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Podcast #4: Use of standards and other common practices to manage...
In this “standards” 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...
View ArticleTunnelling work complete at Bank Station Upgrade
Tunnelling work at London Underground’s Bank Underground Station upgrade has been completed, marking a major milestone in the project. The tunnelling – carried out by contractor Dragados, with design...
View ArticleFirst Snowy 2.0 TBM parts delivered to site
Parts of the first of three TBMs have arrived at the site where Webuild and its joint-venture partners are building Snowy 2.0, the largest renewable energy project in Australia that will expand Snowy...
View ArticleITA Tunnelling Awards 6th Edition finalists revealed
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) has announced the finalists for the ITA Tunnelling Awards, 6th edition. In 2020, for the first time the event will be held online,...
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HS2 reveals robot assisted Chiltern Tunnels TBMs
The UK’s HS2 has unveiled the use of an innovative onboard robot that will improve safety and efficiency on the high speed rail project’s first two TBMs, set to launch early next year. Pioneered by...
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CBNA JV set for Pawtucket Tunnel project contract award
The Narragansett Bay Commission Board of Commissioners has voted to award the CSO Phase III A/Pawtucket Tunnel project to the CBNA team consisting of Bouygues/Barletta/AECOM. A spokesperson for the...
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Row erupts over Brenner Base Tunnel contract termination
On October 22nd 2020, the Supervisory Board authorised the Board of Directors of The Brenner Base Tunnel client, BBT SE, to dissolve the contract with the ARGE H51 Pfons-Brenner Consortium. BBT SE sent...
View ArticleWebuild completes acquisition of Astaldi
Webuild announces the completion of its acquisition of 65% of Astaldi, the most important acquisition conducted under Progetto Italia (Project Italy). It leads to the creation of a new Group...
View ArticleGamuda completes tunnelling on KVMRT Putrajaya Line
11th October 2020 saw the last tunnel ring that makes up the 13.5km-stretch of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) twin bored tunnels finally completed. Part of a 52km alignment known as the...
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Andreas Raedle named Arup Americas Underground-Infrastructure Leader
Engineering and consulting firm Arup has named Andreas Raedle as its new Americas Underground-Infrastructure Leader. Joining the San Francisco office from Arup’s Singapore office where he served as the...
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Ghella/Avax/Alstom JV wins Section A of Athens Metro Line 4
A Ghella/Avax/Alstom JV has won the public procurement tender for the construction of the first section, ‘Section A’, of the Athens Metro Line 4, following the recent approval of the technical and...
View ArticleHighways England launches Lower Thames Crossing tunnel tender
Highways England is today inviting tenders for its largest ever contract, the £2bn package to build the longest road tunnel in Britain that sits at the heart of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, the...
View ArticleGood progress reported on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has reported underground tunnelling works inside the two Polihali Diversion Tunnels is progressing well with excavations advancing from the outlets at...
View ArticleStonehenge Tunnel given the green light
The UK Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps has given Development Consent to construct the 3.2km long twin-tube Stonehenge Tunnel as part of a new section of dual carriageway on the A303 between...
View ArticleWork begins on Sydney Metro West
Work has officially started on the Sydney Metro West mega project, which will create tens of thousands of jobs and transform Greater Sydney for generations to come. The Bays Station site is now being...
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Green light for Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop and station sites confirmed
Victoria Premier, Daniel Andrews and Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop Jacinta Allan have announced that $2.2bn has been provided in the 2020-21 Victorian Budget for all Initial and Early Works for...
View ArticleTraylor-Shea Joint Venture awarded RiverRenew Tunnel System Project
At its regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, November 17, the Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew) Board awarded a US$454.4M contract to the Traylor-Shea Joint Venture to...
View ArticleHighways England withdraws DCO for Lower Thames Crossing
Client for the Lower Thames Crossing project, Highways England has withdrawn its Development Consent Order (DCO) from the UK’s Planning Inspectorate. The surprise announcement comes after Highways...
View ArticleGulermak-TATA Projects JV celebrate Pune Metro breakthrough
In early-November, officials from the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited, workers from the Gulermak-TATA Projects Joint Venture, and Terratec representatives celebrated the breakthrough of a...
View ArticleLongest Thames Tideway drive breaks through
The Ferrovial and Laing O’Rourke JV has completed tunnelling on the final 7.6km long drive on the central section of London’s 25km long, 7.2m diameter Tideway Project following the TBM breakthrough on...
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