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Herrenknecht progresses tunnelling technology

28/03/2019

During the project, four Herrenknecht tunnel boring machines (TBM) were used to excavate twin 20 km tunnels from the municipality of Ski to Oslo.

Master Drilling sees new technology as company-changing

27/03/2019

Master Drilling has secured its first mining contract for its new and innovative tunnel boring machine, with Northam Platinum agreeing to a pilot study at ...

Tunneling Asia 2019 Conference Held in Mumbai

27/03/2019

India is one of the fastest growing markets for tunnel construction due to various infrastructure projects underway throughout the country. A total of ...

Chinese drilling machine to operate in Jakarta-Bandung HSR soon

27/03/2019

"The TBM is expected to start the drilling on March 31, hopefully this ...

Tunnel inspection 4.0

26/03/2019

A novel measuring system should significantly simplify the inspection of tunnel constructions in the future: geometry, surface structure and water inlet are recorded by a single sensor system. The ...

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,

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