A new milestone was reached on Thursday 25 January, with the factory acceptance of the Berthe de Puybusque TBM at Thieux. It will then be transported to the Line C worksite at La Vache during ...
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CMRL - Chennai Metro Rail Limited - in the presence of senior officials from CMRL, General Consultants, M/s AEON Consortium, and ITD Cementation - launched the TBM Pelican (S1075B) that will ...
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On January 31, 2024 Wiener Linien and the U2 17-21 consortium, consisting of Strabag and Porro Group, welcomed the news that a TBM (120 m length and 1,200 t weight) to be used for the ...
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Intermat 2024 returns after a six-year hiatus due to the pandemic. It will take place in Paris from 24-27 April 2024, placing the themes of decarbonisation and digitisation at the heart of the ...
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TERRATEC is pleased to announce the successful deployment of its 3.85m Diameter Rock Slurry TBM in the Mumbai Sewer Disposal Project (MSDP) Stage-II - PST1. Executed through J. Kumar-MEPL JV, the ...
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PRESS RELEASE JANUARY, 2024 – NEWCASTLE, NSW, AUSTRALIA - Strata Worldwide, provider of advanced safety and underground networking technologies, has signed an Equity Partnership Agreement and ...
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The last two of six TBMs, 1.3t in weight, for the 24-km Sydney Metro West project between Westmead and the Sydney CBD have successfully completed their Factory Acceptance Tests. These machines ...
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HS2 today (Tuesday 23rd January) celebrated the breakthrough of a tunnelling machine into its underground Old Oak Common station – marking a key milestone in plans to eventually carry the ...
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In the ongoing construction of the Scaleres tunnel's the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) on the Fortezza-Verona line in Italy, SELI Overseas, a specialized subcontractor for the Munich-Verona railway ...
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Between the nights of January 9th and 10th, 2024, the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) assigned to excavate the dual-tube Taormina tunnel (6.2km) for the High Capacity Catania-Messina Rail Line, ...
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On January 19, 2024 the second TBM to be involved in the excavation of the new Palermo-Catania railway Lot 4B (Enna - Dittaino section) passed its FAT at the Changsha ...
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It’s a three month countdown to the opening of the World Tunnel Congress 2024!
The early bird price for WTC2024 participation has been extended to January 20, 2024! With a discount ...
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The Vestland County Council has now decided the following three suppliers who will be invited to submit bids and participate in further negotiations for the contract about levelling of county road ...
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Participating with your company in SAIE Bologna 2024 presents a valuable opportunity to capitalize on emerging market prospects. The promotional rates available for registration will conclude on ...
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FCC, in a collaborative effort, has secured the development contract for the Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations as part of the Ontario Line, a forthcoming rapid transit system in Toronto, Canada. ...
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Some of the best lecturers in the field will be presenting a series of tunnelling training schemes at GTE Training Academy this year and for the first time, some of these will be available to ...
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In October 2023, the Tisseo Collectivites trade union committee unveiled the names of the five TBMs designated to construct the 27 km long metro Line C, featuring 22 km of tunnels and 21 stations ...
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NCC has been commissioned by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to construct a new road and tunnel between Breivika and Lerstad in Ålesund Municipality in Norway. The order value is ...
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Blasting has concluded at Gullmarsplan station, marking a significant milestone for the extension of Stockholm's Blue Line. This expansion, branching from Kungstradgarden, will have two arms: one ...
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Back in December the first TBM EPB - diameter 9.28 m - to be involved in the construction of the Enna-Dittaino section (Lot4B) for the Palermo-Catania railway, successfully passed its final ...
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The Chennai Metro project celebrates a major feat! On December 30, 2023 the TBM Kaveri successfully entered the Adyar River, marking the first-ever metro tunnel beneath its waters. This breakthrough ...
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Another major achievement for the Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro project, breaking through the final three meters of the 223-m long transformer hall cavern crown. When completed, the transformer hall and ...
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In December, TERRATEC celebrated the successful Factory Acceptance Test of a new 6.39m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine (EPBM) which will be deployed for the construction of the ...
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Press release - HS2 is preparing to enter a critical new phase with the development of state-of-the-art rail systems that will allow passengers to enjoy some of the world’s most reliable ...
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Construction firms sign $174M contract for Howard Street Tunnel improvement project
Swedish company Skanska and Illinois-based Fay Construction Co. have signed a $174 million contract with CSX ...
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Kanpur Metro’s Phase 1 project achieved a significant milestone as Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (KPIL), in collaboration with Gulermak, clinched the contract for Package KNPCC-11. ...
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On December 21st, 2023, at the Herrenknecht factory in Germany, the delivery ceremony was held for the first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) that will traverse the border between France and Italy for ...
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The joint venture between Acciona and Ferrovial achieved a significant milestone on the Sydney Metro West project, marking a first in the southern hemisphere. Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) ...
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Hochstegen: Another construction lot of the Brenner Base Tunnel is now complete
The Swietelsky Tunnelbau company, which in 2021 secured the EUR102 million contract for the construction ...
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The official commencement of the excavation for the Italian section of the Mont Cenis base tunnel, a pivotal part of the Turin-Lyon railway line, began on December 18, 2023, in Val di Susa. ...
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On November 22, Singapore witnessed a breakthrough in the TWRP Pipeline-C1 Tunnel, thanks to CRCHI's innovative "Channel Express" slurry Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) which has a 6.87m diameter. This ...
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The EPB TBM, named Dallas, launched last June has holed through on the 457.20 m (5100-foot) Cedar Creek tunnel. Which is part of the IPL Section 19 Long Tunnel Crossings project (PL19TUN) currently ...
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Tunnelling of the Snowy 2.0 headrace adit at Tantangara has restarted after a delay caused by soft ground conditions and the emergence of a sinkhole above TBM Florence.
The NSW government ...
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A team of 90 specialist engineers have completed the assembly of HS2’s giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) which will start digging the second bore of the 3.5 mile Bromford Tunnel into ...
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Strabag UK, a civils contractor, has achieved an astounding feat in Yorkshire, setting a new world record for the longest single tunnel boring machine drive. Their groundbreaking achievement ...
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National Highways has today (07 December 2023) announced that it has awarded Bouygues Travaux Publics – Murphy Joint Venture the contract to build the country’s largest bored ...
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