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Phyllis the tunnel-boring machine breaks through at Mount Pleasant

25/03/2023

VICTORIA — The second tunnel-boring machine (TBM) carving its way through Vancouver's underground has arrived at the future Mount Pleasant Station ...

Second tunnel-boring machine arrives at Mount Pleasant

21/03/2023

Phyllis, the second of two tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) that are ... Excavation and construction of the station foundations are ongoing at the ...

$1 billion added to cost of Louis-Hyppolyte-La Fontaine tunnel work

21/03/2023

It was already known that a greater-than-expected deterioration of the tunnel's vault was the reason for an update on the construction costs. In ...

HS2 construction driving economic growth in West Midlands

21/03/2023

Businesses across the West Midlands have received a significant boost thanks to the construction of HS2 in the region, new figures show...

Auckland Central Interceptor dig reaches deepest point beneath Hillsborough

16/03/2023

Checking for black flags on the Safeswim website may remain a sensible precaution, but Aucklanders should have more confidence to take a dip at the city's beaches once Watercare's Central ...

Lower Thames Crossing construction pushed back by two years

15/03/2023

The government has announced that it will delay the construction of National Highways’ £8.2bn Lower Thames Crossing scheme due to inflationary pressures and the need for more planning time...

Northeast Boundary Tunnel Project USA

15/03/2023

Here is a recent peak inside the 5-mile long Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT) which will be completed and placed into service this year. Contractor crews are reinforcing the section where an adit ...

Govt sets up committee of secretaries to fast-track infrastructure projects along the China front

15/03/2023

Nine new tunnels are under construction at present, which includes the 2.5-km Sela tunnel to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh being built for Rs 687 crore ...

GCRE backs innovative hyperTunnel underpass project

15/03/2023

A project to build an underpass, trialling advanced technology from underground construction innovators, hyperTunnel, has been awarded funding ...

Amtrak begins $US 6bn Baltimore & Potomac tunnel replacement programme

14/03/2023

Amtrak has begun early construction work for the Baltimore & Potomac (B&P) Tunnel Replacement Programme...

HS2 line between Birmingham and Crewe delayed by two years

09/03/2023

The Birmingham to Crewe leg of high speed railway HS2 will be delayed by two years to cut costs. Some of the design teams working on the Euston end of the line are also understood to be affected...

Team chosen to build €1bn Florence rail station

09/03/2023

Italy’s national rail operator RTF has chosen a team made up of contractors Impresa Pizzarotti and Saipem to construct a high-speed rail link and station in Florence. The €1.1bn project will ...

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