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UCA Now Accepting Nominations for Industry-Leading 2027 Awards Program
The UCA Awards Class of 2026 posing with their awards at the North American Tunneling Conference (NAT 2026) alongside Mike Bruen (right), Past Chair of the UCA Awards Committee At next year’s Rapid...
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China’s largest domestic TBM ready for Hefei reservoir drive
A 16.68m diameter slurry TBM has completed factory acceptance ahead of a 2.9km drive beneath Dongpu Reservoir in Hefei, China. Named China Railway 1662, the machine completed factory acceptance in...
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Paris Metro Line 1 extension moves into fresh consultation
Île-de-France Mobilités and RATP have published new consultation documents for the proposed extension of Paris Metro Line 1 from Château de Vincennes to Val de Fontenay, reviving a substantial...
View ArticleBacking advances for London heat-main tunnel programme
Plans for a new tunnelled heat transmission network running more than 25km across London have secured £41.63M of UK Government funding, potentially creating a substantial new market for tunnelling and...
View ArticleShetland advances Yell fixed-link tunnel plans
Shetland Islands Council has formally backed a fixed link between Mainland Shetland and Yell as part of its long-term inter-island transport strategy, moving the proposed subsea tunnel a significant...
View ArticleSanta Cruz PFS confirms 4km Robbins TBM access tunnel
Ivanhoe Electric has confirmed a 4km-long, 9.3m-diameter Robbins TBM access decline as a core element of its US$1.43bn Santa Cruz Copper Project in Arizona. The company’s new Preliminary Feasibility...
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TBM tunnelling starts on Munich’s 2nd S-Bahn Main Line
The first mechanised tunnelling has started on Munich’s 2nd S-Bahn Main Line, with a Herrenknecht Mixshield beginning a 3km exploration and rescue tunnel beneath the city. TBM Donna Maria was launched...
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Ho Chi Minh City advances metro projects worth US$9.7bn
Ho Chi Minh City is accelerating plans for three metro projects totalling almost 90km, including a heavily underground airport route, as it targets construction starts from late 2026. The city’s Urban...
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Costain set for South Kensington station upgrade
Transport for London (TfL) intends to award Costain the design and build contract for a major capacity and accessibility upgrade of South Kensington Underground station. The scheme will provide...
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Search continues for 439 missing at Upper Trishuli-1
Search and rescue teams are continuing to clear and inspect tunnels and underground structures at Nepal’s 216MW Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project after catastrophic flooding left 39 people dead and...
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Dubai approves AED3.5bn first phase of Fourth Corridor
Dubai has approved the AED3.5bn (US$953m) first phase of its New Fourth Corridor, including 2.5km of tunnels and 21km of bridges and ramps. The project will create an approximately 80km strategic...
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Snowy 2.0 underground powerhouse moves into fit-out phase
Construction of Snowy 2.0’s 1km deep underground power station has entered a new phase, with permanent concrete works under way and excavation of the project’s huge machine and transformer halls more...
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Eagle Mountain TBMs complete 8.9km Canadian pipeline tunnel
TBM excavation has been completed on FortisBC’s 8.86km Eagle Mountain – Woodfibre Gas Pipeline tunnel in British Columbia, Canada, following breakthrough of the hard-rock drive into the previously...
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PowerChina signs final civil works package for Belgrade Metro Line 1
PowerChina has signed the Lot 3 design and construction contract for Phase 1 of Belgrade Metro Line 1, completing the contracting of civil works for the Serbian capital’s first metro line as two...
View ArticleGround conditions delay Singapore North-South Corridor tunnels
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has pushed back completion of the 12.3km tunnelled section of the North-South Corridor (NSC) by around two years after encountering difficult rock and...
View ArticleSizewell C secures approval for tunnel segment factory
Sizewell C has secured planning permission for a precast concrete production facility at Avonmouth that will manufacture 38,500 segments for the nuclear power station’s three major marine tunnels. The...
View ArticleQuadrante joins Santos-Guarujá immersed tunnel team
Portugal-based engineering group Quadrante has joined the consortium contracted by TSG Concessionaire to support the development of the Santos-Guarujá Tunnel in São Paulo state, Brazil. Valued at...
View ArticleTunnelling complete on Grand Paris Express Line 17
Tunnelling has been completed on Grand Paris Express Line 17 following the end of the final 6.2km drive beneath Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The 10m-diameter Herrenknecht TBM Virginie completed its...
View ArticleIrish Government clears MetroLink for detailed tender stage
The Irish Government has given the go-ahead for Dublin’s €15.75bn MetroLink project to move into detailed tendering, clearing the way for bids for the major tunnelling and civil works packages. Cabinet...
View ArticleMpatamanga launches EPC procurement for Malawi hydro scheme
Mpatamanga Hydro Power Limited (MHPL) has launched the procurement process for the main EPC contract for Malawi’s Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project, including construction of two large-diameter...
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