NSW shortlists Sydney Metro West tunnels Joint Ventures
Construction of the Sydney Metro West, from Greater Parramatta to the CBD, is another step closer with the NSW Government shortlisting three consortia to deliver the mega project’s first two major...
View ArticleBMS forms NFM Engineering
Jean de Saint Julien, President of BMS, a company specialising in special foundations and underground works in France, and financial partner Peninsular Capital Management have announced the creation of...
View ArticleTerratec EPBM bound for Mumbai Sewer Project
Terratec is to deploy a new 3.14m diameter EPBM on the Mumbai Sewer Disposal Project (MSDP) Stage-II Priority Works Project, in Mumbai, India. The machine will be used by contractor Michigan Engineers...
View ArticleIEM and ITA release WTC2020 streaming details
Following the Covid-19 pandemic induced cancellation of the World Tunnel Congress 2020 (WTC2020), due to be held in Kuala Lumpur this month, The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) and the...
View ArticleFirst Milan M4 central section TBM breaks through
The first of two Herrenknecht 9.15m diameter TBMs involved in the construction of Milan’s M4 metro line central section has reached the end of its journey with the breakthrough into the wall of the...
View ArticleATS2020 Conference postponement
Although having been committed to try and deliver the Australasian Tunnelling Conference ATS2020 on the scheduled dates of 29th November – 2nd December 2020, the ATS2020 Conference Organising Committee...
View ArticleNTP issued for Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion project
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has issued Notice to Proceed (NTP) to Hampton Roads Connector Partners (HRCP) to begin building the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion...
View ArticleCentral Interceptor TBM passes Factory Acceptance Test
Watercare’s $1.2bn Central Interceptor project in Auckland has achieved another milestone with the EPBM to be used to bore the 14.7km long tunnel passing its official Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) in...
View ArticleSuccessful TBM launch on the Chouer to Liao River Diversion Project
September 10, 2020, saw the successful launch of the 5.2m diameter CREC667 TBM, named Peaceful Grassland, which will be used to construct 18.8km of the 58.5km long second lot – No. 2 tunnel – on the...
View ArticleMelbourne Metro tunnels reach 50% completion
Melbourne’s $11bn Metro Tunnel Project’s 9km long twin rail tunnels are now halfway to completion. TBMs Joan and Meg have now both finished boring between the tunnel’s western entrance in Kensington...
View ArticleA Greener Route for SCL?
Using sprayed concrete with a bonded waterproofing membrane could bring huge environmental benefits in hard rock tunnels. So why is no one doing it? Kristina Smith reports. The post A Greener Route for...
View ArticleMumbai’s Water Tunnel Project TBM passes FAT
A 3.2m diameter TERRATEC Open TBM for use on the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai’s (MCGM) Amar Mahal II Tunnel Project in Maharashtra, has passed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), making it...
View ArticleBalfour Beatty breaks through on Hinkley Point C SCL tunnel
Balfour Beatty, alongside client EDF, has celebrated a major milestone on its Hinkley Point C tunnelling and marine project, as the team successfully completed the breakthrough of the longest and final...
View ArticleCOWI wins innovative tunnel examination contract
COWI has won a contract worth approximately £500,000 – to share with its subcontractors – as part of a project funded by Network Rail through the SBRI: innovation in automated tunnel examination...
View ArticleAtkinson/Technique Joint Venture completes Atlanta water tunnel drive
October 6th, 2020 saw the Atkinson/Technique Joint Venture complete tunnelling on a short drive through 109m (356’) of varying stiff clays, saprolite and mylonite for the City of Atlanta’s Water Supply...
View ArticleHS2’s first London TBMs officially awarded
The contract for the first two TBMs for London’s HS2 tunnels has been signed with HS2’s Main Works Civils Contractor, Skanska Costain STRABAG JV (SCS JV), marking significant progress on the southern...
View ArticleShea/Traylor JV breaks through in Louisville
Late September saw Contractor joint venture of Shea/Traylor breakthrough on a 6.5km long tunnel for wastewater storage below Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The event followed a challenging drive using a...
View ArticleMumbai Metro sees 33rd breakthrough
Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has achieved its 33rd breakthrough, with the completion of a 653m long tunnel from Churchgate to Hutatma Chowk station. It is the first TBM breakthrough inside a...
View ArticleAuckland’s City Rail Link US$9M TBM arrives
Auckland’s City Rail Link US$9M TBM, known as Dame Whina Cooper, has arrived from its factory in southern China. The 7.15m diameter Herrenknecht EPBM that will be used to excavate the rail tunnels for...
View ArticleImplenia to lay off 750 but Tunnelling seen as profitable
Swiss construction and construction services company Implenia is set to lay off up to 750 employees following strategy implementation reviews for all Divisions, including a re-evaluation of...
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