project started

Poland - Excavation of tunnels in the Podłeze - Piekiełko project started

The consortium consisting of Budimex SA (leader), Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat ve Taahhut AS and Gulermak Sp. z o.o. . have started excavation of the tunnels under Pisarzowa on the Limanowa - ... More Information

Christened the first TBM involved in the Turin/Lyon Base tunnel excavation

Christened the first TBM involved in the Turin/Lyon Base tunnel excavation

On April 1, 2025, at the Saint-Martin-la-Porte construction site (CO7), the first of seven TBMs that will operate over the next three years had been christened. The red Savoy TBM has been ... More Information

Turin/Lyon – Final Approval for the Avigliana-Orbassano–Pronda Junction Project

On April 1, 2025, during a meeting of the Turin-Lyon Observatory in Turin, the final project for the national section of the Avigliana-Orbassano–Pronda junction was presented and approved. ... More Information

Completion of the Trisungo Tunnel Excavation in Italy

On March 27, 2025, in Arquata, the final breakthrough of the Trisungo Tunnel (1.8 km) was completed. This tunnel is part of the SS4 Salaria variant, connecting the Trisungo and Valgarizia tunnels ... More Information

North East Link TBMs break through at Yallambie

North East Link TBMs break through at Yallambie

The 2 TBMs helping build the 6.5km North East Link twin tunnels between Watsonia and Bulleen have broken through at the Lower Plenty Road interchange site – marking a major milestone on ... More Information

Lower Thames Crossing - Government gives planning permission

On 25 March 2025 the government has given planning permission for National Highways’ A122 Lower Thames Crossing project. The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the ... More Information

First km for TBM Futura on the Naples-Bari HS/HC railway line

The TBM Futura, with a diameter of over 12 m,  completed the excavation of the first kilometre of the Rocchetta tunnel (6.5 km). This is part of the first functional lot Apice-Hirpinia of the ... More Information

Two breakthroughs for the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line in India

Two breakthroughs for the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line in India

The construction works are progressing at full speed - on behalf of RVNL, Rail Vikas Nigam (the railways of India) – for the new 125 km Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line, 125 km long (105 ... More Information

HS2 TBM Sushila removed following Northolt tunnel excavation

HS2 TBM Sushila removed following Northolt tunnel excavation

Following its 8 km (5-mile) drive underneath the capital, HS2 lifted TBM Sushila out of the ground at the Green Park Way site in Greenford, West London.    The cutterhead, ... More Information

ITA Tunnelling Awards 2025

ITA Tunnelling Awards 2025

The international competition "the ITA Tunnelling Awards" seeks and rewards the most ground-breaking innovation and outstanding projects in tunnelling and underground space ... More Information

Romania - First TBM of Bucharest metro line 6 under assembly

In the launch pit of the future Tokyo station of the M6 line of the Bucharest metro, assembly work is proceeding at a rapid pace on the TBM that from April will dig 24/7 one of the tunnels of the ... More Information

National Grid secures planning approval for Grain to Tilbury project

National Grid has received full planning approval for the Grain to Tilbury project from Thurrock Council in Essex and Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, a key milestone in strengthening the ... More Information

Mapei workshop - Injection systems for construction repair and soil consolidation

Mapei workshop - Injection systems for construction repair and soil consolidation

Press release - On 13 March at 10:00 a.m. the 1st edition of the workshop “Injection systems for construction repair and soil consolidation” will be held at Dorcol Platz, Belgrade. ... More Information

TERRATEC celebrates breakthrough on Delhi Metro Phase-IV Project

TERRATEC celebrates breakthrough on Delhi Metro Phase-IV Project

TERRATEC's EPBM achieved a breakthrough in the Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System Project - Phase-IV, Contract DC-08 for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited in ... More Information

First kilometre for Wilma, the Austrian TBM advancing north

First kilometre for Wilma, the Austrian TBM advancing north

While Flavia is only 300 m from its final destination and Ida has already passed the Werner fault zone, the TBM Wilma reached its first kilometre of excavation at 10:40 on Sunday 2 March after ... More Information

TBM breaks through at Cat Linh Station for Hanoi Metro Line 3

TBM breaks through at Cat Linh Station for Hanoi Metro Line 3

On March 7, 2025, the TBM ‘’Thanh Toc’’ - which was launched at the end of July 2024 from the S9 - Kim Ma station at a depth of 17.8 m - reached the S10 - Cat Linh station, ... More Information

Sydney Metro West tunnels enter the final stretch as TBMs advance towards Parramatta

Two TBMs constructing the 24-km twin metro railway tunnels for Sydney Metro West have broken through solid rock walls to arrive at the junction caverns 24-m below the surface at Clyde. This latest ... More Information

WTC2026 - Call for Abstracts will be open today March 3, 2025

WTC2026 - Call for Abstracts will be open today March 3, 2025

The call for abstracts for the World Tunnel Congress 2026, which will take place from May 15 to 21 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, open today 3 March 2025    Don’t miss the ... More Information

Stad ship tunnel: Four contractors have been prequalified

Four of the six contractors applied for prequalification to construct the Stad ship tunnel have been qualified to submit bids. The contractors advancing are:     ... More Information

HS2 - Construction milestone at Long Itchington Wood Tunnel

HS2 has announced a significant milestone at Long Itchington Wood tunnel in Warwickshire – the first deep tunnel on the high-speed route to complete its civil engineering ... More Information

BBT - TBM Flavia is getting closer to its goal

The TBM Flavia, length 200 m and weight 2750 t - launched in April 2019 – which has advanced with a driving power of 4200 kW under a rock cover of over 1200 m. The TBM has now completed the ... More Information

Excavation of the Saginara tunnel on the new AV/AC Salerno-Reggio Calabria line has begun in Italy

Today, Friday 21 February in the Municipality of Campagna (SA), the first TBM was launched for the Saginara tunnel excavation on the Battipaglia - Romagnano section (Lot 1A), This project is 35 km ... More Information

West Gate Tunnel Project - Make your mark and name your twin tunnels!

You are invited to help name the West Gate Tunnel Project’s twin tunnels that will shape the future of travel for Melbourne’s west. As part of the Tunnel naming competition, you have the ... More Information

Chinese-made TBM Exported to the Solomon Islands for the First Time

Chinese-made TBM Exported to the Solomon Islands for the First Time

On February 17th, the TBM Shuangjing No.1 with an excavation diameter of 4.48 m came off the production line at the second industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation ... More Information

TBM Breakthrough for the parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel

TBM Breakthrough for the parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel

The Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel reached a significant milestone on Monday, January 27, 2025 when the Herrenknecht TBM Chessie - measuring 13.26 m (43.5 ... More Information

Swiss Tunnel Day

The Swiss Tunnel Day (STDay) will take place for the first time in Biel on the 12th  June 2025. This new format will allow participants to learn about and discuss the most important and recent ... More Information

Launched two TBMs  for the Second Gotthard tunnel

Launched  two TBMs  for the Second Gotthard tunnel

In Airolo (Ticino), the Marti 2TG Consortium—comprising Marti Tunnel AG, Mancini & Marti SA, and Ennio Ferrari Impresa Generale SA—launched TBM Paulina. This Single Shield TBM has a ... More Information

Dubai Strategic Sewerage Tunnels (DSST) project

Dubai Municipality is preparing to launch the tender process for the initial two packages of the $22 billion Dubai Strategic Sewerage Tunnels (DSST) project.  According to previous reports by ... More Information

Italy/Veneto – Completion of the San Martino Buon Albergo Tunnel Excavation on the HS/HC Verona-Vicenza Line

The excavation of the San Martino Buon Albergo tunnel, a key structure on the HS/HC Verona-Vicenza railway line, has been successfully completed. The tunnel, located in San Martino Buon Albergo in ... More Information

Tunnelling News

$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

Metro Manila Subway Project: DOTr launches third tunnel boring machine

Dubai: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has launched a third tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), ... More Information

Skanska JV wraps up $450M Baltimore tunnel nearly 2 years early

A joint venture has reached substantial completion on the $450 million Howard Street Tunnel Project in Baltimore nearly two years ahead of the original completion date, according to a ... More Information

Work continues on NYC megaprojects, despite $18B federal funding pause

Contractors on two of New York City’s largest infrastructure projects will keep digging, but they might glance over their shoulders toward Washington... More Information

HS2 Chipping Warden tunnel project moves step forward

HS2 Ltd An aerial view of the HS2 tunnel construction at Chipping Warden. A road HS2 Ltd. The 1.55 mile (2.5km) Chipping Warden tunnel will be ... More Information

First of three Tunnel boring machines on way to SA as beams go up for tram overpass

The first of three tunnel boring machines that will be used to complete the northern and southern tunnels project is on its way to SA as part of a ... More Information

Chennai Metro Rail's TBMs to begin tunneling between Thiruvanmiyur and Indira Nagar

Chennai Metro Rail begins tunnelling work in challenging stretch for phase II project, facing obstacles due to hard rock... More Information

Custom lifting gantry aids TBM removal - Construction Briefing

The four TBMs excavated the 8.4 mile (14 km) Northolt Tunnel section. Two went in each way, digging a pair of tunnels from both ends towards each ... More Information

Tunnel construction begins on Barskoon — Bedel road in Issyk-Kul region

According to the project, two tunnels, 5,340 and 3,840 meters long, respectively, will be built at Sook and Ashuu-Suu passes. They will be among the ... More Information

China debuts world's mightiest centrifuge, unleashing ultra-intense gravity

China leads the way in shield tunnelling machine development · Shield machine of south line of Yellow River tunnel starts boring in Jinan · A close ... More Information

Boring Company Launches Global Operations Control Center in Bastrop, Texas

The Boring Company has officially opened its new Global Operations Control Centre in Bastrop, Texas, the tunnelling start-up announced on X... More Information

Port of Longview Lands $35.9MM Federal Loan for Rail Expansion

Active Construction on New Hudson Tunnel Project Supporting Domestic Jobs and Economic Output ... Bridges/Tunnels, Class 1, Freight, Ports, Track ... More Information

TBM Parvati Achieves Breakthrough At Kakadeo Station Of Kanpur Metro Line 2

Brief Scope: Design and Construction of TBM Tunnel, Cut and Cover Tunnel, ramp after Double Pullia, ramps in Agriculture Depot for main line and ... More Information

Howard Street tunnel reopens ahead of schedule, boosting Baltimore's freight capacity

The Howard Street Tunnel has been reopened after being out of service since February 2025.The nearly 130-year-old tunnel extends north from Camden Yards to the Mount Royal Station and is ... More Information

Progress update on the Tunnel Boring Machine for National Grid

Following its launch in May this year, Buddug, the Eryri VIP tunnel boring machine (TBM) is making good progress digging the tunnel which will ... More Information

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project Clears Major Hurdle

After months of delay, the tunnel-boring machine stuck in China is being shipped to India, clearing the path for underground construction of the ... More Information

Bright lights: This Las Vegas tunnel is getting a major upgrade

Construction is underway on Desert Inn Road between Paradise Road and Joe W Brown Drive as part of a $9.2 million improvement project on Friday, ... More Information

Panama Canal Tunnel Boring Machine Crosses Under the Canal, Marking a Milestone

Panama Canal Tunnel Boring Machine Crosses Under the Canal, Marking a Milestone on Metro Line 3. Auto-dubbed. 398 views · 6 hours ago ...more ... More Information

Major breakthrough achieved in Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train tunnel construction

Mumbai: A breakthrough was achieved for a 4.88 km-long tunnel between Shilphata and Ghansoli for the... More Information

New Austrian tunnelling method achieves milestone breakthrough in BKC-Shillphata undersea tunnel project

In a significant milestone for the ambitious undersea tunnel project between BKC and Shillphata, g Method (NATM) has ... More Information

World's Longest Railway Connection Makes Construction Breakthrough

The Brenner Base Tunnel, built deep beneath the Alps, is set to reshape freight and passenger transport across Europe... More Information

New game-changing tunnel boring, reef cutting 'meeting and beating' all expectations

UG2 reef at Bokoni is the target of the twin mobile tunnel boring and narrow reef cutter. Tunnelling will be done with the mobile tunnel borer for ... More Information

Mota-Engil CEO confirms winning bid for Santos-Guaruja tunnel

The company's subsidiary, Mota-Engil, has won the tender for the construction and operation of Brazil's first underwater tunnel, connecting the ... More Information

Metro Vancouver Utility Nearing Finish of $288M Annacis Water Tunnel

“Resilience is at the heart of this project,” said Nedim Alca, COWI's North America market director. “What makes this milestone so significant is not ... More Information

Fehmarnbelt: Danish tunnel portal nears completion

The work on the entrance to the Fehmarnbelt tunnel at Rødbyhavn on Lolland is almost complete. photo courtesy of The Fehmarnbelt Project. More Information

Final decision on airport tunnel 'now or never'

Alderman Jim Stevenson and City administrators are making a dramatic last push for the airport tunnel before construction on the new north/south ... More Information

Athens Metro Line 4 works to finish by 2029

The construction of Athens Metro Line 4 is progressing steadily, with the entire project ... Tunnel mistakenly excavated in Athens metro project. More Information

First trains on track to run through Metro Tunnel within three months

Melbourne's $15.5 billion Metro Tunnel could be switched on in as little as three months as construction wraps up at two CBD stations and trains ... More Information

Petersburg crews to begin tunnel project in response to ongoing flooding, damage - WRIC

As ongoing water issues have caused significant damage to infrastructure around Petersburg, the Old Towne neighborhood ... More Information

Intelligent optimization framework for tunnel construction

Tunnel construction forms the foundation of railway development and is essential for ensuring route continuity and operational efficiency. However, ... More Information

São Paulo positions TBM for next phase of Line 2-Green

A major milestone was reached on Monday (1 September) with the lowering of the cutter head of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) Cora Coralina... More Information

The 700-ton machine that'll dig NYC's Second Avenue subway extension

NYC has a new tunnel boring machine in its toolbox for the expansion of the line under 2nd ave. If you've never seen some BIG earth moving machines, ... More Information

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