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Machine boring tunnel 18 stories underground in Louisville

25/03/2019

A massive machine named The Bumblebee is boring a 4-mile-long waterway protection tunnel 18 stories underground.

$2B mega drainage project to save Mexico City from floods during rainy season

22/03/2019

Near Mexico City, construction crews are working around clock – underground — excavating and lining a 62-kilometer long tunnel that will play a key ...

Tunnelling standards shake up

22/03/2019

The British Tunnelling Society (BTS) is updating its tunnelling specification to take into account fresh “technical challenges” for the industry.

TfL sets aside £20bn for six line extensions

22/03/2019

Transport for London (TfL) has set aside £19.6bn to build six line extensions across its Underground, Overground and tram networks by 2038.

Crossrail delays to cost businesses £600m as TfL reports half a billion pound deficit

22/03/2019

The delayed opening and financial chaos around Crossrail are to cost businesses and developers up to £600m, as TfL announces a budget deficit of £500m – nearly half that of original estimates.

A primer on Purple Line Section 3 project funding (hint: it’s complicated)

22/03/2019

The Metro Board of Directors in February approved an amendment to the Life of Project Budget and a new contract with Tutor Perini/O&G for work on the third and final leg of the Purple Line Extension ...

China makes breakthrough with challenging tunnel tech

14/03/2019

The completion of China's first transmarine subway tunnel project conducted with shield tunneling technology in Xiamen,

Western Australian Govt updates on Forrestfield-Airport Link

12/03/2019

The project's two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have been stationary for the past few weeks due to ongoing repairs;; Following damage to TBM ...

Tunnel boring machines drivers wanted for Metro Tunnel

12/03/2019

Tunnel boring machines drivers wanted for Metro Tunnel

Interstate 5 tunnel: To be or not to be?

12/03/2019

As predictable as traffic jams heading onto the Interstate 5 Bridge, state legislators are back in Olympia talking about Columbia River crossing options. And like other unchanging, interminable ...

Work starts on tunnels to connect Vista Ridge water into SAWS system

11/03/2019

SAN ANTONIO - With the water from the 142-mile-long Vista Ridge pipeline set to start flowing in just over a year, work is underway on tunnels that will help bring that water into the existing San ...

China to invest $17 billion in world's longest undersea rail tunnel

11/03/2019

Earlier, the firm said that the tunnel will cost around €15 million, and Touchstone's help can fully cover the costs. Last year, Dubai-based construction ...

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