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$288M contract awarded for Vancouver water tunnel

26/01/2022

The contract includes the construction of two deep vertical shafts, one on each side of the Fraser River, connected by a 2,350 metre tunnel ...

This boring machine is about to do something really exciting for Vancouver transit (VIDEO)

26/01/2022

This machine is boring - Well, not quite yet. Soon it'll be boring. Right now it's just sitting around, slowly getting brought over to Vancouver. It won't do much for at least a couple months...

Crossrail: 'A journey from embarrassing farce to shiny railway'

26/01/2022

I remember when coming down in the Crossrail tunnels involved helmets, steel boots, a safety briefing and you had to carry your own breathing apparatus in case there was a gas leak...

Dame Whina Cooper TBM

26/01/2022

It's the return of the cutterhead! Earlier this month we shared impressive photos of the Dame Whina Cooper tunnel boring machine's (TBM) cutterhead being lifted above ground at Aotea. Now we're ...

Rating upgrade clears way for $10B Hudson tunnel project

26/01/2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators announced a key approval Thursday for a planned $10 billion train tunnel under the Hudson River, marking another milestone for a long-delayed project that is the ...

Approval sought to double HS2 tunnel length near Birmingham

25/01/2022

Changes to the design of the route in Birmingham will see the Bromford Tunnel extended from 2.8km to 5.7km and into Warwickshire to remove complex ...

Tunnel boring machines for Broadway Subway to arrive in Vancouver this spring

25/01/2022

Twin tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will be used to build the two tunnels for SkyTrain's Millennium Line Broadway Extension are set to arrive ...

Hochtief awarded contract to build National Grid's Snowdonia tunnel

24/01/2022

Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) will be used to drive the tunnel, which will be lined with precast concrete segments. The TBM will be launched from ...

New tenders released for SA’s Torrens to Darlington Project

24/01/2022

The South Australian Government has released new tenders for works on the $9.9 billion Torrens to Darlington Project (T2D) – the final and the most complicated piece of the North-South Corridor...

COMMENCEMENT OF UNDERGROUND WORKS AT KIDSTON PUMPED STORAGE HYDRO

24/01/2022

During December 2021 and January 2022 (the Period) extensive works relating to the Main Access Tunnel (MAT) for the Project have been undertaken. The commencement of the MAT is ahead of the contract ...

Tenderers shortlisted for stage two of Western Harbour Tunnel Project

24/01/2022

Transport for NSW has confirmed the shortlist for the tenderers for stage two of Western Harbour Tunnel project which will see a second tunnel crossing across Sydney Harbour...

Tender Awarded For Building Underground Metro Rail Line

20/01/2022

... been awarded contracts to build twin-tunnels and 10 underground stations ... they have to import tunnel boring machines,” said R Ramanathan, ...

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