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Sound Transit floats tunnel option for West Seattle link
On May 23, the Sound Transit Board identified preferred alternatives and other alternatives to study in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) phase for the West Seattle and Ballard Link...
View ArticleEmisor Oriente complete following Lot 4 breakthrough
On May 23, 2019, the last of six 8.93m diameter EPBMs used on Mexico City’s Tύnel Emisor Oriente (TEO), marked completion of 62.1km, and ten years of tunnelling with its breakthrough on the project’s...
View ArticleYork Potash sets vertical shaft sinking record
Sirius Minerals and its partners working on the UK’s York Potash project have set a new world record for the deepest shaft ever excavated with a Vertical Shaft Sinking Machine (VSM), reaching a depth...
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Breakthrough achieved on Faroe Island’s Eysturoy Tunnel
Friday June 7th saw contractor NCC celebrate breakthrough of the main branch of the 11.2km long, 10.2m wide Eysturoy Tunnel on the Faroe Islands. At 6pm local time, the Faroese Islands’ Transport...
View ArticleRemembering Dick Robbins 1933-2019
It is with deep sadness that The Robbins Company announces the passing of Richard James Robbins, President and CEO from 1958 to 1993. Dick passed away surrounded by family on Thursday May 30, 2019 in...
View ArticleLA Purple Line names and unveils new TBMs
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and community members in Century City have named and unveiled the second set of TBMs that will bore the twin subway tunnels between...
View ArticleHarris County explores deep tunnel solution for flood control
Freese and Nichols is leading a team conducting Phase One of a study for Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), in Texas, to determine whether deep underground tunnels can help improve...
View ArticleSydney Harbour TBM ready to launch
Sydney Metro TBM, Kathleen, has passed its final inspection and is now ready to launch from Barangaroo next month to dig the historic rail crossing deep under Sydney Harbour. The 975 tonne Herrenknecht...
View ArticleThree invited to RFP stage on $2.83bn Vancouver Broadway Subway
The Government of British Columbia has invited three pre-qualified bidding teams to participate in the request for proposals (RFP) stage to design, build and finance Vancouver’s Broadway subway...
View ArticleTight radius curve tunnel completed in Bangkok
In May, Bangkok’s Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and contractor Italian-Thai Development PCL (ITD) to celebrate the successful breakthrough of one of two TERRATEC EPBMs at work on the complex...
View ArticlePulse JV contract finalised for Brisbane Cross River Rail
The contract to build Brisbane’s Cross River Rail’s 5.9km twin tunnels and four new underground stations has been finalised with Pulse, the consortium selected as the preferred proponent in April. The...
View ArticleKeller unifies in North America
Keller is integrating all its foundation businesses in North America into one unified company, and rebranding to Keller, effective 1 January, 2020. “We have a very proud history of success and market...
View ArticleSydney Metro breakthrough marks halfway completion
Tunnelling on Australia’s biggest public transport project, The Sydney Metro, is 50% complete after one of the project’s five Herrenknecht TBMs broke through into the new Crows Nest Station site. TBM...
View ArticleHE starts search for Stonehenge contractors
Highways England is today launching its search to find potential contractors for the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme past Stonehenge. The project includes the ‘at-least’ 3.2km long tunnel...
View ArticleContract signed for Auckland City Rail Link
Auckland’s $4.4bn City Rail Link (CRL) has taken a huge step forward following the signing of a contract with the Link Alliance JV to build the project’s main stations-and-tunnels programme. The 3.45km...
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Sydney Metro Harbour crossing begins
The historic first rail crossing deep under Sydney Harbour is underway after Herrenknecht Mixshield TBM Kathleen launched 30m below ground from Barangaroo. TBM Kathleen has already tunnelled the first...
View ArticleACE assist procurement best practice with Project 13
The UK’s Association for Consultancy & Engineering (ACE) has released a new guidance note aimed at helping ACE members and their clients to navigate the ‘best practice’ that exists surrounding the...
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SMT Scharf looks to buy key Mühlhäuser assets
Leading supplier of diesel and electric monorail solutions for mining and tunnelling, as well as battery electric mobile equipment via RDH Scharf, SMT Scharf AG says it is currently reviewing the...
View ArticleITA Tunnelling Awards finalists announced for Miami
The 5th edition the ITA Tunnelling Awards organized by the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association will take place on November 18th in Miami, USA at the occasion of the 8th Annual...
View ArticleSecond EPBM ready for Agua Sur water tunnel project
At the end of July, TERRATEC celebrated the successful factory acceptance testing of the second of two new 4.66m diameter EPBMs that will be used by Italian contractor CMC di Ravenna on the 13.5km long...
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