On 16.03.2014 the Australian and NSW Government announced the preferred scheme for the M1-M2, now called NorthConnex, a tolled motorway linking the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga to the Hills M2 ...
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DATEC has given the green light to the EUR1.6 billion (CHF1.95 billion) work programme 2014: EUR495 million (CHF604 million) for the construction of new sections, EUR1 bn (CHF1.25 billion) for ...
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The 1.73 km section of the N5 highway which includes the Serrieres tunnel (829 m, 733 m) has been inaugurated. Click here for further information on the project and ch/60 for tunnelbuilder ...
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Normet has unveiled its latest version of the Spraymec shotcreting jumbo which incorporates a number of new features. Read the press release and visit www.normet.fi. 14/14.
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MineARC will supply eleven of its refuge chambers to TBMs mining Doha metro. These will each have the capacity to shelter up to 20 people for 30 h. Read the press release and visit www.minearc.com. ...
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Numerous full-scale fire tests have been carried out under the SOLIT project, which sets out to justify installation and integration of fixed firefighting systems into tunnels. The results are ...
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Switzerland-based Haeny is the trusted source for modern mixing and injection technology, supplying state-of-the-art mixers, agitators, grout pumps, grout plants and recording systems to clients ...
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Symposium on Zagreb Underground takes place March 27-28th in Zagreb, Croatia sponsored by ITA. More from www.zagrebtunnel2014.com. 12/14.
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WTC 2014 takes place this year in Iguacu, Brazil from May 9th to 15th, 2014 . A total of 129 lectures will be presented orally and probably the same number as poster. During the opening ceremony the ...
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Celebrating 50 years, ChemGrout continues to manufacture the world’s largest selection of grouting equipment. Starting in 1963 as a grouting contractor providing cement and chemical ...
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A Robbins 6.15 m-diameter EPB machine completed an impressive run on 13.01.2014 in China’s capital. In only three months, the machine for contractor China Railway Engineering Corporation ...
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Completed the first day of the ISTSS in Marseille with 225 participants from 27 different countries. During the symposium almost 60 presentations, selected among the over 100 received by a ...
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Italian company FAMA is known for innovation in the development, production, marketing and sales of rubber gaskets for tunnel lining segments. With a reputation for full site support and ...
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ExpoTunnel, the Italian exhibition for tunnelling, drilling, mining and underground construction and research, takes place in Bologna 23-25th October, 2014. Register before end-March for discounted ...
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The 2,200-t TBM, named Alice and launched at the end of November 2013, will build twin 2.4 km-long tunnels, both 13.1m-diameter, to connect Auckland’s Southwestern (SH20) and Northwestern ...
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Manufacturer CBE Group of St Avertin, France has won the segment mould contracts for both Anacostia River Project in Washington DC and the subway extension in Rennes, France. Read the press ...
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International recruitment agency iPS has been awarded the contract to supply specialist personnel for the Red Line South of Doha metro construction. Read the press release below and visit ...
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International recruitment specialist iPS has vacancies at one of its tunnelling sites in Norway for hydraulic and mechanical fitters, electrician, shotcrete operator, and miner. For more ...
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Systemair, a leader in manufacturing and sales of ventilation systems with facilities in more than 40 countries, has been operating for years in the field of infrastructure ventilation. Systemair ...
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World leader in vacuum handling technology Acimex of St Avertin, France has relaunched its website www.acimex.net showing the company’s current range of products and applications. Read the ...
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On 19.02.21014 an agreement was signed between RFI and Ics Grandi lavori, in the presence of the Regional Infrastructure and Mobility minister Maurizio Del Tenno. The agreement provides for the ...
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Femern A/S has produced a guide that sets out specific tasks suited to subcontractors on the tunnel construction. The guide provides small and medium-sized enterprises with an overview of their ...
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On 21.01.2014 a Robbins Main Beam TBM completed the 8.3 km-long Mumbai Water Tunnel, more than 100 m below ground. The tunnel is one of the longest and deepest water supply tunnels in Asia. The 6.25 ...
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Australia-based Global Equipment Solutions is holding two online auctions of: surface and underground mining and civil construction equipment; and surplus heavy mining equipment. For details of lots ...
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GVK Deoli Kota Expressway Private Ltd (GDKEPL) is developing an 83 km-long four lane road project from km 165 to Junction of NH-76 on Kota Bypass of the Deoli-Kota Section of NH-12 in Rajasthan, ...
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ITA Croatia has organized a conference and exhibition for Zagreb, Croatia on 27-28 March, 2014. More from www.zagrebtunnel2014.com. 07/14.
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An 8 m-diameter Robbins hybrid single shield EPB packed with technological innovation is driving the declines for access to new coal seams at a Queensland mine. Read the press release and visit ...
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For two months, the contractor on the SR 99 Tunnel Project, Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP), has been working to determine what caused the stoppage of the SR 99 tunnelling machine on 06.12.2013. WSDOT ...
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Some 257 m of the 2.5 km-long downtown tunnel has been roadheader excavated to date for the Confederation Line Light Rail Transit project.
From the west portal in LeBreton Flats, the roadheader ...
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The sixth International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS) will be held at the World Trade Centre in Marseille, France, from 12th to 14th March, 2014. This event will bring together ...
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Dietmar Reuter has joined the iPS tunnel department, bringing with him a wealth of recruiting experience in the construction industry. This strengthening of the already successful iPS team comes at ...
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ES Rubber is sponsoring a workshop on segmental lining issues and challenges in New Delhi, India on 26.02.2014 at which Dr Werner Grabe will be giving a lecture. More from Mirit Felba Hermesh at ES ...
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The Bam PaKong river in Bangkok, Thailand poses a formidable obstacle to the completion of a 53 km-long raw water transmission line. A Terratec microtunnelling system will be used for the 380 m-long ...
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In December, 2013 a 4.3 m-diameter Robbins double shield TBM emerged triumphant after boring a 9.3 km-long headrace tunnel in Turkey’s Adana Province for the Yamanli II hydroelectric project. ...
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In 2015, Quito will have two TBMs working in the tunnels for the Line 1 of Metro de Quito, Phase 2. The first machine will be launched from El Labrador site and the second from Solanda area. Phase 1 ...
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The recently completed geotechnical investigations in the Fehmarnbelt have thrown up new and important knowledge about a particular clay layer, which has been a great challenge for other major ...
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