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Innovations in Tunnel Construction Methods

12/12/2016

Innovations in Tunnel Construction Methods. To learn more about tunneling and the important role that civil engineers play in tunneling, checkout the ...

World's longest rail tunnel begins regular service in Switzerland

12/12/2016

The Swiss-funded tunnel was largely made possible by technical advances in tunnel-boring machines, which replaced the costly and dangerous ...

Massive Tunnel Project Under Seattle Calls for Innovative Techniques and Tools

07/12/2016

The openings, which will eventually be converted to light rail stations, allow access to the tunnel boring machines for service. They also give access for ...

Excavation begins on AU$4.3 billion transport tunnel in Sydney

06/12/2016

The new AU$4.3 billion (US$3.21 billion) tunnel will more than double traffic ... The design and construction is being managed by a PB Contractors, ...

Turkey tunnel being built

06/12/2016

The New Zigana Tunnel project in Turkey is currently under construction and is expected to cost up to US$1 billion in all. When complete this tunnel ...

Metro wraps up tunnelling work under Phase-III

30/11/2016

"DMRC has completed one of the major tunnelling projects in any urban area across the world in this phase, with a record 30 tunnel-boring machines ...

Lovsuns TBM breaks through in Instanbul

29/11/2016

Trenchless International The 3.91 m diameter Lovsuns-manufactured earth pressure balanced TBM (EPB TBM) finished the first 2 km bypass in Zeytinburnu to discharge the ...

Prague city council envisages new tunnel project

29/11/2016

The preparation of the Blanka tunnel complex took 12 years and its construction lasted for another eight years. Deputy mayor Petr Dolínek remains ...

Thimble Shoal

23/11/2016

On the 14th November 2017 the Department of Transportation Build America Bureau announced it will provide a $338.5 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan

VA officials secure financing for $756M Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel

22/11/2016

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission (CBBT) will fund tunnel construction with a $338.5 million federal bond through the ...

And finally… Call for underwater tunnel linking Mull to the mainland

22/11/2016

Scottish Construction Now An underwater tunnel linking Mull to the mainland is being proposed as a solution to the island's continuing transport problems, the Herald has ...

ITA 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award

21/11/2016

Dr Martin Herrenknecht receives the ITA Tunnelling Life Time Achievement award 2016.

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