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First of two Crossover TBMs arrive in Mumbai

On June 11, 2018, a Robbins Crossover XRE destined for Line 3 of India’s Mumbai Metro arrived in Mumbai port following a successful factory acceptance test in April. The machine, combining features of...

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Re-vote on Waterfix confirms funding for double tunnel solution

The board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has voted to provide the additional $10.6bn financing needed for the full two tunnel construction of the California...

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Align JV awards HS2 ground survey contract

Fugro has been awarded a £5.2M site characterisation package by Align JV,  consisting of contractors Bouygues TP, VolkerFitzpatrick and Sir Robert McAlpine, and consultant Jacobs, as part of design and...

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NYC DEP Announces Plans for $1.2bn Kensico-Eastview Connection Tunnel Project

On July 12, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced plans for a $1.2 billion tunnelling project that will improve operational flexibility between facilities that are...

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Bossler Breakthrough!

Breakthrough of the 11.34m diameter Herrenknecht EPBM ‘Katie’ in June saw the completion of boring of the second tube on south west Germany’s Bossler Tunnel. Undertaken by the ARGE ATA Tunnel...

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Melbourne Metro awards $1bn RIA package

Contractors have been selected to build the twin tunnel entrances of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project. Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan announced a consortium comprising John Holland, CPB...

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Tunnelling begins on Auckland City Rail Link

Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) has started excavating the 14m deep trench that will contain the project’s twin rail tunnels under Britomart Station and Lower Queen Street. The excavation follows two...

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Auckland’s City Rail Link ‘future-proofed’

On 26 July Auckland Council and the government agreed to future proof the City Rail Link and expand station sizes to cater for rocketing growth in rail patronage across Auckland. The agreement to...

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Nepal’s first TBM hits impressive advance rates

Nepal’s first TBM, a 5.06m diameter Robbins Double Shield, recently bored over 1,000m in one month and has been averaging an impressive 800m per month on the country’s Bheri Babai Diversion...

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New EPBM for Bangkok’s MRTA Orange Line

TERRATEC is celebrating the delivery of a new TBM for the first phase of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand’s (MRTA) Orange Line Project, in Bangkok, following successful factory acceptance...

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British Tunnelling Society Conference and Exhibition 2018

Delegate and Visitor registration for BTS 2018 (9/10 October) is now open  Only £150.00 for BTS members and £195.00 for Non-members … to register please visit www.btsconference.com The post British...

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Singapore LTA awards NSC tunnel stretch

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the contract to design and construct a stretch of the North-South Corridor (NSC) to Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd – Bachy Soletanche Singapore...

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Bored tunnel confirmed for Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has announced that the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project will move forward as a TBM bored tunnel. This week both competing teams,...

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Bessac to deliver EPBM to Paris

September will see the delivery of a 4.4m diameter Bessac EPBM to Vinci (Chantiers Modernes Construction) which will be used to bore a safety gallery for the SNCF railway tunnel located in the West of...

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ITA Awards 2018 finalists announced

The finalists for the 4thannual ITA Tunnelling Awards have been announced. The 17-strong expert-judging panel, chaired by the ITA President Tarcisio Celestino, has narrowed down the competition to 34...

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First Sydney Metro TBM arrives

The first of five TBMs has arrived to extend Sydney’s new metro under the city centre. The Herrenknecht TBM is arriving at the Marrickville launch site in eight shipping containers and 23 other...

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About turn for final Filder Tunnel drive

Following final breakthrough in late July 2018 of the western tube of Germany’s 9.5km long Filder Tunnel, crews from the ARGE ATCOST 21 JV are now disassembling and turning its 10.8m diameter...

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Aurecon appoints new Tunnel Specialist

Recognising the increase in tunnelling projects all over the world, global engineering and infrastructure advisory company Aurecon has welcomed CK Tsang, as a key member of its infrastructure business....

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Melbourne plans 90km tunnelled rail link

Melbourne’s re-elected Andrews Labor Government has said it will embark upon the biggest transformation of public transport in Australia’s history, with a new 90km underground rail network set to...

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Fifth Terratec assembled in Mumbai

In early August, TERRATEC celebrated the assembly of its fifth new 6.68m diameter dual-mode hard rock TBM to go to work on Mumbai Metro’s Line 3 project, in India, at the CSIA International Airport...

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