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Meet iPS at Bauma

Meet iPS at Bauma

The iPS tunnelling team will be at Bauma, Muenchen from April 15-21 in Hall C, booth 529 to advise visitors on current and future employment More Information

Call for papers ISTSS 2014

Call for Papers for the 6th International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS 2014), to be held at World Trade Centre (WTC) in Marseille, France, 12-14th March, 2014. More Information

Italy tops tunnelbuilder league

This week saw the opening of tunnelbuilder file it/200, a landmark indicating that Italy has started more projects than any other country over the last fifteen years. During the same period, we reported 187 large projects in Norway and 171 in Spain. More Information

Air cushion carrier from Palmieri

Air cushion carrier from Palmieri

The innovative air cushion based carrier system Airmover 3000, conceived, designed and manufactured by Palmieri Group, was used for the first time to shift 3000 t TBM Martina at Sparvo More Information

Caterpillar at Toronto Metro

On 05.03.2013 the 6.12 m-diameter Caterpillar TBM EPB, nicknamed Moley, broke through the headwall of Downsview extraction shaft in the city of Toronto, More Information

Kathmandu-Hetauda postponed

The Nepal Infrastructure Development Company (NIDC) that conducted the detailed project report (DPR) of the Kathmandu-Hetauda tunnel highway couldn’t come up with convincing plans for a concession agreement with the government. More Information

CIPE funds new lines

CIPE funds new lines

On 08.03.2013 CIPE approved the final design for the first phase of technological and infrastructural alignment of the Battipaglia-Reggio Calabria railway in Italy, amount EUR157.4 million. More Information

Sesto-Monza metro extension

The JV Coestra/Bonciani/ACMAR of Florence was awarded the contract for the 1.8 km-long Line 1 metro extension from Sesto FS to Monza, in Italy. More Information

Tunnel safety and fire protection

Conference scheduled 4-5th June, 2013 for Brisbane, Australia will examine risk management, emergency response and fire prevention in tunnels. More Information

Kathmandu-Hetauda Tunnel Highway

Kathmandu-Hetauda Tunnel Highway

The Nepal Ministry of Physical Planning, Works and Transport Management will sign the final agreement with the Nepal Purbadhar Bikas Company (NPBC) More Information

Last chance for ExpoTunnel deal

Last chance for ExpoTunnel deal

ExpoTunnel, scheduled for Bologna, Italy from October 17-20th, 2013 is offering favourable reservation rates until end-February on all applications received by end of business on that day More Information

Strabag and Rio Tinto in partnership

Global mining company Rio Tinto, in cooperation with TBM manufacturers, recently developed two new tunnel boring systems (TBS) and one shaft boring system (SBS). More Information

Breakthrough at El Alto hydro

Breakthrough at El Alto hydro

The main underground structures on the new El Alto hydropower plant in Chiriqui province of Panama, in the district of Renacimiento near the Costa Rica border, More Information

Tunnel fitter required

International personnel recruitment agency iPS is seeking a fitter with general knowledge of the mechanical equipment used in tunnels. More Information

CP Technology for formworks

CP Technology for formworks

Milan-based CP Technology manufactures tunnel formwork, prefabrication forms, straddle carriers, and specialized structures and equipment. More Information

Robbins Slurry TBM emerges at Zhanjiang Bay

Robbins Slurry TBM emerges at Zhanjiang Bay

After advancing up to 392 m/month, the 6.26 m-diameter Robbins Slurry TBM broke through at the end of 2012 in China’s southern-most city. More Information

ITA COSUF Award 2013

The ITA COSUF Award is granted annually to a student, young professional or researcher, less than 35 years old, who has recently completed an outstanding research work in theory and/or practice in the area of operational safety More Information

EasyClick Impredowel at Viatec

EasyClick Impredowel at Viatec

Impreservice Srl is exhibiting at Viatec in Bolzano this week 21-23 February at stand B09/26, sector AB. Samples of tunnelling accessories including connection systems, bolts and guiding rod will be on show, together with the new Impreservice patented connection system EasyClick Impredowel. More Information

Ritchie Bros auction in Italy

Ritchie Bros auction in Italy

At a large industrial equipment auction to be conducted by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Caorso (PC) on 07.03.2013, a selection of more than 600 items and trucks will be sold. More Information

2013 RETC for Washington, DC

2013 RETC for Washington, DC

The 2013 Rapid Excavation & Tunneling conference and exhibition takes place June 23-26th at Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC. The exhibition is almost a sell-out, with more than 150 companies having booked space at this prestigious event. More Information

Acceptance test for Aurelia TBM

Acceptance test for Aurelia TBM

The 13.64 m-diameter TBM that will drive the 5.1 km-long new Aurelia bis road section from Albisola Superiore to Savona (Torrente Letimbro) in Italy is being erected in Germany for acceptance test and commissioning in mid-February. More Information

Low exhibition rates for Expotunnel

Low exhibition rates for Expotunnel

Book your exhibition space at Expotunnel in Bologna prior to 28th February, 2013 and get favourable rates! The prestigious underground technologies show takes place 17th to 20th October at Bologna Fiere More Information

CIFA and Zoomlion at Bauma 2013

CIFA and Zoomlion at Bauma 2013

Several new machines will be presented by CIFA and Zoomlion at Bauma 2013, taking place in Munich, Germany on 15th-21st April 2013. The companies are exhibiting at stand F9 905/2 in the eastern area. More Information

Robbins in Australia

Robbins in Australia

With the new office opened in Brisbane, Robbins is providing coverage for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and Indonesia. It will also provide regional support for two new Robbins projects in Australia, both for use in mine development tunnels. More Information

Burnley tunnel crash findings

On 30.01.2013 the Coroners Court in Australia handed down its findings into the Burnley Tunnel deaths arising from the 2007 truck crash, fire and explosions. More Information

Fire prevention circular

The Italian Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has issued circular no. 1 DIP.VVF dated 29.01.2013 which provides managers of tunnels with explanations More Information

West Metro progress

West Metro progress

The 13.9 km-long western Metro extension linking Espoo to Helsinki, will add seven new stations, located at Matinkyla, Urheilupuisto, Tapiola, Otaniemi, Keilaniemi, Koivusaari and Lauttasaari. In More Information

Final design approved by LTF

On 31.01.2013, the final design of the new Turin-Lyon high-speed railway cross-border section, approved by LTF (Lyon Turin Ferroviaire), was presented. More Information

Normet acquires Dynamic Rock Support

Normet acquires Dynamic Rock Support

Normet, with its purchase of DRS, can now offer the new generation energy-absorbent D-bolt system alongside its sprayed concrete, grouting and injection products through its international network More Information

Excavation completed on Fv 714

Construction work on three road tunnels for Fv 714 Mjones-Valslag, awarded to Kruse Smith, started in October, 2011. The job was completed on 08.01.2013 by breakthrough in the 2,601 m-long Valslag tunnel. More Information

New video from Bonar

Bonar has launched a new online video resource describing their products and the way in which they can be best used. The focus is on Adfil construction fibres, which are increasingly replacing More Information

China Tunnel Summit agenda

The agenda for the 7th China Tunnel Summit to be held in Wuxi on 7-8th March, 2013 has been published, along with the list of confirmed speakers. More Information

IPS celebrates quarter century

IPS celebrates quarter century

International recruitment agency iPS, who specialize in providing personnel to the tunnelling industry, are celebrating 25 years in the business. More Information

Semmering base tunnel preparation

Work is underway on access ramps to the portal sites of the new Semmering base tunnel in Austria. More Information

Call of papers for SIG Congress during Expotunnel

Call of papers for SIG Congress during Expotunnel

The Italian Tunnelling Society has organized the international congress Tunnelling and Underground Space in Europe Development to take place during ExpoTunnel, More Information

Senior management vacancies

International recruitment agency iPS is seeking qualified and experienced managers to fill vacancies More Information

Tunnelling News

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

Cross-river tunnel of Nanjing Metro Line 4 Phase II completes tunneling

This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2025 shows the rear of the "Xinzhengcheng" tunnel boring machine at the construction site of Nanjing Metro Line 4 ... More Information

Tunnels Design and Construction Market is Going to Boom

HTF Market Intelligence projects that the global Tunnels Design and Construction market will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.80% from 2025 to 2032, from 72 Billion in ... More Information

Longest tunnel in the world costing £7billion will connect 3 European cities

The Brenner Base Tunnel is currently under construction and will connect the countries of Austria and Italy. The impressive tunnel, which is set ... More Information

Georgian Officials Mark Completion of Railway Modernization, Hoping to Boost Transit

The works also included the construction of the 8,300-meter dual-tube tunnel near Kvishkheti, 10 bridges, six tunnels, and around 100 engineering ... More Information

Israeli municipality approves budget for new tunnel project south of Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Governorate said that the project aims to connect the Har Homa settlement, built on Jabal Abu Ghneim land, to the Begin bypass road near ... More Information

Megaprojects Under Construction Around World In 2026

Described as the largest road tunnel in the U.K., the Lower Thames Crossing will link Tilbury in Essex via a tunnel underneath the Thames with ... More Information

Delhi Metro expansion: Cabinet approved Rs 12,015 crore project

The project, planned over a construction timeline of three years, will be executed largely underground using tunnel boring machines to minimise ... More Information

World's Longest Expressway Tunnel to Open, Linking North and South Xinjiang

Engineers used innovative methods and specially designed machines called tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to dig through hard rock faster and safer than ... More Information

The huge £21bn mega-tunnel that goes right through the middle of a mountain

Huge boring machines will create a 57.5km (35.7mile) tunnel through the Alps to connect French and Italian high-speed rail networks and link Lyon ... More Information

Rome digs deep for railway that burrows beneath the Colosseum

Tunnellers used lasers to check whether ancient columns at the nearby Forum were not wobbling as their 300ft long tunnel boring machine churned ... More Information

World’s largest-diameter high-speed railway shield tunneling machine reaches milestone

The world's largest-diameter high-speed railway shield tunneling machine independently developed by China, “Linghang,” for the Chongming-Taizhou ... More Information

Third circuit on £1bn London Power Tunnels 2 project energised

Electricity has begun flowing through a new section of National Grid's London Power Tunnels 2 (LPT2) project after the energisation of a ... More Information

Westmead metro station cavern formwork the biggest in the southern hemisphere

Crews are now retrieving the 1,200-tonne Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that arrived beneath Westmead in September and October, lifting each machine ... More Information

Webuild: excavation begins on three tunnels for Salerno-Reggio Calabria HS/HC Railway

All four TBMs planned for Lot 1A Battipaglia–Romagnano section are operational with launch of latest three Joining TBM Partenope, already active, are Leucosia and Ligea, whose names were ... More Information

SELI Overseas: 75 Years of Tunneling with TBMs

From Channel Tunnel to the Brenner Tunnel: When Tunneling Is Synonymous with Innovation ... SELI TBM at work on the construction site... More Information

Road realignment is major step for HS2, says firm

HS2 Ltd A view of the realigned B4525 on an overcast day. · HS2 Ltd An aerial view of the construction of Greatworth tunnel showing major earthworks ... More Information

Amtrak has made real progress in East River Tunnel rehabilitation

The tunnel has been stripped down to the concrete liner. Westbrook was told the project isn't just about modernizing and replacing what was, but also ... More Information

Madrid invests EUR 123 million in new metro stations on Line 11

TBM Mayrit enters into action in 2026 · November 2025 – February 2026: assembly of the tunnel boring machine in Comillas Park (Carabanchel district) ... Facebook Twitter Flag as ... More Information

Jerusalem Light Rail Construction Advances Ahead of Major Tunnel Work

Local reporting on city project materials notes that “the plan calls for a 2-km underground tunnel to be built beneath the city center, including ... More Information

Why and how the Civil Works Alliance changed Sizewell C tunnel designs from Hinkley Point C

Ground conditions around Sizewell C have required intense collaboration between the project’s contractors alliance to come up with new outfall and intake tunnel design solutions... More Information

AI planning of the first railway tunnel through challenging terrain

AI plans first rail tunnel through tough terrain. Artificial Intelligence China Uses AI for the Construction of Railway Tunnels. 2025-12-08 ... More Information

Will Tunneling Projects Be The Next Big Thing For Mumbai's Public Transport?

During the interview, she also called tunnel boring machines the safest and one of the most efficient ways of doing tunelling. "Only the place of the ... More Information

Chipolbrok vessels deliver tunnel boring machines to Sydney and mineral bulk to Peru

Chipolbrok delivers TBMs for Sydney Metro on Chipolbrok Star and loads 29000t minerals in Peru on Taixing, showcasing fleet versatility... More Information

How Seequent's software solutions help to manage tunnelling data

The second phase of Singapore's Cross Island Line (CRL) metro project is under way, assisted by a suite of software from Seequent. Singapore's CRL is ... More Information

Muography to Transform Tunnel Safety Monitoring

Underwater bridge tunnels have become vital arteries for cities, enabling smooth vehicular passage beneath rivers, bays, and inland waterways. More than 200 of these structures operate ... More Information

10 longest tunnels in the world that reshaped global transportation

Modern tunnel construction involves sophisticated techniques, including tunnel boring machines and advanced geological surveying. The project ... More Information

Čučković: Construction of the tunnel boring machine for the Belgrade Metro in final phase

It is a good thing that we, for example, acquired these tunnel boring machines at a lower price than other countries... More Information

Serbia plans to borrow 2.5 billion EUR in 2026 for the construction of the Belgrade metro

It is also stated that two TBMs (tunnel boring machines), the so-called moles, have already been ordered and are expected to be delivered to ... More Information

VSM starts operation at Tilbury

The pioneering Vertical Shaft Sinking Machine (VSM) from Herrenknecht, named “Verena”, after Verena Holmes, a pioneering British mechanical ... More Information

Metrolinx reveals names of Ontario Line tunnel boring machines

Following a contest, Metrolinx has officially named its two massive tunnel boring machines Libby and Corkie... More Information

Montreal blue line metro tunnel boring machine has arrived, time to dig

It's basically building the backbone of the blue line extension,” said project chief Maha Clour, pointing out that crews have reached the bottom of ... More Information

Norway Unveils The World's Longest Road Tunnel In A Majestic Engineering Marvel

The construction cost broke down to about 38,000 NOK (roughly £3,500) per meter, an impressive figure considering the complexity and scale of the ... More Information

Sydney Metro West construction captured on video ahead of 2032 opening

Two giant tunnel boring machines have made their way through the deepest section of Darling Harbour as part of works on the new Metro West. More Information

Bengaluru's ₹18,000-crore tunnel road project inches closer as four major firms submit bids

Four firms bid for Bengaluru's ₹18000 crore tunnel project linking Hebbal to Silk Board, expected to ease city traffic by 2029 under a 34-year ... More Information

Webuild advances Rocchetta Tunnel excavation

Upcoming construction milestones. Webuild is preparing for the next major phase on the Apice–Hirpinia section: the launch of the reinforced concrete ... 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

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