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Superlong Tunnels now and in the near future

04/09/2018

The proposed rail Gibraltar tunnel's length is 40 kilometres (25 mi), 300 metres (980 ft) deep, and its construction would take 15 years. An earlier plan ...

Sydney Metro's first TBM arrives

04/09/2018

The first of five tunnel boring machines (TBM) for Sydney's metro railway ... The 150 m, 1,100 t Herrenknecht TBM is specially designed to tunnel ...

HS2 legislation for northern phase of £56bn project to be delayed by a year

04/09/2018

Key legislation needed to ensure spades go into ground for construction of the northern link in the HS2 project is to be pushed back by a year, it has been reported.

Akkerman celebrates 45 years

31/08/2018

The educational sessions will provide factory certified hands-on equipment training for guided boring methods (GBM), microtunnel boring machines ...

VIP-Polymers Ltd. Wins 3 More Gasket Contracts for London’s Thames Tideway

31/08/2018

U.K.-based seals and gaskets manufacturer VIP-Polymers Ltd. have increased their involvement in the Thames Tideway

There's Something Unique About The New Northern Line Tunnels

31/08/2018

Due to open in 2020, the tunnels of the Northern line extension will be a little bit special. They'll be the widest tunnels on the tube network.

ATS QLD – Tunneling Solutions

31/08/2018

This technical session will present insights to Tunnelling Solutions journey, providing some of the details around methods, the key highlights, technical challenges and lessons learnt from three ...

Sewage overflow tunnel projects underway in Ottawa, Toronto

31/08/2018

Ontario’s two largest population centres, Toronto and Ottawa, are both working on elaborate tunnel projects intended to keep sewage overflow from spilling into local bodies of water

BLS opens Rosshäuser Tunnel

31/08/2018

SWITZERLAND: BLS celebrated the completion of the Rosshäuser Tunnel on the Bern – Neuchâtel line on August 25, ahead of the planned start of regular services on September 3.

Balfour Beatty plans to slash onsite construction 25% by 2025

29/08/2018

Earlier this year Balfour Beatty said it would use offsite construction to build a $331m Hong Kong tunnel contract, and last year predicted that the ...

Chennai Metro | CMRL plans a Metro rail museum at Choultry at Central

29/08/2018

CMRL will have an interesting display at the museum like the built tunnels, metro train models and models of tunnel boring machines and major ...

Construction of Forrestfield-Airport Link continues

29/08/2018

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace has travelled 2.5 km from the dive structure in Forrestfield after leaving the Airport Central Station box in June, ...

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