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HS2 tunnels update - TBM journey

09/12/2020

Follow one of our tunnel boring machines from the factory to the south portal of the Chilterns tunnel. Discover how the huge components were shipped from the factory by river, sea and road to reach ...

GRAND PARIS : ACIMEX EQUIPS SEVERAL AUTOMATED PLANTS FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS IN EUROPE

09/12/2020

Started in 2017, the GRAND PARIS EXPRESS project is about renovating and expanding the Parisian metro network : it is now one of the most important European infrastructure projects. French SME ...

Swiss advance plans to take goods transport underground

09/12/2020

Building a 500-km tunnel network to transport goods under Central Switzerland is the ambitious aim of the “Cargo Sous Terrain” project. The vision has moved closer to reality since the Swiss ...

TfL allocates extra cash to fix London’s ageing bridges and tunnels

09/12/2020

Transport for London (TfL) is investing an additional £245M to upgrade its ageing surface assets over the next five years.

The first of the tunnelling equipment for the HS2 railway has arrived in the UK,

08/12/2020

Two 170m-long (558ft) tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were built in ... they start digging the high-speed railway's Chiltern tunnels in spring next year.

Metro Tunnel project moves forward

07/12/2020

The major Victorian project continues to make progress with tunnel boring machines (TBM) being relaunched and new stations undergoing ...

Vic seeks bids for Melbourne rail loop

07/12/2020

... to carry out the works which include upgrading roads and power supplies, building new sub-stations and preparing sites for tunnel boring machines.

City Rail Link's giant boring machine named Dame Whina Cooper unveiled

07/12/2020

The giant boring machine that will build twin tunnels for the $4.4 billion City Rail Link was unveiled this morning before gearing up to start rumbling underground in April.

Faroe Islands: Inside the undersea tunnel network

07/12/2020

The Faroe Islands are set to open an under-sea roundabout following more than three years of construction. The underwater tunnels connect the islands of Streymoy and Eysturoy in a network some ...

First images of HS2's huge construction site as it gets ready to dig a tunnel under Long Itchington

04/12/2020

HS2's Long Itchington Wood Tunnel north portal. HS2 has revealed the first images of one of its largest construction sites in the Midlands near Long ...

$7.1B 'Project Connect' Transportation Plan Passes In Austin

04/12/2020

The ambitious, multibillion-dollar plan to revitalize the city's transportation network gained wide support of Austin voters.

HS2 | Midlands site takes shape ahead of tunnelling beneath ancient woodland

03/12/2020

The Long Itchington site will act as the launch site for a tunnel boring machine (TBM) which will create a 1.6km tunnel beneath the Long Itchington ...

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