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EBRD finances upgrading of Cairo Metro Line 1

Millions of commuters will benefit from a EUR205 million loan provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) ... More Information

South Hartford Conveyance and Storage Tunnel update

The Metropolitan District (MDC) announced that TBM Iris will be lowered into place this week. The parts will be lowered in separate segments approximately 61 m (200 feet) down into the South ... More Information

HRBT project

The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project will move forward with the bored-tunnel construction method to deliver the next connection across the Hampton Roads harbour, the Virginia ... More Information

HS2 contract opportunities

Do you want to see the latest information on HS2? Also find information about contracts awarded directly by HS2 Ltd, including the status of current and future opportunities. Just click ... More Information

Take A Virtual Drive Through The West Gate Tunnel

Visitors to the West Gate Tunnel’s new information centre will be able to take a virtual drive through the tunnel via a high tech interactive model and learn more about the congestion busting ... More Information

The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer documentary series commissioned by BBC Two

BBC Two has commissioned Raw to produce a three-part documentary series following the £5bn project to build London’s 20 mile-long ‘super sewer’, cutting through the heart ... More Information

TELT update

Turin/Lyon - Before the end of the Summer 2018 the tenders for the French section of the base tunnel TELT will be released. The bi-national co-operation program agreed by the two European Union ... More Information

TERRATEC EPBM delivered for Bangkok’s Orange Metro Line

The new 6.39 m diameter Earth Pressure Balance TBM will complete a series of complex tunnel drives for Phase 1 of Bangkok’s new Orange metro line , in Thailand . ... More Information

New iPS office opens in Houston

iPS – Powerful people is opening a new office in the “Energy Capital of the World”, Houston, Texas. The move is in line with the iPS goals to serve their clients all over the ... More Information

Melbourne Metro Tunnel’s Jobs Hub Drives Employment Opportunities

Thousands of Victorian jobs seekers can train and upskill as part of the state’s biggest-ever public transport project thanks to the launch of MetroHub – a one-stop-shop for jobs and ... More Information

Melbourne Metro July update

Preferred contractor selected to build tunnel entrances - A consortium comprising John Holland, CPB Contractors and AECOM has been selected as the preferred bidder to deliver the $1 billion Rail ... More Information

Robbins Double Shield is conquering the Himalayas

Nepal’s First TBM bores 1,000 Meters in One Month Nepal’s first tunnel boring machine, a 5.06 m (16.6 ft) diameter Robbins Double Shield, is living up to the nation’s high ... More Information

4th International Underground Excavations Symposium and Exhibition

4th International Underground Excavations Symposium and Exhibition is organized by the Chamber of Mining Engineers Istanbul Branch and Turkish Tunneling Society. The exhibition will be held on ... More Information

Frome Valley relief sewer

Wessex water are investing around £15 million in building a new sewer which will ensure their system copes with ongoing and future development in North Bristol and South ... More Information

ACCIONA and Gülermak complete excavation of the “Route 2020” project tunnel

Press release provided by ACCIONA and Gülermak. This tunnel is part of the Dubai Metro Red Line extension that will connect Nakheel Harbour and Tower station with the site of EXPO 2020 ... More Information

ITA Tunnelling Awards 2018 Finalists

The list of finalists for this year’s awards has now been released please see below. The awards ceremony will be held in Chuzhou-Nanjing in China from 5-7 November 2018. For further ... More Information

SAIE 2018

The construction market is in a transformation phase. The entire construction supply chain is going through a transition phase towards new markets and new production methods. The SAIE show, which ... More Information

Plans for USD1.2 Billion Tunnelling Project in Westchester County

On the 12.07.2018 the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced plans for a EUR1.03 bn (USD1.2 bn) tunnelling project that will improve operational flexibility ... More Information

Fugro awarded pre-construction site investigation for HS2 Chliterns tunnel

Fugro has been awarded a £5.2M site characterisation package by Align JV as part of design and construction preparation works for HS2 Phase 1 (Area: Central 1). The international ... More Information

ITA newsletter #65

MESSAGE FROM TARCISIO CELESTINO, ITA PRESIDENT Dear ITA Friends The World Tunnel Congress 2018 in Dubai was successful and all the beneficial consequences for the industry are ... More Information

Monitoring, Surveying and Information Technology

Geodata offers an easy access to data and information with 24/7 availability is a factor of success for our customers. A high degree of data integrity and reliability is therefore a key parameter ... More Information

Twin Robbins Crossover TBMs to bore on Mumbai Metro Line 3

Massive Metro Project Will Improve Traffic and Rail Congestion in One of India’s Largest Cities On June 11, 2018, a Robbins Crossover XRE destined for Line 3 of India’s Mumbai Metro ... More Information

11th Annual breakthroughs in tunneling short course

Celebrating its 11th year, the Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course is the longest running and most-attended course of its kind. Presented by leading practitioners from around the globe, the ... More Information

Tideway update

Going Underground: Tideway’s first tunnelling machines lowered 53 metres into the ground First two tunnelling machines have been lowered underground Tunnelling to ... More Information

Short-Term Rockburst Prediction in TBM Tunnels

ABSTRACT: Rockbursts in the tight confines of a TBM tunnel can be highly hazardous events given the proximity of vital equipment and workers to the rockburst source, and the space constraints that ... More Information

Robbins - White Papers

If you need more in-depth explanations of Robbins products, browse through our white papers. These downloadable and printable papers, written by Robbins employees, cover everything from disc ... More Information

Route 2020 update

On 30.06.2018 the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, announced the completion of key tunnelling works for the Route 2020 Project stretching 3.2 km at a depth ranging from 12 to 36 ... More Information

TBM La Carolina completes its journey for the Quito Metro

On the 19.06.2018 TBM La Carolina reached the end of its underground journey after boring 3.55 km of tunnel and installing 2,281 concrete rings for the Quito Metro. The TBM began the ... More Information

40 years of Geofluid

2018 is a special year for Geofluid, as it celebrates its first 40 years, getting to stage its 22nd edition. at Piacenza Expo from 3rd to the 6th of October. The Piacenza is around 30,000 square ... More Information

Melbourne Metro Tunnel HQ opens

This week marks the unveiling of Metro Tunnel HQ, an information centre where visitors can learn how this once-in-a-generation project will be built and get up-to-date information about works in ... More Information

First TBM on its way for Sydney Metro

The first of five double-shield TBMs which will deliver the next stage of the Metro is on its way to start digging deep under Sydney on Australia’s biggest public transport project. The TBM ... More Information

3rd International Roads, Bridges and Tunnels Fair

Mega Projects Call Their Heroes “Where the Continents Meet” is the motto that best describes the goal of the Expo which will be held in Istanbul, a city that serves as a bridge ... More Information

Stockholm’s Metro to be expanded

Construction and civil engineering companies will be informed about the Stockholm’s metro extension at the Supplier Day 2018, organized by SLL (Stockholms lans landsting) on Tuesday ... More Information

TERRATEC meets the gold standard in Colombia

In early June, TERRATEC successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Testing of a TR2000 Raise Boring Machine (RBM), which will be deployed by Peruvian mining contractor INCIMMET on Continental ... More Information

Spain - Breakthrough in the Requejo rail tunnel

On the 20.06.2018 Adif completed the excavation of the left tube of the Requejo tunnel (2.5 km), on the Pedralba de la Praderia - Padornelo Tunnel subsection (province of Zamora) of the AV ... More Information

Let’s Be Clear: Transparency is a Boon, not a Bust, for the Tunnelling Industry

Posted by Lok Home | Jun 18, 2018 | Redefining the Industry The idea of transparency is one that we most often hear touted in politics and policies. But transparency is a concept that ... More Information

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SRL East TBMs arrive in Burwood

Two more tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have arrived in Melbourne ready for tunnelling of Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East to start this year. The TBMs ... More Information

$100 Million Allocated for Ft. Laramie Canal Tunnel Project

Laramie Canal Tunnel Project. The Department of the Interior announced the funding Tuesday as part of the $889 million for water infrastructure ... More Information

What are the benefits of using tunnel boring machines in infrastructure projects?

Ask NCE has been updated to Answers 3.0, allowing you to ask civil engineering-focused questions and receive clear, practical responses such as ... More Information

Minsk Metro, together with "Alesya," will start digging with "Mariya."

It was noted on a transport forum that parts of a second tunnel boring machine (TBM) for laying tunnels began to be brought to one of the construction sites of the third metro line... More Information

TBM for Lyon-Turin project unveiled

The first of two tunnel boring machines for the Italian section of the 57.5km Mont Cenis Base Tunnel has been unveiled... More Information

NFR achieves breakthrough in Tunnel No 8 of Sivok–Rangpo railway project

Tunnel No. 8 is one of the major tunnels of the project with a total length of 4.148 km and an additional adit measuring 1.010 km. The excavation and ... More Information

Suburban Rail Loop hits tunnelling milestone as eight TBMs arrive on site

The Suburban Rail Loop has reached a major construction milestone, with eight tunnel boring machines now on site ahead of tunnelling later this year... More Information

$16bn Hudson Tunnel project could pause again 'in two to three months'

Components of the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will be used for the Palisades Tunnel Project arrived at ... More Information

Hinkley Point C | TBM readied for 620m long fish return tunnel

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will excavate the fish return tunnel has been christened Sarah Guppy by local schoolchildren, in tribute to ... More Information

Bhopal Metro's Orange Line Tunnelling Begins

The Bhopal Metro project has recently reached an important milestone as tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have been positioned to begin digging work on ... More Information

A Chinese team rescued a $50M tunnel machine stuck 177 feet underground

Chinese engineers have pulled off a stunning rescue, saving a tunnel boring machine (TBM) stuck 177 feet underground beneath the Yangtze River. More Information

Fort Smith named finalist in Elon Musk's Boring Company tunnel challenge

The company selected Fort Smith's proposal from 487 applicants. The company says the winning project will receive construction of a one-mile tunnel ... More Information

Bengaluru: Four infrastructure firms bid for Hebbal short tunnel

Bengaluru infrastructure: Four firms, including Dilip Buildcon and Max Infra, bid for BDA's Rs 1086 crore Hebbal short tunnel project... More Information

TBM readied for Montreal's Blue Line extension

A custom-made 9.7m-diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM) has been assembled and lowered ready to excavate the tube from the future Vertières stop to ... More Information

$11.5B Brenner Base Tunnel Nears End of TBM Excavation

With TBMs Olga and Wilma closing in, the 55-km rail project shifts from excavation to systems integration ahead of its planned 2028 opening beneath ... More Information

$6.75 Billion Unlocked for Turkey's Bosphorus Rail Project

Multiple Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) will need to be mobilized to carve out the subterranean corridors leading up to ... More Information

Tunneling for Nashville's underground Tesla project has begun

The Boring Company said that the first three weeks of the project will consist of the Prufrock-MB1, a machine that will help carve out the tunnel, ... More Information

Hudson Tunnel Project construction resumes

I look forward to celebrating the launch of our tunnel boring machines through the Palisades once GDC has assurance it will receive the steady flow ... More Information

Lower Thames Crossing

British suppliers could meet 90% of low carbon steel requirements. The proposed machine would be 16.4m in diameter, large enough to create a three‑lane tunnel bore, and is intended to dig ... More Information

Inside the Tunnel Boring Machine, Southampton Link Main project

A six-tonne tunnel boring machine is digging deep below the ground in Hampshire to help keep the county's taps and rivers flowing... More Information

TBM maestro inspects sites ahead of massive tunnel drive

The first machine components have arrived for the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to be deployed on the Suburban Connect sites in Melbourne. More Information

Metrolinx provides major updates on subway and LRT projects across the GTA

Tunnel boring is advancing on multiple projects, with Scarborough's TBM ... Metrolinx says “Diggy Scardust,” the project's tunnel boring machine, is now ... More Information

Work in Progress: High-tech TBMs ready to carve underground corridor

The Bhopal Metro Rail Project is transitioning into its most challenging and sophisticated phase as two state-of-the-art Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) ... More Information

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

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