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World's longest rail tunnel sees light

30/05/2016

Constructing the 57-kilometre (35-mile) rail tunnel took just over 12 billion ... The boring machinery used for the Gotthard Tunnel is "a whole moving ...

Qatar Rail completes 100km of tunnelling across Metro project

26/05/2016

The 100th kilometre was crossed by a tunnel boring machine (TBM) on the southern section of the Red Line. The overall completion of Doha Metro ...

Strabag awarded road and tunnel construction contract in Norway

26/05/2016

Strabag SE, the European technology group for construction services, has been selected as main contractor to build a section of European Route E16, ...

Tunnel boring machine goes into place near Bleddfa

26/05/2016

ON May 23, Severn Trent put on a special event at Bleddfa to name the tunnel boring machine and invited locals to watch it put in place. The tunnel ...

Official opening of Gotthard Base Tunnel

25/05/2016

After nearly 20 years of construction, the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland will be officially opened on June 1. Construction chemical products from ...

Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry Delegation Visits Riyadh Metro

25/05/2016

The delegation visited a Line 5 site where the Tunnel Boring Machine Sana'ah, is drilling. Line 5 (the Green Line) runs underground in a tunnel along ...

Tunnelling beneath Eglinton Ave.

19/05/2016

The western underground portion of the RT line was completed earlier this month, while two tunnel boring machines (nicknamed Don and Humber) ..

Melbourne Offers Development Rights for Rail Tunnel Build

11/05/2016

The A$6 billion ($4.43 billion U.S.) construction contract for the Melbourne Metro regional rail tunnel through the city center was put out to bid ...

Costs for Waller Creek Tunnel may rise to $163 million

11/05/2016

The cost of the Waller Creek Tunnel project keeps rising. ... One asks the council for $119,221 to acquire a construction easement, and the other asks ...

Tunnelling Complete for Western Leg of the Crosstown LRT

11/05/2016

The milestone was reached when tunnel boring machines (TBMs) Dennis and Lea, names chosen by Jason Paris—a moderator on the UrbanToronto ...

Fly inside Seattle's tunnel: Drone video shows progress during Alaskan Way Viaduct closure

04/05/2016

The roadway itself is built by construction crews. A yellow tube used to carry fresh air to the tunneling machine is visible along the top of the tunnel.

Shea, Kiewit Mine Into $500M Indiana Deep-Tunnel Contract

04/05/2016

Dig Indy contractor S-K JV rebuilds a tunnel boring machine to get ready for the next phase of the $1.9-billion water program in Indianapolis. Mining ...

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