Construction on the Xi’an utility tunnel project is ongoing.
With estimated total costs of US$2.6 billion, it is currently China’s single
largest infrastructure project. The planned ...
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The government of India, following the IL&Fs financial crisis, cancelled the contracts with first contractors for the construction of the 14-km-long Zojila and 6.5-km-long Z-Morh tunnels on the ...
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Early bird registration for the 26th World Road Congress has
now been extended until the 30th of June. For further information about the
congress please click here. To register for the event ...
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Iisalmi, Finland, June 12, 2019. Normet made history by
demonstrating battery electric emulsion charging in production environment
underground on June 4th in Pyhäsalmi mine, Finland, with ...
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The World
Tunnel Congress (WTC) 2020 will be held in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre,
Kuala Lumpur.
Growing numbers
of underground innovations claimed to hold the key to unlock the door to ...
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Sydney Metro’s
third mega TBM has broken through a wall of rock at the new Crows Nest Station,
marking a major milestone in the project which will link the North West Metro
to the CBD and ...
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After appeal Europe's competition enforcer launched an
in-depth investigation on the 14.06.2019
into public financing for a planned €8.7 billion ($9.8 billion) rail and
road tunnel ...
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After relaunching, TBM Grace has now successfully tunnelled
through the station box d-wall (western end). After spending five weeks at
Redcliffe Station, where she underwent scheduled ...
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CIPA S.p.A. is carrying
out the widening excavations of the odd and even tracks on the section of the
Rome Metro C between the well 3.3 and the San Giovanni station. On the left
side of the ...
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It is with deep sadness that The Robbins Company announces
the passing of Richard James Robbins, President and CEO from 1958 to 1993. Dick
passed away surrounded by family on Thursday May 30, 2019 ...
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THE ITA TUNNELLING and UNDERGROUND SPACE AWARDS
2019- 5th EDITION. The 5th edition of the international tunnelling and
underground space awards welcomes new applications, ITA is now calling ...
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The Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
announced that on June 6th, the South bound of the 6,927 m Boryeong Undersea tunnel,
Korea’s longest undersea tunnel, had broken ...
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On the 26th May 2019 the 11-km dual two-lane carriageway
Heung Yuen Wai Highway opened to public. The highway includes the 4.8km Lung
Shan Tunnel, 0.7km Cheung Shan Tunnel, 4.5km of ...
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The early registration discount for ‘The 2019 Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course’ ends July 30th. Early registrants will save $100 off the price of full conference ...
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The excavation work along Milan’s new M4 metro line came a
step closer to completion as the consortium responsible for the project led by
Salini Impregilo celebrated the latest breakthrough ...
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TBM Grace
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace arrived at Redcliffe
Station last month, breaking through the one-metre-thick eastern station box
wall to a cheering crowd of excited team ...
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Timeco Srl has been operating since 1976 as an Italian
dealer and agent in the world of tunnelling, piling and special foundations. Distinguishing
itself for its professionalism, speed and problem ...
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Refuge chambers are a significant but much-needed
investment. With the growth of safety requirements, refuge chambers have become
commonplace for the safe retreat of personnel engaged in ...
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The Metro Tunnel Project in Melbourne has
reached a major milestone with assembly of the first tunnel boring machine
(TBM) underway. Over the coming months, TBM pieces will be lowered into ...
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On 05 June 2019 In a joint statement of intent entitled
“Chance Ceneri 2020”, the three railway CEOs from DB (Deutsche Bahn), SBB
(Swiss Federal Railways) and FS Italiane
agreed ...
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The Bahrain Rail Congress 2019 will be held under the theme “Designing & Developing a Well Connected, World Class, National Rail Network in the Kingdom of Bahrain” which is going to ...
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Watch a video round up of all that happened at the world
tunnel congress in Naples, Italy -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lvvn3b4kn8&app=desktop
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On May 23, 2019, a celebration was in order: The last of six 8.93 m (29.3 ft) diameter EPBs had completed excavation at Lot 4 of Mexico City’s Tύnel Emisor Oriente (TEO), a feat marking the ...
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RETC is the only conference with a dedicated focus on the
developments, technology, trends, and innovations that directly affect the
tunneling and underground construction industry. Featuring a ...
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The Swiss Tunnelling Society (STS) is hosting the annual
Swiss Tunnel Congress (STC) in the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center (KKL) between
the 04-06 June 2019.
The STC 2019 is organised by the ...
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The Andrews Labour Government has fully funded the biggest
road project ever built in Victoria as part of a Suburban Transport Blitz that
will get Victorians home sooner.
The Victorian Budget ...
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In our latest video, take a trip with Robbins to the scenic Thuong Kon Tum project in Vietnam where a 4.5 m (14.7 ft) Main Beam TBM has recently completed boring. After being left in high humidity ...
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An international consortium of contractors and financiers has won one of the U.K.'s last privately financed infrastructure projects, covering the $1.3-billion Silvertown highway tunnel under the ...
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Sydney Metro’s second mega boring machine has made history, breaking through a wall of rock at the new Waterloo Station. TBM Mum Shirl started digging from Marrickville on 5 November 2018 and ...
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During 2019 ten new TBMs will be launched to be used as part of the Grand Paris Express tunnel construction. Currently two TBMs are being assembled for line 16 in Schwanau, at the Herrenknecht ...
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Tunnel revolution press release - Be a part of our exciting and interactive international conference and learn about the regulations, latest technologies, standards and procedures that impact ...
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The 12th Annual Breakthroughs in Tunnelling Short Course
will be held at the University of Denver between September 9th and
11th.
The Breakthroughs in Tunnelling Short Course is the ...
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On the 20th of May the NAO (National Audit
Office) published a report on risks and uncertainties surrounding the UK
government’s plan to build the tunnel project beneath the Stonehenge ...
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Evacuation will always be the primary course of action
during a hazardous event. However, in mining operations, it is not always
possible. Working hundreds of meters underground can make immediate ...
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The Indonesian government continues to improve connectivity
between the centres of economic growth on the island of Sumatra. Besides the
construction and maintenance of national arterial roads, ...
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A remarkable addition to the city’s public transport
infrastructure, the first part of Doha Metro’s Red Line, started its service
for the public on May 8th running from Al Qassar in ...
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