On 24.02.2012 JV Collini/Cossi/Giudici/Aster broke through at Capo di Ponte tunnel on the SS 42 Tonale-Mendola between Darfo and Edolo.
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Einar Broenlund has taken over the management of Erkelenz-based drilling and tunnelling equipment
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On 22.02.2012, the 9.80 m-diameter EPB TBM Nannarella completed excavation of the difficult 1.1 km-long Conca d’Oro-Jonio tunnel, part of the extension of B1 line of Rome metro.
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March is a good month for tunnelling events, with five international conferences scheduled in Israel, US, Brazil, Greece and Italy. Great geographic spread, and something for everybody!
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The 5th international symposium on tunnel safety and security takes place in New York from 14-16 March, 2012. Some 250 delegates have already registered, with around 70 places still ...
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Mine Radio Systems (Pacific) Pty Ltd has appointed Warren Dix as Western Regional Manager with a territory covering the western half of Australia and Indonesia.
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On 17.02.2012, breakthrough of the 980 m south tube was achieved on the SS77 La Rocchetta tunnel in Muccia municipality on Marche-Umbria quadrilateral in Italy. Excavation took one year. The 840 m ...
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Australian specialist manufacturer mineARC has launched its latest portable rescue chamber range.
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Heavy investment in research, development and product quality has enhanced CIFA know-how and experience, creating a solid foundation for customers in the worldwide construction industry.
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By 15.02.2012 the main parts of two 155 t Herrenknecht TBMs had reached Majoi (C-2), the site of Neelum-Jehlum hydropower project in Muzaffarabad District of Azad Jammu Kashmir Republic of Pakistan.
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In 2009, Consortium Galleria di Roveredo, comprising CSC SA (Lugano), Frutiger AG (Thun) and Prader Losinger SA (Sion), secured the contract for
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Caterpillar Tunneling based in Toronto, Canada has five generations of experience in the worldwide tunnelling industry.
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Full section excavation of the monotube Murtineddu and Marapintau tunnels with their parallel safety tunnels was completed by end-2011.
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iPS is urgently looking for various Tunnelling workers in the UK. There are vacancies for electricians, fitters, banksman, leading miners, miners, pit bosses and scaffolders.
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Italian and French authorities will soon have to decide whether to expand the proposed 12 km-long
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French group CBE has been awarded the supply contract for segment moulds for the 1.15 km-long twin-tube Sluiskil tunnel under the Gent canal at Terneuzen in the Netherlands
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Normet has received an award from the Finnish government for its exceptional success in the international market, profitable growth, development of Finnish expertise, and operation in an environmentally sustainable manner.
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The Datwyler group has completed the acquisition of the profiles division of Phoenix Dichtungstechnik of Hamburg.
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At the recent presentation of the Herrenknecht EPB shield for Dongguan metro attended by Chancellor Merkel and Premier Wen, Dr Martin Herrenknecht outlined his company’s ongoing commitment to China.
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The Qatar integrated railway project includes four metro lines, for which initial tenders for four tunnelling packages worth EUR1.5-2.3 billion apiece are expected in April, 2012.
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On 24.01.2012 work started on the Via Parque Rimac, a new Peruvian road construction project of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima to connect Via Evitamiento highway to Callao Province, reducing traffic congestion.
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The call for papers deadline for the 2012 Eastern European Tunnelling Conference has been extended to 20.02.2012.
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The three-day Viatec fair takes place in Innsbruck starting 15.02.2012.
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The authorities in Lima, Peru are funding EUR1.4 million for feasibility studies for a 31 km-long multimodal road/rail tunnel on the route between Huancayo and Lima, reducing journey times from seven to four hours.
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Austunnel have partnered with EPC Consulting www.epc-consulting.it and Globalchimica to provide sales and support for the Globalchimica range of tunnelling and mining products within Australia and the surrounding region. Globalchimica manufactures
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On 30.01.2012 France and Italy signed a new intergovernmental agreement for the construction of the Lyon-Turin railway line for submission to the parliaments of both countries for ratification.
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Aker Wirth, a leading supplier to the tunnelling industry for more than a century, was recently audited by the accredited certification body DNV.
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The third Tunnel Technology Summit will be held 28th-30th May, 2012 in Shanghai, China organized by Shine Media and Shanghai Transportation Trade Association. The theme is new technology, equipment and construction methods for propelling tunnel design, construction and operation.
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On 18.01.2012, excavation of the second tube of the 7.5 km-long Sorbas tunnel on the Sorbas-Barranco de los Gafarillos section on the Almeria-Murcia Region high-speed railway was completed.
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Work on the 16 km-long Cornavin-Eaux-Vives-Annemasse (CEVA) rail link commenced on 15.11.2011 to provide a 20 minute connection between Cornavin station (Geneva) and Annemasse municipality in France with five new stations at Lancy-Pont-Rouge, Carouge-Bachet, Champel-Hopital, Geneve-Eaux-Vives and Chene-Bourg
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W & F, a subsidiary of Royal Bam group, has been awarded the EUR420 million construction contract for a 35 km-long wastewater tunnel between Dortmund and Bottrup in Germany.
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On 18.01.2012 Anas Veneto presented the conceptual design to complete the SS50 Feltre bypass, which includes construction of a 3.5 km-long bi-directional tunnel under the Telva mountain.
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The 10,303 m-long Xiushan railway tunnel on the 141 km-long Yuxi-Mengzi line of the Pan-Asia Railway eastern line was completed on 10.01.2012, after six years’ work.
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Construction of 13.5 km of dual carriageway from Brattlia in Drevja to Leirosen in the county of Nordland, Norway is underway as part of the new Fv 78 link between the E6 motorway in the east and Rv 17 county road in the west.
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Jacobs Engineering Group has been awarded a contract by Washington State Department of Transport WSDOT to provide design services for fire and life safety systems improvement in the Interstate 90 Mount Baker and Mercer Island tunnels.
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Despite a year of political upheaval in Egypt, on 10.01.2012 the 9.46 m-diameter NFM TBM on Line 3, Phase 2 of Cairo metro project broke through into Stadium station after a 1,579 m drive during which best production figures were 24 m/day and 109.5 m/week.
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