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Stonehenge tunnel: Underground cabling installed, while other enabling works paused

17/04/2024

The scheme, which involves the construction of a new 12.8km two-lane dual carriageway with a 3.2km tunnel under the Unesco World Heritage Site, was ...

Nepal's first transport tunnel being built with Japanese assistance

17/04/2024

Nepal and Japan signed the contract for construction of the tunnel on September 23, 2019, while the commencement started on November 14, 2019. More ...

Cowi selected as technical advisor on world's first ever ship tunnel proposed in Norway

17/04/2024

Construction is currently estimated to begin next year. The objective of the Stad Ship Tunnel project is to improve the navigability and safety of ...

How Arnold Dix became a Himalayan hero after rescuing 41 workers from Indian tunnel collapse

17/04/2024

Arnold Dix slid his hand into a gap in the rock at the entrance to a tunnel where 41 men were trapped alive, put his back against the cold stone and listened, and felt, and listened some more...

Central Interceptor Tunnel Boring Machine

09/04/2024

Watercare Services Limited’s Central Interceptor Tunnel Boring Machine, Hiwa-i-te-Rangi, has achieved a significant milestone, reaching 10,000m (10 kilometres) since leaving Māngere in August 2021, ...

New tunnelling machine joins three others digging high-speed line under London

09/04/2024

Construction of the new HS2 line has hit another major milestone with the launch of the fourth – and final – machine being used to build the giant Northolt Tunnel beneath the capital...

Lower Thames Crossing planning decision moves a step closer

09/04/2024

On 21 March, the Planning Inspectorate confirmed that the Examining Authority has sent their recommendation report on the Lower Thames Crossing Development Consent Order (DCO) application to the ...

AECOM-Jacobs JV signs on to $6B Amtrak tunnel job

09/04/2024

Amtrak is gearing up to dig deep in Baltimore. The railroad company selected ADVANCE, a joint venture between Dallas-based infrastructure firms AECOM and Jacobs, to serve as the delivery partner on ...

Lower Thames tunnel boosts new orders data

13/03/2024

UK construction contract awards reached their highest level in February 2024 for seven months, according to one of the industry's data monitoring ...

The incredible new £53m tunnel in Spain linking two pretty cities

13/03/2024

The work is part of efforts to modernise the railway line between Ourense and Lugo in the autonomous Galicia region. Spanish construction giant ...

ECRL hits new milestone with the completion of three tunnel excavations in Bentong district

13/03/2024

The ECRL project features the construction of 41 tunnels with a total length of approximately 69 km along its rail alignment. Section A (Kota Bharu- ...

Boring Co. receives go-ahead to drill more Vegas Loop tunnels

13/03/2024

LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill offered the company access to safety officers after the company was fined $100000 for construction violations ...

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