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Mumbai Metro 3: Tunnel boring machine by August-end

23/08/2017

Mumbai: The first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for the ongoing construction work of the Metro III (Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ) line will arrive by August ...

Tunnel building in Riyadh in temperatures reaching 50+ degrees

23/08/2017

Owenie McBride from Gaoth Dobhair in the Donegal Gaeltacht is working as a construction manager on the Riyadh Metro Project, which he says is ...

Design change for Vellara Road metro station?

22/08/2017

Up to 13 tunnel-boring machines will be deployed to ensure that all the construction work for the section is completed within 36 months. The last date ...

Innovative, boring machine prevents traffic nightmare on Auckland's North Shore

21/08/2017

There's nothing dull about the latest engineering works to start in Auckland's North Shore, despite it being built with a boring machine.

Thessaloniki Metro Extension, Greece

16/08/2017

The Thessaloniki metro rapid transit system is being extended by 4.78km to Kalamaria, which is located approximately 7km from Thessaloniki, Greece. Construction works on the €568.7m ($668m) ...

New pipe set to increase sewer capacity in the South Gloucestershire region

16/08/2017

SEWER capacity in the South Gloucestershire region is set to be increased, thanks to a new pipe currently under construction. Tunnelling work for the the Frome Valley sewer pipe, which will ...

Tata Projects completes first part of metro tunnelling in Lucknow, India

16/08/2017

nfrastructure company Tata Projects has collaborated with Lucknow Metro Rail (LMRC) to complete an underground Tunnel Boring Project from Lucknow Secretariat to Hazratganj in the Indian state of ...

China's largest overseas project in construction begins in Malaysia

16/08/2017

On August 9, construction of the 688-kilometer East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) contracted with China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) officially began in Kuantan, the largest city on ...

Herrenknecht makes double breakthrough at Emscher sewer

16/08/2017

Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have broken through to a target pit, successfully completing the tunnelling work on section 40 of the Emscher sewer in Germany. Between October 2014 and June ...

Metro III will see heavy curbs on building projects along route

16/08/2017

MUMBAI: Building construction and redevelopment projects along the upcoming underground Metro III rail between Cuffe Parade and Andheri will now be regulated and controlled.

Groundbreaking set for $756M Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel

16/08/2017

Virginia state officials and members of the construction team for the new $756 million Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel will break ground on the five-year project on Sept. 18, according to The Hampton ...

St. Barbara of the Tunnels? These Glasgow workers have a special devotion

16/08/2017

Every tunneler invokes the protection of St Barbara at the start of a shift and thanks her at the end. That’s why there’s a statue of St. Barbara placed at the start of the workings,” said a ...

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