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PHOTO: Crosstown Tunnel Breakthrough

28/01/2015

Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) broke through the headwall at the extraction shaft just west of Allen Road in Toronto, Ont.

Contractors plan to upskill nearly 5,000 tunnellers

23/01/2015

The Government is topping up industry funding to raise the tunnelling and underground construction skills of up to 5,000 workers.

TBM breaks through for North West Rail Link

23/01/2015

Sydney’s epic $8.3 billion North West Rail Link reached another project milestone this week when one of its four tunnel boring machines broke through to the site of the future Norwest Station.

Biden stumps for infrastructure

17/01/2015

The White House’s efforts to nudge Congress into making more infrastructure investments landed on the banks of the Anacostia River

Ramirent JV gets clearance to target Fehmarnbelt tunnel

16/01/2015

Plant hire companies Ramirent and Zeppelin Rental have received clearance from competition authorities to set up a joint venture to target the €6.2bn Fehmarnbelt tunnel project linking Denmark and ...

Look: 'China's first rainbow tunnel' constructed in Zhengzhou

16/01/2015

An under-construction rainbow tunnel in Zhoumou county of Henan's Zhengzhou city is the first and only one of its kind in China, according to the construction workers.

Final TBM starts work on $3.8bn Sydney rail link

16/01/2015

Latest to come into service is the fourth TBM, Maria, which is named after 19th century Aboriginal rights advocate Maria Lock.

Tunnel boring world record quenches Vegas thirst

13/01/2015

A three-year tunnel boring operation under the bright lights of Las Vegas has managed to withstand pressurised conditions to finish off in record-breaking style.

Moscow To Build $230B Bullet Train to Beijing

07/01/2015

China has bagged a Russian contract to build a high-speed railway that would connect Moscow to Beijing in just 48 hours.

Waterview’s towering interchange reaches half-way

07/01/2015

Waterview’s towering interchange reaches half-way

No light at end of Metro tunnels

05/01/2015

The city's subterranean structure appears to be as intractable as the roads on its surface. Or at least that's the impression Bangalore

Chennai Metro completes tunnel

15/12/2014

It was a momentous moment for the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd when the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) broke the last piece of the wall at Thirumangalam

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