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Sydney Harbour metro tunnel tendering begins

15/04/2016

... industry briefing that the government expects to award the contract in mid-2017, with five tunnel boring machines to begin work by the end of 2018.

China-made tunnel boring machine to be exported to India

15/04/2016

BEIJING: China's largest ever double-shied tunnel boring machine (TBM) has rolled off the assembly line in Wuhan and will soon be exported to India.

Bertha nearly ready to tunnel beneath viaduct; 2-week closure looms

12/04/2016

Once the maintenance work is complete, the viaduct will be closed to all traffic for two weeks while the boring machine tunnels beneath it. The drilling ...

Fort Wayne Tunnel Aims To Keep Sewage Out Of Rivers

12/04/2016

Next year, Fort Wayne will start construction on a 5-mile tunnel about 200 feet ... Workers stand in front of the tunnel boring machine in Indianapolis.

NYC mayor 'accelerates' water tunnel construction after criticism over delays

08/04/2016

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his plans to "accelerate" work by a year on a third city water tunnel after a critical New York Times ...

710 Freeway tunnel set to be complete, easing commute

06/04/2016

The new tunnel is vital to closing the 710 Gap and eliminating major traffic ... The construction of this tunnel and the closure of the Gap have been in ...

Link tunnel borer, task complete, sees the light

06/04/2016

The cutterhead of the Northgate Link tunnel boring machine (TBM1) is brought out of the 95-foot deep retrieval shaft (wooden box at right) at the ...

Northern Line Extension tunnel drive delayed over 6 months

05/04/2016

Northern Line Extension tunnel drive delayed over 6 months ... The start of the main tunnel drive for the Northern Line Extension has been put back by ...

Exclusive Journey of Discovery Into the Longest Train Tunnel in the World

05/04/2016

... Gotthard Base Tunnel, the longest train tunnel in the world, enters into service on 11 December 2016. Prior to this, the record-breaking construction ...

Qatar Rail completes tunneling on Doha Metro's Green Line

04/04/2016

Doha: Qatar Rail completed the tunneling on the Green Line with the breakthrough of tunnel boring machine (TBM) Al Messila at Education City ...

Crenshaw/LAX update: what's happening beneath Crenshaw Boulevard?

04/04/2016

The launch of the Crenshaw/LAX Line's tunnel boring machine (TBM) Harriet is now weeks away. The first pieces of the massive tunneling machine ...

André Bénard, Channel Tunnel titan

18/03/2016

André Bénard, one of the key men who made construction of the Channel Tunnel possible, has died. He was co-chairman of the client organisation, ...

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