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Green light for the Ringerike Line and the E16

Green light for the Ringerike Line and the E16

The Norwegian Government has asked Jernbaneverket and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to start planning the Ringerike Line and the new four-lane motorway on the E16 from Hogkastet across ... More Information

Terratec securing new orders throughout 2016 and 2017

Terratec securing new orders throughout 2016 and 2017

In the first half of this year, TERRATEC has secured orders for the supply of 7 TBMs around the globe. In Turkey the joint venture formed by Turkish Companies Senbay, Kolin and Kalyon has ordered 2 ... More Information

Northgate Link extension complete

Northgate Link extension complete

On the 14.06.2016 tunneling contractor JCM re-launched TBM1 from the U District Station site to the University of Washington Station. The TBM has been refurbished after finishing the northbound ... More Information

Klokova Tunnel Breakthrough

Klokova Tunnel Breakthrough

On the 23.06.2016 the right tube of the twin tubed Klokova tunnel (2.9 km) broke through on the Ionia Odos A5 motorway. The new motorway tunnel has been built by using explosives and 2 hydraulic ... More Information

Environment Effects Statement process for Melbourne Metro

Melbourne Metro Rail Authority (MMRA) has received authorisation from the Minister for Planning to exhibit the Environment Effects Statement (EES) for public review. The Metro Tunnel EES and draft ... More Information

SR99 update

SR99 update

On 23.06.2016 Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) with the SR 99 TBM Bertha, reached 940 m or one-third of the total bored tunnel length. So far they have installed 466 concrete tunnel rings. STP ... More Information

Expotunnel in Bologna

Expotunnel in Bologna

Expotunnel will be held in Bologna, Italy from the 19th until the 21st of October 2016. Expotunnel will dedicate one day of its international conference and program to the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The ... More Information

Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel

Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel

The Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council together with its partners, the Harju County Government, the cities of Helsinki and Tallinn, the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs & Communications and ... More Information

Robbins - Joe Lechner

Robbins - Joe Lechner

The Robbins Company announced the appointment of Joe Lechner to the role of Small Boring Unit (SBU) Sales Manager. With over 18 years of industry experience, the role is a natural career progression ... More Information

Agua Negra Tunnel project

The Minister of Public Works, Alberto Undurraga, announced today that the bidding process will commence within the next two months for the 13.9 km binational Agua Negra tunnel in the ... More Information

South tube of the Ejpovice Tunnel complete

South tube of the Ejpovice Tunnel complete

On 11.06.2016,  following more than 1.5 years of underground work, the TBM Victoria, 1800 ton in weight, 115 m long and with a 10m diameter officially breakthrough on the south tube of the ... More Information

Robbins achieves another breakthrough in Bangalore

Robbins achieves another breakthrough in Bangalore

On June 8, 2016, one of two 6.4 m (21.0 ft) diameter mixed-face EPB machines broke through at Namma Metro. After being launched in March 2015, the TBM named Kaveri made its way through its difficult ... More Information

Chennai Metro tunneling update

Chennai Metro tunneling update

On the 01.06.2016 the Indian Union Cabinet approved the 9.05 km extension of Corridor-1 of the Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-I from Washermanpet to Wimconagar (Lot UAA08).  The 2.4 km ... More Information

WTC 2017 - call for abstracts deadline extended

The Norwegian Tunnelling Society (NFF) announced that the Call for Abstracts for WTC 2017 has been extended until the 01.07.2016.  Abstracts for WTC2017 are welcome on the following ... More Information

Cross River Rail - Brisbane

Cross River Rail - Brisbane

Cross River Rail in Brisbane is the Queensland Government’s highest priority infrastructure project. It is required to support the region’s growing urban population. With the population ... More Information

Ottawa’s LRT tunnel

Ottawa’s LRT tunnel

Rideau Transit Group, which is building the phase 1 of Ottawa’s light rail transit (LRT), called the Confederation Line, is coordinating the repair work for a 300-m stretch of the LRT tunnel ... More Information

SoilFreeze - Ground freezing for excavations

SoilFreeze - Ground freezing for excavations

SoilFreeze is the only U.S. construction company specializing exclusively in ground freezing services for construction and related industries. The company provides structural shoring, ... More Information

FCC concludes tunnelling work on Riyadh Metro Green Line

FCC concludes tunnelling work on Riyadh Metro Green Line

Madrid, 10 June 2016. The FAST consortium, headed by FCC, has completed tunnelling work on Riyadh Metro line 5 (Green line). The announcement was made at an event held in the Saudi capital that was ... More Information

New recruitment company tunneljobs.com launches

New recruitment company tunneljobs.com launches

Tunneljobs.com is a new company created specifically for the tunnelling industry by tunnelling professionals. It has been kept simple and easy to use and there is a team of people at tunneljobs to ... More Information

Expansion of the northern Zurich bypass begins

On 06.06.2016 in Regensdorf the main works for the expansion of the 10 km northern Zurich bypass began. The bypass, which has been open to traffic since 1985 with two lanes in both directions, runs ... More Information

Valico di Fossato tunnel

On 13.05.2016 the final breakthrough occurred in the Valico di Fossato tunnel on the SS76 Val d’Esino, Fossato di Vico-Cancelli section. This tunnel is part of the Quadrilatero Marche-Umbria ... More Information

Gotthard Base Tunnel has opened

Gotthard Base Tunnel has opened

On 01.06.2016 the inauguration of the Gotthard Base Tunnel was held at Rynächt Pollegio north and south. The Gotthard Base tunnel is 57km long between the north portal in Erstfeld and Bodio in ... More Information

16th International Water Mist Conference – Conference Webpage now LIVE!

The 16th International Water Mist Conference will take place in Vienna, Austria, on the 21st and 22nd of September 2016. The venue will be the Arcotel Wimberger Wien. The ... More Information

Rastatt tunnel starts excavation

Rastatt tunnel starts excavation

On 25.05.016 the Rastatt tunnel construction the officially started. The tunnel is on the Karlsruhe-Rastatt-South section 1 of the 182km Karlsruhe - Basle main line. The 4270 m Rastatt tunnel will ... More Information

Second breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Greater Kailash station

The construction on the 160 km Phase 3 of the Delhi Metro system began in 2011 and is currently underway, 53.835 km of the metro is being built underground. The Phase 3 of the Delhi Metro involves ... More Information

Ovciarsko tunnel on D1 motorway completed

Ovciarsko tunnel on D1 motorway completed

On the 29.04.2016 the consortium of Doprastav-Vahostav-Strabag-Metrostav completed the excavation for the 2km twin tube Ovciarsko tunnel, which is close to Zilina. The 11 km Hricovske Podhradie - ... More Information

NCE Tunnelling Awards 2016

NCE Tunnelling Awards 2016

New Civil Engineer’s hugely popular Tunnelling Awards are back for their seventh year, and the 2016 event promises to be bigger and better than ever. The awards showcase the very best in ... More Information

New refuge chambers from Strata Worldwide

New refuge chambers from Strata Worldwide

Strata Worldwide would like to introduce its latest model of  refuge chambers."Strata Worldwide has invested considerable time and effort in understanding the issues of working at the new ... More Information

CEAR research development

CEAR research development

CEAR has completed a plan of investment in research and development that has been given an ATEX standard 2014/34/UE notification for the company's quality system and for the conformity of production ... More Information

ExpoTunnel open for registration

ExpoTunnel open for registration

ExpoTunnel staff engaged in intensive promotional activity of their show at BAUMA in Munich and at the WTC in San Francisco. ExpoTunnel has promoted this event  to the international public ... More Information

WTC 2017 – deadline for submission of abstracts

The World Tunnel Congress for 2017 will take place in the conference centre in the Edvard Grieg Hall in the City of Bergen, Norway. The conference will start on the 09.06.2017 and end on the ... More Information

Gotthard Base Tunnel opening ceremony preparations

The final preparations for the opening ceremony of the Gotthard Base Tunnel which is the heart of the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA) are being made. At midnight between 31.05.2016 and ... More Information

Putzmeister pumps, turning waste into fuels

Putzmeister pumps, turning waste into fuels

Visit Putzmeister during IFAT 2016 at Booth A6.251/350, from May 30th  to June 3rd  2016. IFAT 2016 is the world's leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials ... More Information

Adfil Construction Fibres celebrate successful WTC

Adfil Construction Fibres celebrate successful WTC

ADFIL, Low & Bonar's construction fibre business, participated for the first time at the World Tunnelling Congress 2016 (WTC).  It was the first time that the Durus S500, an innovative ... More Information

Chienes Ring Road lengthened

The Bolzano provincial council approved project variations for the Chienes ring road. The road length will increase from the initially planned 2 km to 2.7 km, extending westward, in the direction ... More Information

The Dubai Strategic Sewerage Tunnel (DSST)

The Dubai Strategic Sewerage Tunnel (DSST)

Dubai Municipality is planning to build a 75 km deep-sewer tunnel and network in the Deira and Bur Dubai area of the emirate. It will be similar to the Strategic Tunnel Enhancement Programme ... More Information

Tunnelling News

Rome digs deep for railway that burrows beneath the Colosseum

Tunnellers used lasers to check whether ancient columns at the nearby Forum were not wobbling as their 300ft long tunnel boring machine churned ... More Information

World’s largest-diameter high-speed railway shield tunneling machine reaches milestone

The world's largest-diameter high-speed railway shield tunneling machine independently developed by China, “Linghang,” for the Chongming-Taizhou ... More Information

Third circuit on £1bn London Power Tunnels 2 project energised

Electricity has begun flowing through a new section of National Grid's London Power Tunnels 2 (LPT2) project after the energisation of a ... More Information

Westmead metro station cavern formwork the biggest in the southern hemisphere

Crews are now retrieving the 1,200-tonne Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that arrived beneath Westmead in September and October, lifting each machine ... More Information

Webuild: excavation begins on three tunnels for Salerno-Reggio Calabria HS/HC Railway

All four TBMs planned for Lot 1A Battipaglia–Romagnano section are operational with launch of latest three Joining TBM Partenope, already active, are Leucosia and Ligea, whose names were ... More Information

SELI Overseas: 75 Years of Tunneling with TBMs

From Channel Tunnel to the Brenner Tunnel: When Tunneling Is Synonymous with Innovation ... SELI TBM at work on the construction site... More Information

Road realignment is major step for HS2, says firm

HS2 Ltd A view of the realigned B4525 on an overcast day. · HS2 Ltd An aerial view of the construction of Greatworth tunnel showing major earthworks ... More Information

Amtrak has made real progress in East River Tunnel rehabilitation

The tunnel has been stripped down to the concrete liner. Westbrook was told the project isn't just about modernizing and replacing what was, but also ... More Information

Madrid invests EUR 123 million in new metro stations on Line 11

TBM Mayrit enters into action in 2026 · November 2025 – February 2026: assembly of the tunnel boring machine in Comillas Park (Carabanchel district) ... Facebook Twitter Flag as ... More Information

Jerusalem Light Rail Construction Advances Ahead of Major Tunnel Work

Local reporting on city project materials notes that “the plan calls for a 2-km underground tunnel to be built beneath the city center, including ... More Information

Why and how the Civil Works Alliance changed Sizewell C tunnel designs from Hinkley Point C

Ground conditions around Sizewell C have required intense collaboration between the project’s contractors alliance to come up with new outfall and intake tunnel design solutions... More Information

AI planning of the first railway tunnel through challenging terrain

AI plans first rail tunnel through tough terrain. Artificial Intelligence China Uses AI for the Construction of Railway Tunnels. 2025-12-08 ... More Information

Will Tunneling Projects Be The Next Big Thing For Mumbai's Public Transport?

During the interview, she also called tunnel boring machines the safest and one of the most efficient ways of doing tunelling. "Only the place of the ... More Information

Chipolbrok vessels deliver tunnel boring machines to Sydney and mineral bulk to Peru

Chipolbrok delivers TBMs for Sydney Metro on Chipolbrok Star and loads 29000t minerals in Peru on Taixing, showcasing fleet versatility... More Information

How Seequent's software solutions help to manage tunnelling data

The second phase of Singapore's Cross Island Line (CRL) metro project is under way, assisted by a suite of software from Seequent. Singapore's CRL is ... More Information

Muography to Transform Tunnel Safety Monitoring

Underwater bridge tunnels have become vital arteries for cities, enabling smooth vehicular passage beneath rivers, bays, and inland waterways. More than 200 of these structures operate ... More Information

10 longest tunnels in the world that reshaped global transportation

Modern tunnel construction involves sophisticated techniques, including tunnel boring machines and advanced geological surveying. The project ... More Information

Čučković: Construction of the tunnel boring machine for the Belgrade Metro in final phase

It is a good thing that we, for example, acquired these tunnel boring machines at a lower price than other countries... More Information

Serbia plans to borrow 2.5 billion EUR in 2026 for the construction of the Belgrade metro

It is also stated that two TBMs (tunnel boring machines), the so-called moles, have already been ordered and are expected to be delivered to ... More Information

VSM starts operation at Tilbury

The pioneering Vertical Shaft Sinking Machine (VSM) from Herrenknecht, named “Verena”, after Verena Holmes, a pioneering British mechanical ... More Information

Metrolinx reveals names of Ontario Line tunnel boring machines

Following a contest, Metrolinx has officially named its two massive tunnel boring machines Libby and Corkie... More Information

Montreal blue line metro tunnel boring machine has arrived, time to dig

It's basically building the backbone of the blue line extension,” said project chief Maha Clour, pointing out that crews have reached the bottom of ... More Information

Norway Unveils The World's Longest Road Tunnel In A Majestic Engineering Marvel

The construction cost broke down to about 38,000 NOK (roughly £3,500) per meter, an impressive figure considering the complexity and scale of the ... More Information

Sydney Metro West construction captured on video ahead of 2032 opening

Two giant tunnel boring machines have made their way through the deepest section of Darling Harbour as part of works on the new Metro West. More Information

Bengaluru's ₹18,000-crore tunnel road project inches closer as four major firms submit bids

Four firms bid for Bengaluru's ₹18000 crore tunnel project linking Hebbal to Silk Board, expected to ease city traffic by 2029 under a 34-year ... More Information

Webuild advances Rocchetta Tunnel excavation

Upcoming construction milestones. Webuild is preparing for the next major phase on the Apice–Hirpinia section: the launch of the reinforced concrete ... More Information

MMRDA plans 70-km underground tunnel road network across Mumbai

The project, being prepared in phases, will enhance multi-level connectivity and ease commuting. By KAILASH BABAR · Google preferences in ET Follow us ... More Information

Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway achieves 43.3% progress

The total length of the seven tunnels under the project is 10.979 km. ... Construction progress for the Chandram Bhir tunnel. (2,250 metres) has ... More Information

MMRDA plans 70-km underground tunnel road network across Mumbai

The project, being prepared in phases, will enhance multi-level connectivity and ease commuting. By KAILASH BABAR · Google preferences in ET Follow us ... More Information

Hong Kong: Robotics And AI Enhance Tunnel Construction

It is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and automation to advance the Trunk Road T2 and Cha Kwo Ling Tunnel project. These ... More Information

Single-Bore Tunnel Method Chosen for BART Silicon Valley Phase II

This decision allows VTA to advance project design towards 60%, stay on a critical path to tunnel construction and meet the projected revenue service ... More Information

Boring Co. begins 'controlled blasting' for Nashville tunnel at TN capitol

The Boring Co. has started excavation work at a state-owned parking lot on Rose Parks Boulevard for the Music City Loop project Wednesday, Aug. 13, ... More Information

TBM arrives in Montreal for delayed metro extension project

A custom-built tunnel boring machine (TBM) has arrived in Canada for use on a 6km extension of the Montreal Metro... More Information

Spain Confirms Feasibility of €8.5 Billion Morocco-Europe Tunnel

The study was conducted by German company Herrenknecht, the world leader in tunnel boring machines, at the request of the Spanish government's ... More Information

TxDOT spends $748M to burrow bus-size tunnels under Central Austin

The first tunnel boring machine will be deployed near ... Industry experts say tunnel boring machines typically advance about 50 feet per day. More Information

6 TBMs on Duty on the 27-Kilometer Line in Körfezray

Two of the six Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will serve in the first 27-kilometer phase are actively excavating tunnels, while the ... More Information

Construction on HS2's Euston tunnel will start 'fairly soon', says rail minister

Construction on the HS2 tunnel from Old Oak Common station to Euston station will start “fairly soon”, the rail minister has said... More Information

Blue Line Extension TBM Arrives at Port of Montreal

Railway Track and Structures Construction site of the future Vertières station (Pie-IX) in June 2025. Caption and photo courtesy of STM. MONTREAL - The tunnel boring machine (TBM) ... More Information

Tunnel break through milestone for Mt Messenger Bypass project

A 110 tonne excavating machine, called Hinetūparimaunga, has broken through at the northern end of the project's 235 metre-long tunnel ... More Information