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Iran-Armenia railway construction

The construction of the Iran-Armenia railway will begin after the creation of an important cargo base. The railway will be used mainly for in-transit freights from Iran to other countries. The ... More Information

Breakthrough for SS640 at Caltanissetta tunnel

Breakthrough for SS640 at Caltanissetta tunnel

On  the 15/10/2015 C.M.C Ravenna with TBM Barbara broke through on the first part of the 4 km Caltanissetta tunnel, which is part of the 28 km-long section upgrade at the A19 ... More Information

Latest news from the Shieldhall tunnel

Latest news from the Shieldhall tunnel

The contract was awarded equally between  JV Costain and VINCI Construction Grands Projets and covers the construction of two shafts, 15 m diameter each, with a depth of 20 m, a 300 m long ... More Information

The first tunnel section of line 5 of the Riyadh Metro is complete.

The first tunnel section of line 5 of the Riyadh Metro is complete.

On 06.10.2015 FAST, the FCC-led consortium made up of Samsung, Alstom, Strukton, Freyssinet Saudi Arabia, Typsa, Atkins and Setec, finished drilling the first tunnel section of line 5 (green ... More Information

Cifa at Victoria Station – Press release

Cifa at Victoria Station – Press release

The London Underground, the oldest in the world and the largest in Europe, comprises 11 different lines and 270 stations. Of these the Victoria Line is a deep-level underground route that was ... More Information

Liantang/ Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point at Hong Kong

Liantang/ Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point at Hong Kong

On 31.08.2015 a 14 m diameter dual-mode EPB TBM was launched in Hong Kong at the north portal of the tunnel that will link the north-eastern New Territories and the Liantang border crossing in ... More Information

TERRATEC TBMs COMPLETE CC-34 PROJECT IN DELHI METRO AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

TERRATEC TBMs COMPLETE CC-34 PROJECT IN DELHI METRO AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

On 21st August 2015, the Tunnel Boring Machine S36 broke through at Palam Station, 27 days after its twin S37 did the same, completing the last drives on Contract CC-34 of Delhi Metro Phase-III. ... More Information

Dätwyler Newsletter

Dätwyler Newsletter

The latest Dätwyler Newsletter is now available with updates on all their current and future projects. Please click here. 40/15   More Information

Seattle Northgate Link Extension - Tunneling update

Seattle Northgate Link Extension - Tunneling update

Tunneling crews continue to make progress on both tunnels between the Roosevelt Station site and the U District Station site for the Northgate Link Extension in Seattle. TBM Brenda is just south of ... More Information

Setronic ARGO at Expotunnel

Setronic ARGO at Expotunnel

Setronic Verona Srl is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, specialized in design, manufacture and after sales service for optical beam smoke and fire detectors, opacity analyzer, ... More Information

Brenner Base Tunnel - TBM begins its work

Brenner Base Tunnel - TBM begins its work

On the 26/09/2015 the ceremony was held for the launch of a TBM in at the Brenner Base Tunnel in Innsbruck, Austria. The cavern at the Ahrental end was used for assembly and launch. There were ... More Information

TBM for Grand Paris Express ready

TBM for Grand Paris Express ready

The TBM for the grand Paris Express is now ready to start. The TBM was christened Magaly on the 09.09.2015 it is the first of two TBMs that will dig the tunnel for the extension of line 14. The ... More Information

Euclid Creek Tunnel closes under budget

On 17.09.2015  the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s Board of Trustees approved the final award of the contract 238-15. This contract will close $3.6 million less than the original ... More Information

Blanka tunnel opened in Prague

Blanka tunnel opened in Prague

The 6,382 m Blanka road tunnel complex in Prague, consisting of three tunnel sections, was opened on 19.09.2015. The project is on the north-western part of the inner ring road in Prague. Click ... More Information

Robbins Main Beam ramps up at Mid-Halton Outfall Tunnel.

Robbins Main Beam ramps up at Mid-Halton Outfall Tunnel.

 On July 22, 2015, a 3.5 m (11.5 ft) Robbins Main Beam TBM began a new chapter in its storied 32-year career. Originally built for the Terror Lake project in Alaska, the veteran machine has ... More Information

Sandvik Newsletter

Sandvik Newsletter

The latest newsletter from Sandvik Construction is now online. Visit http://construction.sandvik.com/news-media/e-newsletter/september-2015/ . 39/15 More Information

Nenskra hydroelectric project

Nenskra hydroelectric project

On 16.09.2015 the ground breaking ceremony for the Nenskra hydroelectric project  was held in the mountainous northwestern Georgian region of Svaneti. The 280MW project will ensure the ... More Information

Sydney Metro Northwest tunnelling breakthroughs for TBM1, TBM3 and TBM4

Sydney Metro Northwest tunnelling breakthroughs for TBM1, TBM3 and TBM4

On 18.09.2015 TBM3 Isabelle, one of four machines excavating the 15km twin tube tunnels from Bella Vista to Epping, broke through. It’s the first Sydney Metro Northwest TBM to reach the end of ... More Information

Construction has started on the first well for NorthConnex Tunnel in Australia

On 11/09/2015  a 40 t piling rig drilled the first pile at the northern interchange at Wahroonga junction. This is for the construction of the first well for the NorthConnex tunnel in Sydney. ... More Information

Waterview near completion

Waterview near completion

The Tunnel boring machine Alice is only 332 m away from her second breakthrough for the  Waterview Connection in Auckland, New Zealand. The second tunnel which is 2.4 kilometers long is also ... More Information

DUX Machinery introduces the DUX DT-20T

DUX Machinery  introduces the DUX DT-20T

With over 45 years of experience, DUX Machinery Corporation is a Canadian manufacturer of heavy-duty underground equipment designed to meet the needs of mining and tunnelling projects worldwide. DUX ... More Information

Australian Tunnelling Conference update

The latest project updates to be discussed at the Australian Tunnelling Conference in Sydney next month “We have a fantastic program featuring a number of project updates from all over ... More Information

TERRATEC TBM achieves new breakthrough in Delhi

TERRATEC TBM achieves new breakthrough in Delhi

On 03.08.2015, TERRATEC’s S23 TBM EPB completed the tunnelling on the up line 1,351 m tunnel between Kashmere Gate & Lal Quila Stations. This is the Delhi Metro Phase-III CC-07 Project, ... More Information

SR99 - Final three pieces safely in the access pit

SR99 - Final three pieces safely in the access pit

Between the 28th  August  and  4th  September 2015 Seattle Tunnel Partners have lowered the final three pieces of the SR 99 TBMs front shield into the access pit in Seattle, ... More Information

Underground Construction Prague 2016 – Final Call for Abstracts

The final deadline for abstract submission is on 30.09.2015, using the on-line form which is available at http://www.ucprague.com/call-for-abstracts/ . 37/15. More Information

Robbins Crossover TBMs in New Territory

Robbins Crossover TBMs in New Territory

First Rock/EPB TBM in North America represents an Evolution in Design On August 10, 2015, North America’s first Robbins Crossover TBM was launched for the Túnel Emisor Poniente ... More Information

Ritchie Bros. auction Spain features tunneling equipment

Ritchie Bros. auction Spain features tunneling equipment

Tunnelbuilders that are in need of heavy equipment for their upcoming projects may be able to grab a good deal at Ritchie Bros. upcoming auction in Ocaña (Central Spain). The unreserved ... More Information

‘Full Crew’ change name to iPS – Powerful People Mexico

‘Full Crew’ change name to iPS – Powerful People Mexico

iPS’ Mexican entity has changed its commercial name from ‘Full Crew’ to iPS – Powerful People. Full Crew has been active in Mexico since 2007 and has established a well ... More Information

VMT developments

VMT developments

HADES from VMT networks all areas of a construction site above and below ground. Development of the HADES control centre is underway. Read the press release and visit www.vmt-gmbh.de. 36/15. More Information

Sandvik for service

Sandvik for service

Sandvik supports clients with in-depth product and application expertise, rapid response, local presence and worldwide network. Read the August, 2015 edition of Sandvik E-newsletter and visit ... More Information

TBM tunnel enlargement

TBM tunnel enlargement

At the beginning of August Fillie, a 9 m-diameter TBM, started work near Bolton, UK as part of a Network Rail project to electrify the Preston-Bolton-Manchester line, one of north-west ... More Information

Muhlhauser logistics solutions

Muhlhauser logistics solutions

The fourth generation of the Muhlhauser family continues in the company tradition of tailormade logistics solutions for tunnelling and mining, offering railbound and trackless vehicles and machines ... More Information

Robbins TBM in Tirol

Robbins TBM in Tirol

A 6.53 m-diameter, 200 m-long, 600 t Double Shield Robbins TBM named Magliadrun (meaning Glutton) is gearing up for the Gemeinschafts Kraftwerk Inn GmbH (GKI) project in Tirol, Austria. The name was ... More Information

Owning a TBM

Owning a TBM

Cost of ownership of a TBM is a complex subject, whether specifying a machine for a single job or to span a generation of projects. Experience will give the best insight, and a complimentary Robbins ... More Information

Putzmeister success story

Germany-based machine manufacturer Putzmeister has announced a 10 percent increase in business volume for 2014 with sales of EUR691.2 worldwide. Read the press release and visit www.putzmeister.com. ... More Information

Jacon at Waterview, NZ

Jacon at Waterview, NZ

The 2.4 km-long Waterview Connection in Auckland, New Zealand will connect two existing motorways. It is being driven by TBM, supplied around the clock by Jacon MSVs, each carrying a complete 90 t ... More Information

Tunnelling News

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

Davao City Bypass South Tunnel hits breakthrough towards improved connectivity

The Construction Project with the ceremonial breakthrough of the southbound tunnel, marking the complete excavation from opposite ends of the ... More Information

Which companies are bidding for the US$2.3bn highway and tunnel contracts in Brazil?

The project in Brazil, as it will be the country's first underwater tunnel,” the person added. The project involves construction of a 1.5km tunnel ... More Information

US Northeast Rail Corridor Gets a Major Makeover with Tunnel and Bridge Replacements

This project is designed to replace tunnels severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy, ensuring smoother and more reliable service for Amtrak, NJ Transit, ... More Information

DPWH, JICA celebrate breakthrough of Southbound Tunnel in Davao Bypass

The event marked the successful connection of the tunnel's north and south ends. The ... More Information

Jacobs joins Ramboll on Marselis road tunnel project in Denmark

Danish Road Directorate senior project manager Michael Schmidt Vosgerau said: “It is a complex task to build a tunnel on one of the busiest access ... More Information

Planning continues for Midway Tunnel, Safe Streets for All projects

The Midway Tunnel project is a $13.4 million plan ... construction of a new overpass bridge and pedestrian and bicycle walkway above the tunnel. More Information

Four million tons of clay moved in HS2 excavation

Construction on HS2's second-longest tunnel started in October 2022. The rotating cutters cut away clay and other material at a rate of about 50ft ... More Information

Jacobs Has Design-CM Role on $640M Denmark Tunnel, With Ramboll as Key Consultant

Set to begin construction in 2028, Marselis Tunnel project is core component of the country's 10-year Infrastructure Plan 2035. By Emell D. Adolphus. More Information

Elon Musk's $760,000,000 plan to build underground tunnels beneath Houston, Texas

Elon Musk's next big construction plan from The Boring Company could build $760000 worth of tunnels beneath Houston to help with flooding... More Information

Kerala Moves Closer To Vizhinjam–Balaramapuram Tunnel Rail Project

The Kerala government is preparing to invite bids next month for the tunnel rail project linking Vizhinjam International Seaport with ... More Information

Norway's Ship Tunnel Project Under Threat as Costs Rise

New cost estimates suggest the ambitious project will far exceed its approved budget, raising questions about whether it will ever be built. More Information

Davao City Bypass southbound tunnel nears breakthrough

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced that the southbound tunnel of the Davao City Bypass Construction Project (DCBCP) is ... More Information

CA should pursue better alternatives to the costly Delta Tunnel Project Stocktonia

Governor Gavin Newsom is attempting to fast-track the construction of a massive, budget-busting water tunnel through the Delta to ship freshwater to ... More Information

Physical Origins of Shear Strength Fluctuations in Fault Gouges

Fault gouge is rock texture within fault zones that may include rock fragments (RF) and foliated structures. Previous studies have primarily focused on remould soils, the natural structure ... More Information

Webuild expands its role in high-speed rail projects

Four modern tunnel boring machines will be deployed to ensure precision and safety in complex geological conditions. Once completed, the old single- ... More Information

Hudson Tunnel Project advances as tunnel boring machines near completion

The Hudson Tunnel Project hit a key milestone as massive tunnel boring machines near completion, with delivery set for November. More Information

Nagdhunga tunnel in final stages of construction

If we look at the history of road construction and development in Nepal, there are various records of road construction starting from the Rana period. According to articles published in ... More Information

Boring of tunnel across Yellow River completed in China's Shandong

Constructed by using a "Shanhe" shield machine with a 17.5-meter excavation diameter, this double-deck, two-way, six-lane tunnel stands as the world's ... More Information

The £1.6bn plan for world's deepest underwater road tunnel leaving 'no room for error'

Opening of Rogfast tunnel under construction. The Rogfast tunnel will be the longest and deepest undersea road tunnel on Earth. (Image: SKANSA). A ... More Information

Tunnelling complete on NSW's Coffs Harbour bypass project

Tunnelling has been completed on the A$2.2bn (£1.1bn) Coffs Harbour bypass project in New South Wales, Australia, with the excavation of the third ... More Information

Veidekke acquires tunnel construction contract for Gothenburg's West Link Project

Veidekke has received a contract from the Swedish Transport Administration to build the Stora Hamnkanalen tunnel, a component of the West Link ... More Information

German Rail completes construction of Rastatt Tunnel

GERMAN Rail (DB) has completed civil works on the new 4270m twin-bore Rastatt Tunnel, a major component of the project to widen to four tracks the ... More Information

Final contracts signed for Eastern Freeway transformation

A huge amount of work is underway to build North East Link and upgrade the freeways – two tunnel boring machines are digging deep under Rosanna ... More Information

Progress on Sydney pipeline duplication

Bouygues Construction Australia and Rob Carr have launched a tunnel boring machine (TBM) on Sydney Water's Thornleigh pipeline duplication ... More Information

The latest plan to connect BART to downtown San Jose: One tunnel rather than two

When BART and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority first discussed plans to send trains rolling under downtown San Jose, transit officials contemplated a design with two tunnels ... More Information

Nashville Tesla tunnel: Here's when construction could start on the Music City Loop

Elon Musk's The Boring Company is currently in the design phase of constructing a tunnel connecting downtown Nashville to the Nashville ... More Information

World's longest underwater 'mega tunnel' to cost $46 billion but will halve 21-hour drive

Oddvar Kaarmo, the Rogfast project manager, cited additional motivation for the tunnel's construction: "The port at Mortavika is quite exposed and ... More Information

China's first vertical large model for tunnel, underground space sector released

The project which is in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The model helps make tunnel construction safer, higher-quality, more efficient and ... More Information

BMC Begins Major Water Supply Upgrade Mumbai

The project commenced in 2023 and has adopted tunnel boring machine (TBM) technology to minimise surface disruptions in crowded neighbourhoods. Of ... More Information

Slurry tunnel boring machines to be deployed for Bengaluru Twin Tunnel Road Project

B-SMILE opts for slurry TBMs over hard rock TBMs for Twin Tunnel Road project in Bengaluru due to mixed terrain... More Information

Tunnel along railway linking Shenzhen and Shanwei special cooperation zone under construction

Technicians check a tunnel boring machine (TBM) at the construction site of a tunnel in Pingshan, Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug ... More Information

Construction staging area approved for Nashville's airport tunnel project

The Music City Loop will be a 10 mile tunnel connecting downtown Nashville to the Nashville International Airport (BNA)... More Information

Zojila tunnel deadline pushed to 2028: Here's why Asia's longest tunnel project is delayed

Zojila Tunnel Latest Update: On completion, the project will not only play an important role in the country's infrastructure development but also ... More Information

W.A. Rasic Construction Awarded Major Subcontract on Dragados' $630M Effluent Outfall

The tunnel project is a critical component of Southern California's long-term infrastructure resilience strategy. The project directly supports the ... More Information

VDOT gives HRBT expansion update

Construction on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project hit key milestones as tunneling progresses and traffic shifts to new lanes. More Information

HS2 lifts third TBM following 3.4-mile journey

HS2 Ltd has lifted Tunnel Boring Machine Emily's 9.11-metre diameter cutterhead, front and middle shield, weighing 880 tonnes, from below the ... More Information

Musk's Boring Company unveils Music City Loop tunnel project for Nashville

The big picture: The project has an ambitious timeline of completing the 10-mile route in less than two years. The tunnel would move vehicles at warp ... More Information

Progress Update on East Dallas Tunnel Project to Address Flooding Problems

With so much rainfall throughout the metroplex, NBC 5 wanted an update on a project expected to mitigate flooding in East Dallas... More Information