Eglinton Crosstown West Extension contract awarded
Ontario’s Eglinton Crosstown West Extension project has reached a significant milestone as the Ontario government and its key delivery partners, Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx, have awarded a...
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Strabag confirmed for Scarborough Subway Extension
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have awarded a $757.1M contract to Strabag to design, build and finance the tunnel for the Scarborough Subway Extension. Preparatory works at the launch shaft site...
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Mega-Crossover TBM launches in Turkey
A Robbins 13.77m diameter Crossover XRE TBM launched recently in spring 2021 in Eşme, Turkey. The large machine is boring the 3.05km Eşme-Salihli Railway Tunnel through mixed conditions including...
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LHDA launches Polihali Transfer Tunnel tender
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has entered an important milestone in the procurement of Phase II major works construction contracts, with the advertisement of the tender for the...
View ArticleCrushed glass could replace sand in shotcrete
Crushed wine bottles and other recycled glass could replace sand in vital tunnelling supports, cutting construction costs and improving the sustainability of sand mining, according to University of...
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Grydale enters U.S. Market
Grydale enters the U.S. market with a range of mobile dust collectors, simplifying compliance and improving worker safety within construction industries. Silicosis is the most common occupational lung...
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Secondary lining complete on Frogmore Connection Tunnel
Secondary lining on a 1.1km connection tunnel linking Wandsworth to the main super sewer in West London is now complete, marking a major milestone for the city’s 25km long, 7.2m diameter Thames Tideway...
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Webuild confirmed for the €1.07bn Brenner Tunnel contract
Webuild Group has officially won the €1.07bn contract to design and build a section of a high capacity railway extending from the Brenner Base Tunnel for 22.5km between Fortezza and Ponte Gardena on...
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Interest sought for Norway’s longest subsea tunnel and suspension bridge
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) is inviting contractors, subcontractors and the consulting industry to an information meeting about the further construction of the E39 Ålesund-Molde,...
View ArticleHS2’s London ‘superhub’ station construction commences
Wednesday 23rd June saw HS2 Ltd commence permanent works on its west London ‘superhub’ station – Old Oak Common. The UK Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps’ green light means that work will commence with...
View ArticlePreferred bidder announced for North East Link
A preferred bidder has been selected for the tunnelling package for Melbourne’s $15.8bn North East Link, which will fix the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network, slash travel times and free up...
View ArticleTBM delivered for Mumbai water project
Terratec has announced the delivery of a 3.2m diameter Open TBM for the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai’s (MCGM) Amar Mahal I Tunnel Project in Maharashtra, following the successful Factory...
View ArticleLyon-Turin €3bn base tunnel contracts awarded
Today saw the award of tunnelling contracts worth over €3bn on the Lyon-Turin railway line. The three contracts, awarded to consortia led by EIFFACE, VINCI and Implenia, will see the construction of a...
View ArticleSydney Metro West tunnel contract awarded
A $1.96bn contract has been awarded to start tunnelling on the mega Metro West project. Construction work will begin immediately to deliver 11km of twin metro rail tunnels between Sydney Olympic Park...
View ArticleBTS/CAWG Guidance on Work in Compressed Air revised
A revision of the BTS “Guide to the Work in Compressed Air Regulations” has been released. Now called “Guidance on good practice for Work in Compressed Air” the document remains based on UK practice...
View ArticleCrossover TBMs complete Triple Tunnel Drives in Mumbai
In Spring 2021, the second of two 6.65m diameter Robbins Crossover XRE TBMs made its third and final breakthrough for India’s Mumbai Metro Line 3. The first machine made its final breakthrough for the...
View ArticleSingapore LTA awards CRL1 Ang Mo Kio station and tunnels contract
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the civil contract for the design and construction of Ang Mo Kio station and tunnels under the first phase of the Cross Island Line (CRL1) to...
View ArticlehyperTunnel contract to explore cost and delivery time improvements
hyperTunnel, a tunnelling and underground construction technology start-up, has been awarded a contract to work with the UK’s Network Rail on non-disruptive tunnel construction, enlargement and repair...
View ArticleWorld Bank to use FIDIC-ITA Emerald Book for all underground contracts
FIDIC has expanded the scope of its 2019 agreement with the World Bank which enables the bank to adopt the use of six FIDIC standard contracts until 2024 to now include the FIDIC-ITA Emerald Book form...
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Western Sydney Airport Metro gets green light
The Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project has reached a major milestone with planning approval having been granted by the New South Wales Government and major construction set to commence soon....
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