Richard Lewis – Getting a grip on TBM Procurement
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View ArticleGordon Battye delves deep into the world of TBM two component grouting systems
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Vinci consortium wins on Grand Paris Rapid Express
A consortium led by VINCI Construction, together with Spie batignolles, has won a €400M contract on the Metro Line 14 South as part of the Grand Paris Rapid Express transit system. The contract...
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Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II seeks Panel of Experts
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is inviting suitably qualified individuals to submit expressions of interest to serve on its Engineering Panel of Experts for Phase II of the Lesotho...
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Brisbane’s Cross River Rail shortlist announced
The Queensland Government has announced the JVs shortlisted to build Brisbane’s Cross River Rail, a 10.2km rail line between the city’s Dutton Park and Bowen Hills, that includes a 5.9km twin tunnel...
View ArticleDr Sauer & Partners changes at the top
Brian Lyons will be taking over from Gerald Skalla as Managing Director of Dr Sauer & Partners in London. Lyons has been with Dr. Sauer & Partners for 7 years and has headed up all the major...
View ArticleTERRATEC delivers four more EPBMs to Istanbul
TERRATEC has announced the delivery of a further four new 6.56m diameter EPBMs for the Istanbul’s Metro system, in Turkey, following a number of recent factory acceptance tests. The new TBMs will be...
View ArticleLA Metro breaks ground on Purple Line Extension
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has broken ground on Section 2 of the Metro Purple Line Extension Project that will add 4.2km of new subway service to downtown...
View ArticleVIP Polymers wins in London and Mumbai
VIP-Polymers Ltd has won contracts to provide tunnel segment gaskets for two major tunnelling projects in the United Kingdom and India – the 12.7km long Thames Tideway Central and the Mumbai Metro...
View ArticleAlbany Park Stormwater Tunnel nears completion
In Illinois, USA, Kenny Construction is nearing completion on the Chicago Department of Transportation’s Albany Park Stormwater Diversion Tunnel. Plans for the tunnel began in 2013, after flood...
View ArticleBlack & Veatch creates tunnels Centre of excellence
Black & Veatch has announced it has created a Center of Excellence in its Houston office to deliver sustainable, cost-effective tunnelled solutions. The company says that with its extensive...
View ArticleWorker killed on Singapore LTA’s Thomson Line
A 48 year old Malaysian construction worker died on March 1st, whilst working on the Singapore Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) Thomson Line project. The accident happened whilst the worker was...
View ArticleITACET short course announced for WTC 2018
The United Arab Emirates Society of Engineers and the ITACET Foundation are pleased to announce a short two-day course on “The Main Opportunities and Technical Issues in Tunnelling”, as a pre-congress...
View ArticleAuckland announces Central Interceptor contractor shortlist
Preparation for Watercare’s largest-ever construction project is on schedule, with today’s announcement of the short-listed contractors for Auckland’s Central Interceptor, a 13km long, 4.5m diameter...
View ArticleLaing O’Rourke wins major Sydney Station contract
Work on building the new Sydney Metro underground platforms at Central Station and the landmark Central Walk will begin immediately, after Laing O’Rourke was awarded a $955M contract to transform the...
View ArticleRichard Lewis – Slurry TBM development and design
The concept of the slurry machine was being considered and thought about as far back as the 1960’s. It is unclear who thought of it first. In the UK, John Bartlett, a senior partner of Mott Hay and...
View ArticleVinci and Hochtief to design and build Copenhagen Metro Line
Danish Client, Metroselskabet has awarded a Vinci and Hochtief JV the €460M design and build contract for the Sydhavn Metro Line (Line 4) on the Copenhagen Metro. The design and build project for the...
View ArticleBoring suspended for Grace on Perth’s Forrestfield-Airport Link
Salini-Impregilo (SI-NRW) has suspended boring due to ‘ground disturbance issues’ on one of its two Herrenknecht Variable Density TBMs currently being used to construct the 8km long, 7m diameter...
View ArticleSalini Impregilo wins on Grand Paris Express
Salini Impregilo has won a €203M contract to extend a Paris metro line to the Orly airport south of the French capital as part of the Grand Paris Express, a massive project that will expand the city’s...
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