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RBL-REI commissions belt conveying systems

31/03/2020

A mining company in Poland has entrusted to RBL-REI the design and ... In order to leave space for the 9m TBM (tunnel boring machine) installation at ...

Explore a TBM in 3D

30/03/2020

If you're looking to keep an aspiring engineer entertained at home...

New Trophy created for ITA awards

30/03/2020

As trophy for the ITA Awards, ITA has chosen to ask a scuptor - Sebastien Langloÿs from Toulouse, France - to make a bust of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Metro Signs $1.3 Billion Full Funding Grant Agreement For Westside Subway Phase 3

27/03/2020

Last week, Metro quietly signed a federal Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) for $1.3 billion to construct the Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3. Though this comes after a delay of more than ...

Excavators on Deptford Creek dredging for the super sewer

27/03/2020

Huge excavators positioned on jack-up barges on Deptford Creek have been dredging the riverbed to prepare for tunnelling in Greenwich.

Holland Tunnel $364M Repair To Start On Time Despite Coronavirus

25/03/2020

The project, first announced in 2018, will close parts of the tunnel for four years as the Port Authority repairs damages from Hurricane Sandy and puts ...

Stonehenge tunnel negotiations begin next month

24/03/2020

The main construction contract for the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme includes eight miles of new dual carriageway and a tunnel at least ...

Undersea tunnel between Denmark and Germany did not break EU competition rules

24/03/2020

The project includes an undersea tunnel between Rødby on the Danish island of Lolland and Puttgarden in Germany. The tunnel will be around 19km ...

Leading the way in dynamic bolt technology: Q&A with Normet’s Himanshu Kapadia

19/03/2020

Mining Technology spoke with Normet’s senior vice president of Ground Control and Construction Technologies (GCCT) to discuss the latest developments in bolt technology and what the future holds for ...

Second tunnel started for Boring Company’s Vegas project

19/03/2020

Tunnelling has begun on a second tunnel for Elon Musk’s Las Vegas underground transportation system. Musk’s firm, The Boring Company, completed excavation of the first tunnel last month underneath ...

BBT - Brenner Base Tunnel Info Film

18/03/2020

The Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) is a straight, flat railway tunnel connecting two countries. It runs for 55 km between Innsbruck (in Austria) and Fortezza (in Italy).

Three HS2 TBMs ordered before Oakervee review concluded

18/03/2020

More than £52M was spent on three tunnel boring machines (TBMs) by High ... but was unable to confirm which contractor had ordered the third TBM.

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