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Sunset Tunnel renovation

Last month the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) began replacing the ageing track and other infrastructure inside the 1,290 m Sunset Tunnel to improve safety and reliability of ... More Information

Call for Abstracts

All authors are invited and encouraged to submit their maximum 300 words abstracts for consideration and inclusion in the Scientific Programme for Underground Construction Prague 2016. All abstracts ... More Information

Toronto-York Spadina plan

In Canada, the TTC Board approved a plan to complete the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) project by the end of 2017. Tunnelling with the four TBMs was completed 18 months ... More Information

Eglinton Crosstown TBMs move

Eglinton Crosstown TBMs move

Over the weekend of April 17-20, 2015 the TBMs Dennis and Lea involved in the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit line in Toronto, Canada will be lifted out of the extraction ... More Information

Improving rail links to Heathrow

A new direct rail link connecting the west to Heathrow will improve passenger journeys to the UK’s busiest airport and help to increase economic productivity across the Thames Valley. Network ... More Information

Sandvik DT1131i jumbo in Korea

Sandvik DT1131i jumbo in Korea

A new high speed railway is being constructed in Korea to link Wonju and Gangneung as part of an extensive infrastructure programme for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Gusan Construction has ... More Information

New Sandvik Construction website

New Sandvik Construction website

Sandvik Construction has launched a brand new website to provide customers with information tailored to their specific requirements. To view, visit www.construction.sandvik.com. 15/15. More Information

Parallel Thimble Shoal tunnel

The Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project in Virginia, US currently includes the following elements of design and construction: approximately 1,740 m of two-lane tunnel connecting previously ... More Information

Robbins system in Indianapolis

Robbins system in Indianapolis

On 05.03.2015 a Robbins 6.2 m-diameter Main Beam TBM completed boring a 2.8 km-long extension tunnel, known as the Eagle Creek Tunnel, for the Indianapolis Deep Tunnel System in Indiana, USA. The ... More Information

Turkey Expositions

Tunnel Expo Turkey takes place in Istanbul 27-29th August, 2015. The Expo parallels a concurrent Mining Expo, and also hosts a tunnelling short course. Read the prospectus and visit ... More Information

Delaware-Rondout Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will build a 4.02 km-long bypass tunnel around a leaking portion of the Delaware-Rondout aqueduct in New York. Other leaks in the Town of Wawarsing, ... More Information

Robbins webinar 1-2015

Robbins webinar 1-2015

The first Robbins webinar of the year is scheduled for 15th April, 2015. Webinar Details: Title:  A Myth Dispelled: In Difficult Ground, the Time for Drill & Blast Excavation has ... More Information

Terratec in Laos

Terratec in Laos

A Terratec 5.74 m-diameter double shield hardrock TBM has started boring and lining 11.3 km of a hydro tunnel in Laos. Read the press release and visit www.terratec.co. If you have not yet read ... More Information

Robbins top stories

Robbins top stories

Robbins year-end edition of its Underground Innovations newsletter reviews 2014/2015 projects in the article Up for the Challenge. Read the newsletter and visit www.TheRobbinsCompany.com. 14/15. More Information

Northgate link extension

Northgate link extension

On 17.03.2015 TBM Brenda broke through the north wall at the future Roosevelt Station of the Northgate Link Extension in Seattle, US. The EUR2 billion Northgate Link Extension will connect ... More Information

Southbound Ceneri holing

Southbound Ceneri holing

On 30.03.2015, the final breakthrough in the south-bound east tube of the Ceneri Base Tunnel linked Sigirino with the south adit at Vezia, some five years from the first blast by Consortium ... More Information

Ceneri breakthroughs

Ceneri breakthroughs

On 17.03.2015, thirteen months ahead of schedule, the first breakthrough to the south took place in the southbound west tube of the Ceneri Base Tunnel. The deviation was extremely small, only 2 cm ... More Information

London Power Tunnels completion

London Power Tunnels completion

On 11.03.2015 TBM Evelyn broke into the shaft at Kensal Green bringing to an end the tunnel construction phase of the London Power Tunnels project, the  longest single tunnelling contract in ... More Information

BBT tunnels approved

On 24.03.2015 the Province of Bolzano approved the project for the construction of the main tunnels of the Brenner Basis Tunnel (Lot Mules) and confirmed the requirements for environmental ... More Information

Joint statement on cross alpine corridors

Joint statement on cross alpine corridors

On 20.03.2015, at Innsbruck, the joint statement on cross alpine corridors was signed. The Austria, Germany, France, Slovenia, Switzerland and Liechtenstein ministers of transport signed an European ... More Information

Cifa at Intermat 2015

Cifa at Intermat 2015

CIFA is further widening the Carbotech range truck-mounted pumps that, thanks to new high-performance materials, feature longer booms while still respecting weight limits. Two more models will be ... More Information

TBM Victoria arrival

TBM Victoria arrival

London Crossrail TBM Victoria, named after Queen Victoria who oversaw the birth of modern railways, has successfully broken in to the eastern end of Liverpool Street Crossrail station. The ... More Information

Follo Line award

Follo Line award

Acciona (Spain) in partnership with Ghella (Italy) have been named preferred bidders by the Norwegian National Rail Administration to design and build the 19 km-long twin tunnels of the Follo Line ... More Information

Project Managers for Norway

Project Managers for Norway

International tunnelling recruitment specialist iPS is seeking managers, planners and QS for a tunnel project in Norway, starting immediately and with two-year duration. ... More Information

19 TBMs drive Delhi Metro

Some 19 TBMs are currently engaged in constructing tunnels of Phase 3 of Delhi Metro, where 74 separate tunnelling drives are planned. Around 41 km of tunnelling and 33 tunnelling drives have been ... More Information

Terratec’s 25th anniversary

Terratec’s 25th anniversary

Terratec was incorporated in Australia in 1990 to satisfy the local market for TBMs and RBMs. Since then, the company has expanded its sales coverage into China, South East Asia, India, Europe and ... More Information

Lafontaine protection

Lafontaine protection

The1.8 km-long Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel in Montreal is the only underwater tunnel in Quebec. Opened in 1967, the tunnel connects the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River to the Island ... More Information

Ahrental work starts

The Brenner Base Tunnel, the 64 km-long heart of the new Brenner rail line between Munich and Verona, is progressing apace, with work starting on the Ahrental main tunnel in Austria. Many important ... More Information

Seymour-Capilano completion

The Twin Tunnels project on the North Shore is nearing completion near Vancouver, Canada. Two tunnels, 3.8 m in diameter and 7.1 km long, have been constructed beneath Grouse Mountain and Mount ... More Information

HDD crew required

HDD crew required

International recruitment specialists iPS are looking for experienced horizontal directional drilling personnel for a four-week assignment near Calgary, Manitoba, Canada. Click here for further ... More Information

Val Sarentino tunnels update

Val Sarentino tunnels update

On 16.03.2015 the EUR14.2 million fourth part of SS 508 Val Sarentino upgrading project starts, including the final work in the 1,520 m-long and 2 km-long tunnels constructed by Consorzio Stabile ... More Information

SR-710 North EI Studies

Four years ago, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) began studying the environmental impacts of continuing the ... More Information

North West Rail

North West Rail

In Sydney, Australia on 02.03.2015 Florence, the second North West Rail Link TBM, broke through into the new Norwest Station area. All four 900 t TBMs are now in the ground ahead of schedule and ... More Information

SR 99 disassembly underway

SR 99 disassembly underway

TBM Bertha reached her stopping point in the SR 99 tunnel access pit in Seattle, US on 03.03.2015, clearing the way for Seattle Tunnel Partners to begin a disassembly process that will likely take ... More Information

Tunnels and Underground Construction 2015

The abstract submission deadline for Tunnels and Underground Construction 2015has been extended to 31.03.2015. The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn, Zilina, Slovakia. Contact ... More Information

Turin Collegno-Cascine Vica

Last 17.02.2015 the City Council approved the final project of Collegno-Cascine Vica section, Line 1 of Turin metro. The project will be now evaluated by other authorities and MIT (Ministry of ... More Information

Tunnelling News

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

$3.9 billion tunnel and bridge link for VA

Costing around $3.9 billion, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) upgrade Expansion project for Virginia will improve traffic flow for a key ... More Information

Extended North Tunnel Flood Mitigation Project Receives $18.2 Million in State Funding

The funding advanced by the board includes a $17.2 million loan and $1 million grant for the construction of the mile-long tunnel, which will divert ... More Information

Gateway Project faces new uncertainty amid government shutdown

Federal funding for the $16B Hudson Tunnel Project, aka Gateway, has been paused during the government shutdown, sparking political backlash. More Information

Tunnel Boring Machine Emily Passes Key Factory Test for DC Water Potomac River Tunnel Project

Tunnel boring machine (TBM), Emily. This test confirms that Emily is ready to begin excavating the southern leg of the Potomac River Tunnel — a ... More Information

Sydney Metro West achieves world-first in tunnelling technology

Sydney Metro West has achieved a world-first in tunnel construction with a Lining Erector Machine (LEM) successfully being used to line the mined ... More Information

Gateway construction continues despite Trump's claim of termination

Tutor Perini, the general contractor on the Manhattan Tunnel Project, confirmed construction activity is currently continuing as planned... More Information

Tunnelling complete for Annacis water supply project

Metro Vancouver has completed the tunnelling phase of the $450 million Annacis Water Supply Tunnel, which will complete in 2028... More Information

Santa Clara VTA confirms single tunnel plan for BART extension

With VTA now owning the tunnel boring machine, the agency assumes full responsibility for its performance, agency officials said. To manage the risk, ... More Information

Chennai: Tunnel Boring Machine Vaigai achieves breakthrough at Mandaveli Metro Station

CHENNAI: The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Saturday achieved a major milestone in Phase II tunnelling works, as Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ... More Information

Trump 'terminates' $16 billion Hudson River tunnel project linking N.J. and N.Y.C.

President Trump said funding for the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project is "terminated" at a press conference. New Jersey officials said they will ... More Information

$676 million underwater tunnel for India

The project is expected to cost around $676 million, with a Detailed Project Report (DPR) having now been completed. India's road transport network is ... More Information

€1.4 billion Belgian tunnel project approved

The first phase of the €1.4 billion project for Belgium’s new Limburg Noord-Zuid link has been approved. Construction should commence in 2027 on the project, which will form a section of ... More Information

Tunnel boring machine S-639B achieves breakthrough under Kanpur Metro Phase I Project

The package KNPCC-06 involves design and construction of a tunnel through TBM, cut and cover tunnel, underground ramp from Kanpur Central end of ... More Information

Lawmakers propose construction of undersea tunnel to link Luzon and Visayas

Several lawmakers from the Visayas region are proposing the construction of an underground tunnel that will serve as a permanent land connection ... More Information

Oman-UAE rail project hits major milestone with start of tunnel excavation

Tunnel excavation has begun in Oman's Al Hajar Mountains, marking a major milestone for the cross-border Oman-UAE Railway... More Information

Engineering the depths: innovative tunnelling for hydropower projects

Major schemes in Austria, China, and Germany are applying advanced underground construction techniques for hydropower projects. More Information

New tunnel, new standard: Silvertown project showcases innovation in surface protection

Originally approved in 2018, construction of the tunnel began in March 2021. In September 2023, following the completion of tunnelling works, ... More Information

Metro Manila Subway Project: DOTr launches third tunnel boring machine

Dubai: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has launched a third tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), ... More Information

Skanska JV wraps up $450M Baltimore tunnel nearly 2 years early

A joint venture has reached substantial completion on the $450 million Howard Street Tunnel Project in Baltimore nearly two years ahead of the original completion date, according to a ... More Information

Work continues on NYC megaprojects, despite $18B federal funding pause

Contractors on two of New York City’s largest infrastructure projects will keep digging, but they might glance over their shoulders toward Washington... More Information

HS2 Chipping Warden tunnel project moves step forward

HS2 Ltd An aerial view of the HS2 tunnel construction at Chipping Warden. A road HS2 Ltd. The 1.55 mile (2.5km) Chipping Warden tunnel will be ... More Information

First of three Tunnel boring machines on way to SA as beams go up for tram overpass

The first of three tunnel boring machines that will be used to complete the northern and southern tunnels project is on its way to SA as part of a ... More Information

Chennai Metro Rail's TBMs to begin tunneling between Thiruvanmiyur and Indira Nagar

Chennai Metro Rail begins tunnelling work in challenging stretch for phase II project, facing obstacles due to hard rock... More Information

Custom lifting gantry aids TBM removal - Construction Briefing

The four TBMs excavated the 8.4 mile (14 km) Northolt Tunnel section. Two went in each way, digging a pair of tunnels from both ends towards each ... More Information

Tunnel construction begins on Barskoon — Bedel road in Issyk-Kul region

According to the project, two tunnels, 5,340 and 3,840 meters long, respectively, will be built at Sook and Ashuu-Suu passes. They will be among the ... More Information

China debuts world's mightiest centrifuge, unleashing ultra-intense gravity

China leads the way in shield tunnelling machine development · Shield machine of south line of Yellow River tunnel starts boring in Jinan · A close ... More Information