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Overseas interest in Sydney rail link

14/08/2012

International consortiums are among those expressing interest in the construction contract for what will be Australia's longest and deepest tunnel - Sydney's North West Rail Link. NSW Transport ...

TBM for Turkish hydro scheme

13/08/2012

he scheme involves construction of a 13 m high, 500 m wide dam and a 11.8 km long headrace tunnel through a mountain near the town of Osmancık. The main contractor for the scheme is Gülermak, while ...

Govt seeks tenders for airport tunnel and road

13/08/2012

The notice states that the scope of works consists of construction of a new road access linking the city of Gibraltar to the land frontier with Spain and the airport terminal. Including a dual ...

Caldecott Tunnel excavation finished

13/08/2012

Most of the digging is done on the fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel but drivers will have to wait until late 2013 - often in a long, slow merge - before they can speed from Orinda to Oakland ...

Thu Thiem Tunnel leaks water again

10/08/2012

Bridge ... consultant and supervisor of the tunnel, are expected to fix the newly-detected leaks during their regular ongoing maintenance from July 21 to August 31, said Luong Minh Phuc, director of ...

Work on Lowari Tunnel to re-start soon

10/08/2012

Minister for Communications Dr Arbab Alamgir Khan said on Thursday that work on Lowari Tunnel would re-start soon. He said this while chairing a high level meeting in the ministry regarding the ...

TTC tunnelling on Spadina line delayed by accident investigation

03/08/2012

Meantime, two of the TTC's four giant tunnel-boring machines — affectionately known as Torkie and Yorkie — are sitting idle near the Schulich School of Business on the York University campus. Work ...

16 new tunnels finished for 3 MTA train projects

03/08/2012

NEW YORK — Seven tunnel-boring machines have finished their tasks for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority after five years of round-the-clock drilling. The fleet has created 16 new, ...

PortMiami Tunnel Boring Machine To Have “Break Out” Moment

31/07/2012

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Construction of the new $1 billion PortMiami tunnel is expected to reach a milestone Tuesday when the tunnel boring machine breaks through DodgeIsland

Niagara Tunnel on target for December 2013 opening

18/07/2012

At $1.6 billion, it's one of the biggest construction projects ever in Niagara. And in just more than a year, it should be done. The Niagara Tunnel Project will help carry more water from the upper ...

The big dig

09/07/2012

The SS type of tunnel-boring machines are used in highly variable and ...

TRA celebrates breakthrough of Shanyue Tunnel

04/07/2012

TRA said the Shanyue Tunnel was the most difficult part of the construction. Though the tunnel is only 0.72km long, it was constructed in a difficult geological area. The TRA said the tunnel was ...

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