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Snowy 2.0 Project – tunnel breakthrough!

On October 14th, a significant achievement was made in the Snowy 2.0 project with the breakthrough of the 216-meter tunnel connecting the water intake at the upper Tantangara reservoir to the gate ... More Information

Gates open on London's New super sewer heralding new era for the Thames

Gates open on London's New super sewer heralding new era for the Thames

Press release -  London’s super sewer, designed to protect the River Thames from sewage pollution well into the future, has now been turned on. In May 2024, the new 25km super sewer was ... More Information

Final Tunnel Boring Machine Launches as Sydney Metro West Reaches Major Milestones

 Final Tunnel Boring Machine Launches as Sydney Metro West Reaches Major Milestones

On October 16, 2024, tunnel boring machine (TBM) Ruby began its journey to carve out the final section of the Sydney Metro West project, marking a significant step for this city-shaping ... More Information

First Train Enters Cross River Rail Tunnel for Critical Testing

On October 18, 2024, a significant milestone was reached for the Cross River Rail project as a test train entered one of the project’s twin tunnels and arrived at a new underground station ... More Information

United States - TBM Mary restarted for HRBT project

United States - TBM Mary restarted for HRBT project

The TBM - six months to the day since it broke through the headwall at HRBT North Island - is on the move again. Mary began boring a twin eastbound towards Norfolk shortly after 17th October ... More Information

Turin/Lyon – Updates October

RFI - Turin-Lyon: legality protocol signed for the construction of the Italian section On 18 October 2024, the Legality Protocol was signed between the Prefecture of Turin, Rete Ferroviaria ... More Information

Italy/Tuscany - Voting is open for the name of the second TBM of the High-Speed Railway Bypass in Florence

From October 15th until October 28th, you can vote to choose between the four possible names - Marika, Toscana, Bianca and Viola - of the TBM that will excavate the second tunnel, (the odd track), ... More Information

Turin Metro Line 2: A Major Opportunity for the Local Economy

Turin Metro Line 2: A Major Opportunity for the Local Economy

On September 30, 2024, more than 150 companies from the Piedmont region, along with several major international firms, attended the conference "Opportunities for the Local Economy," focused on the ... More Information

Milan Expands Metro System with Completion of Line 4’s Final Stretch

Milan Expands Metro System with Completion of Line 4’s Final Stretch

On October 12, 2024, Milan celebrated the inauguration of the final section of its Line 4, also known as the Blue Line, connecting San Babila to San Cristoforo. This stretch, which adds 13 new ... More Information

Key Developments in the $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project

Key Developments in the $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project

The Hudson Tunnel Project, a $16.1 billion initiative, is making significant progress in enhancing rail links between New Jersey and New York City. As part of the larger Gateway Program, this ... More Information

Vietnam’s High-Speed Railway Project: A Leap Toward Modern Connectivity

Vietnam’s High-Speed Railway Project: A Leap Toward Modern Connectivity

Vietnam is embarking on an ambitious journey to revolutionize its transportation system through the development of a comprehensive High-Speed Railway (HSR) project. This multi-part initiative will ... More Information

CRCHI TBM Exported to Switzerland Begins Operations

CRCHI TBM Exported to Switzerland Begins Operations

On September 29th, at the Ingenbohl construction site, approximately 70 kilometers from Zurich, Switzerland, a new double-shield hard Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), designed and manufactured by China ... More Information

Lower Thames Crossing - Government extends planning deadline

On Monday 7 October, the Secretary of State for Transport announced a new deadline for Government to make a decision on the Lower Thames Crossing Development Consent Order (DCO) application, the ... More Information

A38 Saltash Tunnel technology upgrade

Press Release - Work to start in late November 2024 - We’re working with local stakeholders including the MP, councils, Derriford Hospital, Network Rail and GWR, as well as our construction ... More Information

Arrival of the First TBM for Lot 1A of the Battipaglia-Romagnano Section on the Salerno-Reggio Calabria High-Speed Line

Arrival of the First TBM for Lot 1A of the Battipaglia-Romagnano Section on the Salerno-Reggio Calabria High-Speed Line

The first of four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) designated for the excavation of tunnels in the Battipaglia-Romagnano section (Lot 1A) of the Salerno-Reggio Calabria high-speed rail line has arrived ... More Information

South Australia - Double down the TBMs purchase for River Torrens to Darlington (T2D) Project

South Australia - Double down the TBMs purchase for River Torrens to Darlington (T2D) Project

On 29/09/2024 the South Australian Government and the T2D Alliance have formally sealed a contract to purchase three initial TBMs from world-leading manufacturer Herrenknecht. Infrastructure and ... More Information

TERRATEC achieves another successful TBM breakthrough

TERRATEC achieves another successful TBM breakthrough

TERRATEC TBM S81B celebrated its first tunnel breakthrough at Otteri Station for the 116.1 km Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II Corridor 3 project in India. TERRATEC, a leading provider of tunnel boring ... More Information

Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East - TBMs on the way

The first 4 TBMs, manufactured by Herrenknecht,  for SRL East will begin arriving on site next year. The TBMs will be in the ground in 2026 and they will drill 16kms of twin tunnels between ... More Information

Switzerland - Federal Council Approves Final 3.5 km Section of the N28 in Prättigau

On September 13, 2024, the Swiss Federal Council approved the construction of the final 3.5 km stretch of the N28 between the Fideris/Jenaz and Küblis/Dalvazza junctions. The current road is ... More Information

France - Toulouse Metro Updates

Line B - At the end of August 2024, the consortium  Bessac, Soletanche Bachy, GTM Sud-Ouest TP GC with the TBM Clemence Isaure -  30m long and 5,28m in diameter - completed the second ... More Information

BBT - First breakthrough in the main Brenner Base tunnel in Austrian area

The ceremony has been held for the last breakthrough of the first main tunnel in the Austrian territory of the Brenner Base Tunnel. The breakthrough is at the Sill Gorge site, between lots H21 Sill ... More Information

Announced the shortlist for the ITA Tunnelling Awards 2024!

The ITA-Aites judges selected the ITA Tunnelling Awards 2024 finalists from an outstanding pool of entries - over 100 applications from 19 countries! The finalists in the 7 categories have been ... More Information

CRCHI TBM Ready for Romania

CRCHI TBM Ready for Romania

On September 12, a 6.35m diameter TBM passed its FAT at CRCHI’s second industrial park in Changsha. It will now be shipped to Cluj-Napoca, Romania, where it will be used in the construction of ... More Information

BBT - Launch of the Wilma and Olga TBMs

The launch of the Wilma and Olga TBMs will take place on Wednesday 18th  September 2024 at the BBT H53 Pfons-Brenner construction site.  The first components of the two TBMs - after ... More Information

Norway - Stad ship tunnel out for tender in October

Before the Norwegian Coastal Administration can issue the tender for the construction of Stad ship tunnel, all regulatory plans related to the ship tunnel must be approved. The Stad City Council ... More Information

New Zealand - TBM Hiwa-i-te-Rangi passes three quarter mark for Central Interceptor tunnel

New Zealand - TBM Hiwa-i-te-Rangi passes three quarter mark for Central Interceptor tunnel

On 11th  September  the TBM Hiwa-i-te-Rangi broke through into the 30-m deep shaft at the Western Springs site. The TBM Had tunnelled a little over 13km and installing over 8100 segment ... More Information

India - Breakthrough on Namma Underground metro, Pink line, in Bangalore

India - Breakthrough on Namma Underground metro, Pink line, in Bangalore

The Namma Metro’s TBM Tunga S-839 B - after tunnelling 936.6 m between Kadugondanahalli  Station to Nagawara Station’s South Cut & Cover Shaft – broke through on 04th ... More Information

Excavation of the northern tube of the Bjonnas twin-tube tunnel in Norway completed

Eiffage Genie Civil on Wednesday, August 28th at 4:30 PM - after 18 months of intensive excavation -  achieved the first breakthrough in the Bjonnas tunnel (2540 m) on the E18 Langangen - ... More Information

United States - GDC board authorizes EUR3.43 bn (USD3.8 bn) grant agreement to fund the Hudson Tunnel Project

On August 28, 2024 the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) Board authorized GDC to enter into a final agreement in September with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a EUR3.43 bn (USD3.8 ... More Information

TERRATEC TBMs are delivering for Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project

TERRATEC TBMs are delivering for Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project

TERRATEC 3.85m diameter Rock Slurry TBM has its first breakthrough in Malad West for Mumbai city’s 5.8 km Sewage Disposal Project-Stage II, PST-1 in India. TERRATEC celebrates the first ... More Information

HS2’s tunnelling into Birmingham reaches halfway point

The construction of HS2’s gateway to Birmingham takes a leap forward as the huge 125-m-long TBM digging the first bore of the Bromford tunnel reaches the halfway point.  The 1,600 t ... More Information

Italy/Sicily – Approved access ramp to the evacuation tunnel section, on the Ogliastrillo-Castelbuono

On 3 September 2024 - following the positive conclusion of the Service Conference convened in March 2023 - the definitive project (PD) of the proposed variant for the Cefalù stop - Access ... More Information

Chile - Breakthrough under Parque Araucano for metro Line 7 in Santiago

On the morning of Tuesday, August 13, 2024, representatives of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications and the Santiago Metro attended the breakthrough of the future metro Line 7 of ... More Information

Sydney Metro West Mega Machines Touchdown at Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Metro West Mega Machines Touchdown at Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Metro West Mega Machines Touchdown at Sydney Olympic Park The construction work to deliver the 24-km new Sydney Metro West railway power ahead. The mega project has recently achieved a slew ... More Information

Spotlight on Scandinavian Infrastructure: A Massive Opportunity on the Horizon

Press release - The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has announced a landmark project—the construction of the E134 Oslofjord connection, Stage 2. With a contract value estimated at NOK ... More Information

Snowy 2.0 confirms 4th TBM

A new tunnel boring machine will be deployed to help keep Snowy 2.0 on its delivery timeline, subject to approval by the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. New ground testing ... More Information

Tunnelling News

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

How China rescued highway project under Yangtze River

The incident occurred in February 2023 during construction of the 6.4-kilometer Jiangyin–Jingjiang Yangtze River Tunnel. Midway through excavation, at ... More Information

HS2 final tunnel drive to Euston starts next week

A team from SCS will drive a 4.5-mile twin-bore tunnel linking Old Oak Common to Euston using two tunnel boring machines, Karen and Madeleine. More Information

Work begins on £48M Knutsford sewer upgrade featuring 1.8km stormwater tunnel

Sean Reid, United Utilities county business lead for wastewater in Cheshire said: “This project highlights our ongoing commitment to improving water ... More Information

$14.6M boost moves Gering–Fort Laramie Canal Tunnel project forward

After nearly six years of planning, construction is moving forward on the Gering–Fort Laramie Canal tunnels... More Information

Webuild: second breakthrough at Trebisacce Tunnel along Jonica State Road 106

Project will help transform Jonica State Road 106 into a strategic corridor linking Ionian coasts of Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia... More Information

Ground preparation for Lower Thames Crossing tunnelling

Work is ongoing to overcome sub-optimal ground conditions in preparation for the start of tunnelling on the Lower Thames Crossing in late 2028, according to the project’s tunnels director... More Information

LA Metro approves massive $25B underground rail line to bypass 405 Freeway

The LA Metro Board unanimously approved an underground heavy rail line to connect the San Fernando Valley and the Westside, bypassing the congested 405 Freeway. The nearly 13-mile route, ... More Information

TUNNEL VISION Mega £7.4bn undersea tunnel connecting two CONTINENTS just got one step closer

A MAJOR £7.4 billion underwater tunnel connecting two continents has taken a step closer to construction. Experts have said the 24-mile tunnel is “technically viable”, paving the way for ... More Information

TBM breakthrough in Sydney

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Jane Starkey successfully completed her 1.2km underground journey through challenging Sydney sandstone... More Information

Hochul announces $25 million for Harlem crosstown subway tunnel design

At E. 120th St., a pair of tunnel-boring machines — currently under construction in Germany — will bore new, 8,400-foot tunnels north from the end ... More Information

Tunnelling under the Yarra River

Our two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) will soon be travelling underneath the Yarra River... Approximately 300 metres of the 6.5 kilometre North East Link will be under the Yarra ... More Information

The Boring Company says its tunneling machine is 'ready to mine in Nashville'

The Music City Loop project is aimed at transporting people from Nashville International Airport to Lower Broadway in roughly 10 minutes. By Li ... More Information

Norway Is Building the World's Longest and Deepest Tunnel Beneath the Sea

The Rogfast project, short for Rogaland Fixed Link, is an underwater road tunnel being built beneath Norway's fjords as part of the E39 coastal ... More Information

Future engineers become 'TBM Captains' for Suburban Rail Loop

Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will begin work this year. The tour of the eastern tunnel entrance was part of a long-term initiative, with ... More Information

Image gallery: Civil works completed on HS2's longest tunnel

Main construction on the Buckinghamshire structure began in May 2021 with the launch of two 2,000-tonne tunnel boring machines (TBMs), named Florence ... More Information

The Boring Company Launches Free Tunnel Contest: AI Applications for Smart Infrastructure

According to Sawyer Merritt on Twitter, The Boring Company has announced a contest to build a one-mile tunnel for free, inviting proposals for ... More Information

Out of sight: spectacular HS2 tunnels offer glimmer of hope for stalling project

Despite much soul-searching over UK’s inability to build infrastructure, two sections of HS2 under Chilterns are being hailed for their engineering... More Information

HS2 January 2026 update

We’re making progress building the main infrastructure for the new line. We’ve completed 80% of tunnelling and are working on major bridges, viaducts and embankments, and HS2’s new ... More Information

Implenia Secures EUR 350 Mln Projects For Bridges, Tunnel Works In Germany

Tunnel to join motorway sections and connecting roads. The Swiss construction and real estate company said the Peene Bridge project in Wolgast, ... More Information

Incredible new $7.9bn mega rail and road tunnel to be the world's longest

The safety of our workers is of utmost importance during the construction of the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel. We will await the findings of the ... More Information

TBM launch from Rukanpura soon as metro work gains pace

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the underground network is likely to be launched from Rukanpura on Bailey Road, which falls under Corridor I ... More Information

World's largest-diameter boring machine used for Yangtze River railway tunnel

China's domestically developed, world's largest-diameter vertical shaft boring machine 'Qiming' was officially put into operation in Taicang City ... More Information

HCMC approves sea-crossing route with undersea tunnel between Can Gio and Vung Tau

Ho Chi Minh City has approved a strategic proposal by Vingroup to construct a direct sea-crossing road connecting the Can Gio coastal urban area with Vung Tau beach town, cutting travel ... More Information

Changi Airport’s new underground link to take passengers from future T5 to T2 in 4 minutes

SINGAPORE – Passengers at the future Changi Airport Terminal 5 can expect to reach Terminal 2 in four minutes via the airport’s new underground link... More Information

SRL inspires TBM Captains - Victoria's Big Build

Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Captains. When SRL East opens in 2035 ... Construction of SRL East is powering ahead, with more than 3000 people ... More Information

Beneath winter's fjords: 17 miles of rock, 1300 ft deep

Rogfast tunnel construction beneath Norway's winter fjords, 17 miles long and 1,300 feet deep,. Credits: Ground Engineering. For years, the E39 ... More Information

Massive Sinkhole Opens Near $26 Billion Tunnel Project in Melbourne

A massive sinkhole has suddenly opened up in Melbourne near a major highway tunnel construction site, sparking safety fears and halting ... More Information

The world's longest expressway tunnel: China's Tianshan Shengli Tunnel

At the same time, the project also implemented China's first 'three-tunnel parallel construction' plan, which increased the number of workfaces. At ... More Information

'Not really where you want to be': Ground preparation for Lower Thames Crossing tunnelling

The Lower Thames Crossing is a major new road and tunnel project in the UK, intended to alleviate congestion at the Dartford Crossing and enhance. More Information

Funding problems affect metro line extensions

In the Athens metropolitan area, construction of Line 4 is continuing, with the Avax-Ghella-Alstom consortium saying the two tunnel-boring machines ... More Information

Transport Minister inspects progress on Cairo Metro Line 4 phase one

Four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are in operation—two in each direction. According to the project timeline, the first TBM has reached the Grand ... More Information

Here's what happened with Toronto's Scarborough Subway Extension in 2025

SSE tunnelling, which began in January 2023, is being carried out with the largest tunnel boring machine (TBM) ever used on a Canadian transit project ... More Information

NHAI connects Tunnel No. 4 on Shimla bypass

NHAI PIU Shimla Project Director Anand Kumar, Bharat Construction ... The tunnel was constructed using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) ... More Information

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Update: Palghar Tunnel Breakthrough Achieved

NHSRCL Bullet Train Project | India First Bullet Train Update: Last year, the Ministry of Railways achieved a breakthrough in the construction of ... More Information

Main tunnel works connecting future Changi Airport T5 to existing T2 completed

Main tunnel works connecting the future Terminal 5 to the existing Terminal 2 are completed, as the Changi East development gathers pace... More Information

Testing completed on Hudson River Tunnel boring machines

The project calls for construction of 9 miles of passenger-rail track between New York ... More Information

World's longest motorway tunnel finally opens in £3BILLION project

The Tianshan Shengli (Victory) Tunnel, located in the Tianshan Mountains of Xinjiang, China, measures some 22 kilometres – roughly 13.75 miles – and ... More Information