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Singapore LTA awards Cross Island Line Phase 2 contract
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the civil contract for the design and construction of CR14 Turf City station (working name) and tunnels under the Cross Island Line Phase 2 (CRL2)...
View ArticleFunding confirmed for Central Interceptor tunnel project extension
Funding has been confirmed to extend Auckland’s Central Interceptor wastewater tunnel by more than 1km from Grey Lynn to Point Erin, Herne Bay to reduce wet weather overflows and significantly improve...
View ArticleWebuild-NGE JV win Grand Paris Line 15 contract
Société des grands projets has awarded Webuild, in JV with its French partner NGE, a €1.38bn contract to construct Lot 2 of the Western section of Line 15 of the Grand Paris Express. The new contract...
View ArticleTwin 14.57m diameter CRCHI TBMs launch on subsea mega tunnel
On May 16th, two large diameter slurry TBMs, developed by China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited (CRCHI), were launched from opposing directions in Ningbo and Zhoushan for the...
View ArticleSydney Metro West prepares Mixshield for harbour crossing
Sydney Metro West is getting ready to launch a TBM to build Sydney’s second under-harbour rail line. Herrenknecht TBM Jessie will launch from The Bays to begin carving out a 2.3km tunnel to Hunter...
View ArticleImplenia wins complex E02 Kvitsøy, E39 Rogfast contract
The Joint Venture (JV) of Implenia and Stangeland Maskin (Implenia 77%, Stangeland Maskin 23%) has been awarded a second contract on the Rogfast project by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration....
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TBMs for Lesotho Polihali Transfer Tunnel Inspected
A team of engineers and tunnel experts from the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) together with consultants and contractors on the Polihali Transfer Tunnel recently inspected the two TBMs...
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“Shanhe” the 17.5-meter mega-TBM readies for tunnelling
17.5m diameter Herrenknecht Mixshield TBM “Shanhe” is currently being dismantled and prepared for re-assembly and deployment on a 3.3km two-storey road tunnel with three lanes in both directions in the...
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Three tunnels done for Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport
Mega TBMs Catherine, Eileen and Peggy have completed their historic journeys to build metro rail tunnels for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project. TBM Peggy achieved the project’s...
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Full funding announced for Hudson Tunnel Project
New York’s Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP) will officially be fully funded, with the largest federal grant ever awarded to a mass transit project in the United States. The federal government has given the...
View ArticleKing inaugurates first Fehmarnbelt tunnel element
Monday 17th June marked a historic day in the construction of the 27km long Fehmarnbelt tunnel with His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark officially inaugurating the first tunnel element in what will...
View ArticleLTA Awards awards further Cross Island Line Phase 2 contract
The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the civil contract for the design and construction of tunnels between the West Coast station (CR18) and Jurong Lake District station (CR19) for...
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ITA Awards issues last call for entries
The 10th Edition of the ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards has issued a last call for entries. The 2024 edition will take place on 28th November, in Genoa, Italy in conjunction with the...
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Boring wrapped up on Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
TBMs Rexy and Renny have completed all running tunnel boring works on Ontario’s $4.7bn Eglinton Crosstown West Extension. Over the past two years, the twin TBMs have been the driving force behind...
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EarthGrid reports successful plasma boring trial
EarthGrid Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), a plasma boring technology and development company, has revealed that its tunnel boring robot (TBR) has successfully completed several field tests at scale...
View ArticleWestern Sydney Airport metro tunnels complete
Greater Western Sydney is now home to landmark new 9.8km twin metro railway tunnels, with major tunnelling officially complete on the city-shaping Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project. These...
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Orica and De Beers 78.85% decrease nitrate concentrations
Orica has collaborated with mining giant De Beers Canada Inc. (DBCI) at their Gahcho Kué site in Canada in a bid to improve the drill and blast process and significantly reduced nitrate concentrations...
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FAT for Klong Saen Saeb Drainage Tunnel EPBM
Representatives of Thailand’s Department of Drainage and Sewerage BMA and contractor Summit Grade and PCE Joint Venture have celebrated the successful Factory Acceptance Tests of a new Terratec 4.27m...
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Toulouse Metro Line C TBM unveiled
At the end of June, the Eiffage/NGE JV responsible for the construction of the Toulouse Metro Line C, Lots 1 and 2 unveiled Herrenknecht TBM ‘Jeanne Marvig’ at the Colomiers Gare shaft site. Jeanne...
View ArticleSisikon Tunnel contract award to Implenia/Frutiger JV
The Swiss cantons of Schwyz and Uri have awarded the US$478M contract for Lot 200 on the “Neue Axenstrasse” project – the “Sisikon Tunnel” – to a JV of Implenia (60%) and Frutiger (40%). The contract...
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