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Vinci wins further works on Grand Paris Express
Société du Grand Paris has awarded the construction contract for works package 1 of Line 18 of Grand Paris Express, the biggest urban mobility programme currently under way in Europe, to the joint...
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Tunnelling starts on Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project
Tunnelling has officially started on Queensland’s largest infrastructure project – the $5.4bn, 10.2km long Cross River Rail. The Project’s first roadheader, manufactured by local company QMD, has been...
View ArticleIstanbul Metro EPBMs achieving good progress
TERRATEC has announced that the first of four new 6.56m diameter EPBMs currently working on the Ümraniye-Ataşehir-Göztepe (UAG) Metro line – which is being constructed by the Gulermak, Nurol &...
View ArticleFirst images of HS2 TBMs revealed
The UK’s HS2 has revealed the first images of its first two TBMs set to be launched on the project later this year and that will spend around three years digging the longest and deepest HS2 tunnels –...
View ArticleIngenuity and determination in the US: tunnelling vs Coronavirus
Three major US tunnelling projects shared stories about adapting to the challenges raised by Coronavirus in an online seminar held on 22 May. The Underground Construction Association (UCA) of the...
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Podcast Episode 2: How to manage personal professional legal risks when doing...
Tunnelling Journals podcast series – Our Underground Future, Episode 2 – in partnership with Herrenknecht, supplier for modern tunnel systems that pave the way for the future. To master every small and...
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British Columbia’s Site-C project diversion tunnels complete
Peace River Hydro Partners (PRHP), a JV between ACCIONA Infrastructure Canada Inc. and Samsung C&T Canada Ltd, has successfully completed one of the most important technical milestones on British...
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Epiroc to lay off 425 in Covid-19 wake
Tunnel construction machine manufacturer, Epiroc is giving notice of termination to 425 employees in Sweden in response to lower global demand from mining and infrastructure companies amid the Covid-19...
View ArticleJV awarded the Immersed Tube Scheldt Tunnel contract
LANTIS, the project developer responsible for the prestigious ‘Oosterweel link’, which will complete the Antwerp Ring Road, has awarded the contract for the construction of the Scheldt tunnel to the...
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Klug Construction Systems, LLC affiliation with Nittetsu Cement Co
Klug Construction Systems, LLC (KCS) is pleased to announce a new affiliation with the Nittetsu Cement Co. Ltd. whereby KCS will be the distributor of record for the supply of Nittetsu SuperFine...
View ArticleMelbourne Metro launches final TBM
All four of the $11bn Melbourne Metro Tunnel’s 7.28m diameter Herrenknecht Mixshield TBMs are now boring the project’s 9km long twin tunnels across Melbourne, with the launch of TBM Meg from the Arden...
View ArticleTwo RFQs issued for Ontario Line project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued two Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for the Ontario Line project. This is the first step in selecting the teams who will be responsible for...
View ArticleFour bidders in the running for Malta Gozo Tunnel Project
Four bidders have responded to Infrastructure Malta’s pre-qualification questionnaire to participate in the first of a three-stage process to identify the concessionaire who will design, build,...
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HS2 reveals first images of TBMs launch site
The UK’s HS2 project has revealed a series of striking new images showing preparation for the arrival of the project’s first TBMs, which will be launched from the portal site early next year. The two...
View ArticleLast call for ITA Tunnelling Awards 2020 entries
The 6th edition of the ITA Tunnelling Awards has issued its final call for entries, with all hopeful nominations to be submitted by Tuesday 20thJune, 2020, with the exception of the Life Time...
View ArticleFinal Koralm Tunnel breakthrough celebrated
The final breakthrough on Austria’s 33km long Koralm Tunnel has been celebrated. PORR is building the third construction lot “KAT3” that involves the construction of twin north and south tubes, with a...
View ArticleA brace of milestones for HS2
HS2 has reached two significant milestones this week with key works completed that are pivotal in preparing London Euston for the construction of HS2, and the announcement of the shortlist of the...
View ArticleArgentina’s President kicks-off landmark Agua Sur tunnel
Italian tunnel Contractor, CMC di Ravenna recently marked the commencement of the 13.5km long Río Subterráneo a Lomas tunnel, in Argentina, with a TBM cutterhead lowering ceremony that was attended by...
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Podcast Episode 3: Empowering underground professionals in the use of risk...
In this legally themed episode, Professor Dix draws on almost 30 years global legal experience as a disaster investigator, lawyer and barrister with his candid insights and advice on empowering...
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WTC 2020 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia cancelled with refunds un-certain
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) has advised the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Associtation (ITA) that WTC 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is cancelled. A statement from ITA...
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