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 ...
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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 ...
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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 - ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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The international competition "the ITA Tunnelling Awards" seeks and rewards the most ground-breaking innovation and outstanding projects in tunnelling and underground space ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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
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Four of the six contractors applied for prequalification to construct the Stad ship tunnel have been qualified to submit bids. The contractors advancing are:
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Dubai Municipality is preparing to launch the tender process for the initial two packages of the $22 billion Dubai Strategic Sewerage Tunnels (DSST) project.
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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 ...
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Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport (SM–WSA) has reached a significant milestone, with all major tunnelling and excavation work for the project now completed, including 9.8 kms of ...
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On 23/01/2025 the KPIL and Gulermak joint venture achieved a significant milestone for the Kanpur metro line 2, KNPCC-11 package. The TBM EPB Gomati which is 6.6m diameter and built by ...
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The following six contractors - two from Norway, one from France, one from Spain/Norway, and two from China - have expressed interest in the construction of the Stad ship tunnel:
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The construction work on the 3.36 km Castelbello-Colsano ring road, 2,494 m of which are in tunnels, is proceeding at a rapid pace, with the aim of ensuring its completion by the end of the ...
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is advancing steadily on the 45.5km Davao City Bypass Construction Project (DCBCP). The P13.230 billion DCBCP Contract Package I-1 - awarded ...
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