Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project EPBM launched
A third TBM has been launched for the $1.8bn Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project at Orchard Hills in a major milestone towards the delivery of world-class metro services. This is the first...
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Strabag HS2 tunnel segment production begins
The production of the concrete tunnel segments for HS2 has begun at a new facility at Hartlepool docks. STRABAG were awarded the contract to manufacture the segments in October 2021. The new facility...
View ArticleFirst breakthrough on Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project
TBM ‘Eileen’ has broken through at the Airport Terminal metro station site, marking the first tunnel breakthrough on the $1.8bn city-shaping Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project. Since...
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World’s largest diameter vertical shaft boring machine launched
June 16th saw the lowering of the 230-ton main shaft boring machine ‘Dream’ to the bottom of the foundation pit on an underground smart parking garage project in the Jing’an District, Shanghai. The...
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CREG TBM launched on Snowy 2 Tailrace
July marked an exciting milestone for Australia’s Snowy 2.0 project with TBM ‘Lady Eileen Hudson’ – the first machine to start tunnelling on the pumped-hydro mega project and the first to complete a...
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Good progress reported on Río Subterráneo a Lomas tunnel
TERRATEC has reported impressive progress rates for the two 4.66m diameter EPBMs currently operational in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the Río Subterráneo a Lomas tunnel. The first EPBM (S74) named...
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HS2 London tunnelling passes one mile mark
HS2’s first two TBMs in London, Sushila and Caroline, have completed the first mile (1.6km) of twin bored tunnel in the capital. Since launch in November 2022, the TBMs have both installed over 847...
View ArticleAuckland plans up to 33km of new transport tunnels
Two new three lane road tunnels, each 5 – 6km long, under Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour, one going in each direction, and a 21km long separate light rail tunnel that will link to the existing Auckland...
View ArticleHS2’s Florence and Cecilia reach Little Missenden shaft
HS2 has confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ – the two 10.26m diameter Herrenknecht TBMs boring HS2’s longest tunnels – have reached the Little Missenden ventilation shaft, more than three quarters...
View ArticleBoring completed on London’s Silvertown Tunnel
Jill, the 11.9m diameter Herrenknecht TBM delivering the Silvertown Tunnel in east London, has now completed work on the second bore, meaning that all main tunnelling work on the UK capital’s new river...
View ArticleGranite awarded Northside Interceptor Tunnel Project (NSIT)
Granite has been awarded an approximately $215M contract by the city of Akron, Ohio to construct the Northside Interceptor Tunnel Project (NSIT) to aid in preventing combined sewer overflows from...
View Article9th ITA Tunnelling Awards draws 53 entrants
The ITA has announced that 53 international construction projects and Young Engineers have entered into the 9th Edition of the ITA Tunnelling Awards to be held during The Tunnelling Asia 2023...
View ArticleRobbins Single Shield completes Turkish Rail tunnel
June 2023 saw an 8m diameter Robbins Single Shield complete its second tunnel on Turkey’s Bahçe-Nurdaği Railway. The machine completed 9.6km of tunnelling, adding on to the 9.2km it completed in its...
View ArticleSystra completes Bamser and Subterra acquisitions
Systra has recently completed the acquisition of two companies dedicated to the design of tunnels and underground structures, Bamser, and Subterra. The acquisitions reinforce Systra’s position in the...
View ArticlePUB completes tunnelling on DTSS Phase 2
PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, has concluded tunnelling works on the second phase of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS). A ceremony to mark this important milestone was attended by Ms...
View ArticleFinal Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport TBM named and launched
The fourth and final Herrenknecht TBM to be used to bore the $1.8bn Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project has been named TBM Marlene after Dr Marlene Kanga AO, who is a global leader in...
View ArticleMaster Builders Solutions announce Concrete Now! digital tool
Master Builders Solutions has announced the launch of the Concrete Now! app. The web and mobile app provides concrete professionals with calculators and estimators for fibre dosage, carbon footprint,...
View ArticleTBM launches on Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydropower project
Construction of India’s Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydropower project has kicked off with Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. of India – the main contractor responsible for this project – launching its Terratec...
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Preferred bidder announced for SRL East tunnelling contract
A consortium of global tunnelling leaders – Suburban Connect comprising CPB Contractors, Ghella and Acciona Construction – is the preferred bidder for the first Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East main works...
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Battery Electric Vehicles and the risk of fire in tunnel construction
What are the fire risks when deploying battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the construction of tunnels? This is a question that a panel of specialists will address during The Expert Roundtable event:...
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