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Fehmarnbelt tunnel preferred bidders announced
On Friday, 4 March 2016, the Danish political parties behind the Fehmarnbelt link mandated Femern A/S to appoint the preferred bidders for the main tunnel contracts with the aim of entering...
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KEY STRATEGIC COMPONENTS FOR TBM’S MANUFACTURERS
1. Tunnel Boring Machine Segment Erector We have recently realized one 4 ton- segment erector for a TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) designed for an excavation project outside Mae Ngat, Thailandia. The...
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Construction begins on Switzerland’s new Bözberg railway tunnel
Officials from Implenia and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) joined various canton and community representatives at a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of major construction works on the new...
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The Robbins Crossover TBM: One Machine, Many Geologies
Today’s difficult tunnel projects can include sections of hard rock, soft ground, boulders, or a little bit of everything. Not all projects fit within the parameters of a specific TBM type, so what can...
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Northern Line Extension TBMs set for factory testing
The manufacturing of two 6.04m diameter NFM Technologies TBMs that will be used by Ferrovial Laing O’Rourke Joint Venture (FLo JV) to carry out the tunnelling works for Transport for London’s (TfL)...
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In Memoriam: William Leech
William (Bill) Leech, 70, long time member of the underground construction, tunnel and mining industries passed away on January 14th, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona. Over his career of more than 40 years,...
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Kenny/Obayashi JV apparent low-bidder for South Hartford Conveyance and...
A joint venture of Kenny and Obayashi is the apparent low-bidder for the tunnel and shaft construction components of the South Hartford Conveyance and Storage Tunnel (South Tunnel) project, in...
View ArticleSandvik forms new business area
Sandvik will merge its operations Sandvik Mining and Sandvik Construction into one business area – Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology. Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology operations will be organized in...
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Crossrail 2 and HS3 get green light in UK Budget
In the UK’s 2016 Budget speech today (March 16), Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne has given London’s Crossrail 2 the go-ahead, whilst also green lighting the HS3 project between Manchester...
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Astaldi consortium scoops biggest Brenner Base Tunnel contract to date
In a public hearing on March 10, Brenner Basistunnel BBT – the entity responsible for building the 64km €8.8 billion tunnel under the Brenner pass between Italy and Austria – announced the bidder...
View ArticleDSI forms Underground business
Dywidag Systems International (DSI) has reorganized its Construction and Underground businesses to form two separate divisions, effective March 1st 2016.DSI Construction will continue to trade under...
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HS2 appoints Phase One Engineering Delivery Partner
With construction due to start next year, the UK’s HS2 project took another significant step forward on March 18, with the confirmation that HS2 Ltd will appoint a team made up of CH2M, Atkins and...
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Korean firm to build LTA’s four-in-one train and bus depot for $1.99 billion
Today, March 21, Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded a civil contract for the construction of its East Coast Integrated Depot – the world’s first four-in-one rail and bus depot – and its...
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ADB approves $123 million loan for new Angat water tunnel
On Monday, March 21, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $123.3 million loan for a new 6km water tunnel to help modernize Manila’s water supply, reducing the risk of shortages as demand for...
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Seattle’s University Link Light Rail opens to huge crowds and celebration
In Seattle, more than 30,000 people rode the University Link light Rail during its first day in service on Saturday, March 19, which kicked off with opening celebrations at the new University of...
View ArticleHS2 shortlists nine JVs for civil works
HS2 Ltd has announced a shortlist of 9 bidders for civil engineering work valued between £7.1 and £11.8bn between London and Crewe. The following bidders have been shortlisted for at least one package...
View ArticlePamela completes fourth segment of Seattle’s Northgate LRT extension
In Seattle, the second TBM holed through the wall of Sound Transit’s future U District light rail station today, completing the fourth segment of the twin 3.5-mile tunnels that will serve light rail...
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CSM’s Instrumentation and Monitoring Short Course a resounding success
The Colorado School of Mines Center for Underground Construction and Tunneling hosted the inaugural Geotechnical and Structural Instrumentation, Monitoring, and Information Engineering short course on...
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Stantec to acquire MWH Global
On Tuesday, March 29, Canadian-based global engineering firm Stantec Inc. confirmed rumors it is in the process of acquiring water resources design-build giant MWH Global Inc. for $795 million in an...
View ArticleLFM HS2 bid JV names design partner
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff/Ramboll has been named as the design partner for the Laing O’Rourke/FCC Construction/Murphy (LFM) joint venture bidding for major HS2 civil infrastructure packages. WSP |...
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