On the 16th of June comol5 celebrated a major milestone by successfully drilling under the Rhine-Schie Canal for the second time. It was the most difficult and exciting part of the drilling section, as the tunnel boring machine was not very deep. The design of a monitoring field just in front of the canal allowed comol5 to gain enough knowledge so there was no need to install ballast in the canal. Which meant there was no hindrance to shipping. TBM Gaia has so far drilled 350 m and placed 171 rings. For further information please click here and nl/41 for the tunnelbuilder archive and also visit https://rijnlandroute.nl and https://www.comol5.nl/. To follow Gaia's journey please visit www.volgdeboor.nl. 25/20.
06.02.2026 Spain
09.02.2026 Norway
16.02.2026 Iceland
17.02.2026 France
19.02.2026 Sweden
23.02.2026 Switzerland
19.03.2026 Bulgaria
24.03.2026 Italy
23.04.2026 Sweden
24.04.2026 United Kingdom