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Breakthrough at Town Hall Station

30/06/2020

Excavation of Town Hall Station’s first level is now complete, with three roadheaders breaking through into the station’s central cavern 25 metres below Swanston Street.

Hagerbach 50 years!

30/06/2020

The Hagerbach Test Gallery has been shaping careers, arousing emotions and bringing innovations to life for 50 years.

Lower Thames Crossing seeks £242m project manager

30/06/2020

Highways England has issued a prior information notice for the £6.8bn tunnel project, looking for an “integration partner” to manage the supply chain.

HS2 Euston three tunnels renderings revealed following court victory

30/06/2020

3D renderings of High Speed 2’s (HS2) three tunnels design at Euston have been revealed, following a court battle concerning the safety of the proposal.

Dubai Municipality reaches 90% progress of water tunnel project

26/06/2020

The tunnel is expected to pass under Expo Road and Sheikh Zayed Road, and will be operational in October 2020

Guidance system for tunnel heading machines

26/06/2020

Tauros TBM is a guidance system for single and double shield tunnel heading machines. The modular system consists of a hardware that is suitable for tunnels and a software that can be operated ...

Work Continues on Brenner Base Tunnel, Linking Northern and Southern Europe

26/06/2020

Set to open in 2028, 11 sites in Austria and Italy continue work on the Brenner Base Tunnel.

POLTINGER PRECISION SYSTEMS – 3D NAVIGATION FOR TUNNELBORING MACHINES

23/06/2020

The PPS-TBM Guidance System is designed to provide maximum positional information to the pilot of a TBM while requiring a minimum of attention.

China-Laos railway's 2nd longest tunnel drilled

23/06/2020

VIENTIANE, June 21 (Xinhua) -- China Railway Guangzhou Engineering Group (CRECGZ) drilled through the Ban Nakok Tunnel, the second longest tunnel along the China-Laos railway, on Sunday.

ITD’s TBM Urvi Resumes Tunneling for Kolkata Metro Line-2

22/06/2020

Workers from ITD Cementation and Herrenknecht on Friday resumed tunneling work on Kolkata Metro’s east-west 16.34 km Line-2 three months after it had been suspended, for the second time in a year, ...

Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail project: Tender for 5.6 km tunnel to Chinese firm still in process, says govt

19/06/2020

Chinese firm Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company Ltd (STEC) was the lowest bidder for constructing a 5.6-km tunnel between New Ashok ...

Akron finally completes Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel as part of EPA mandate

19/06/2020

A massive tunnel boring machine, called “Rosie,” completed its work in August 2018. OCIT. Akron announced Thursday it is 100% completed with the ...

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