Another breakthrough for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has achieved a major construction milestone in Phase 4 with the completion of the underground tunnel between Chhatarpur and Chhatarpur Mandir Station on the...
View ArticleGDC issues RFQ procurement notice for Hudson River tunnel
The Gateway Development Commission is soliciting responses to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. GDC-25-010-HTP for Hudson River Tunnel. The response date is December 6, 2024, subject to addenda. The...
View Articledouble milestone for Sydney metro
Sydney Metro’s 7m diameter double-shield, hard rock, gripper-type Herrenknecht TBMs Daphne and Beatrice have completed their 18-month tunnelling journey carving out the 11km tunnels from The Bays to...
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British Tunnelling Society Conference 2024: an industry ready for change
The British Tunnelling Society (BTS) Conference and Exhibition 2024 brought together clients, contractors, consultants and suppliers to talk about some of the pressing challenges facing our sector and...
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Ruby launched on final Metro tunnel under Sydney Harbour
TBM Ruby has begun its journey to carve out the final section of tunnel for the city-shaping Sydney Metro West project. Launching from The Bays, Herrenknecht TBM Ruby will join TBM Jessie in...
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ITA welcomes Helen Roth as Executive Director
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) welcomes Helen Roth as its new Executive Director to steer the organisation’s vital work and programmes. Roth will take the helm as...
View ArticleRamboll TYPSA JV wins Stockholm metro contracts
A Ramboll TYPSA consortium has won two of three contracts for the preparation of construction documents and tender documents for the new 8km underground metro line that will serve the...
View ArticleKensico-Eastview Connection Tunnel Project awarded
Tutor Perini Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, Frontier-Kemper Constructors has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $1.1bn by the New York City Department of Environmental...
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West Seattle Link Extension route and stations selected
Seattle’s Sound Transit Board has selected the route and station locations for the West Seattle Link Extension. This action authorizes the project to move forward into the final design phase....
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COWI awarded Hudson River engineering contract
COWI has been awarded a contract for the Hudson River Ground Stabilization Project (HRGS) in New York. COWI will serve as the engineer of record for the project led by marine construction and dredging...
View ArticleECRL Gombak Tunnel breaks through a month early
The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Project’s 959m Gombak Tunnel has achieved a tunnelling breakthrough one month ahead of schedule, becoming the 36th ECRL tunnel to successfully complete excavation to...
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HS2 Euston Tunnel funding confirmed in UK budget
In the UK’s Budget today, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves has confirmed funding will be made available so that tunnelling works on HS2 can be completed from Old Oak Common into Euston...
View ArticleEPBM ready for Bangkok Water Supply Improvement project
Early October saw a Terratec 4.8m diameter EPBM lowered into place for the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority’s Ninth Bangkok Water Supply Improvement project. The occasion was witnessed by...
View ArticleDrax appoints JV for Cruachan Expansion Project
Renewable energy company Drax has appointed COWI and PINI in a new joint venture to optimise its plans to build the UK’s first new pumped storage hydro plant in almost 40 years. Drax is progressing an...
View ArticlePreferred second Mt Vic Tunnel option confirmed
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) Board has confirmed the next steps on the SH1 Wellington Improvements Road of National Significance (RoNS), including an expanded package to reduce Wellington’s gridlock...
View Article16.64m Shield Machine ‘Jianghai’ Rolls off at CRCHI
On October 31st a super-large 16.64m diameter shield machine rolled off the production line in Changsha, Hunan, for use in the construction of the world’s longest underwater shield machine driven...
View ArticleMilestone achieved on NSW Coffs Harbour Tunnels
In a major milestone for one of regional Australia’s biggest infrastructure projects, the first phase of the multi-billion-dollar Coffs Harbour Bypass is complete. The Coffs Harbour bypass tunnelling...
View ArticleConstruction to start on Stanley Park Water Supply Tunnel
Metro Vancouver and contractor JV Burrard-Chilco Partnership – a joint venture of EBC/Pomerleau BC/Spie Batignolles Canada – will begin construction in mid-November on the $495M Stanley Park Water...
View ArticleNSW High Speed rail tunnel site investigation starts
Site investigation work has started on the New South Wales Central Coast to determine the best route for a proposed high-speed rail link. Two drill rigs have started work on the Hawkesbury River at...
View ArticleGamuda/Ferrovial confirmed for Oven Mountain Pumped Hydro
Gamuda/Ferrovial Construction (GFJV), has signed an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) agreement with Alinta Energy for the $1.3bn Oven Mountain Pumped Hydro Storage project in New South Wales,...
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