Search Results: 'Arup'

Precast pedestrian tunnel erected in Toronto
20 July, 2022
A new pedestrian and cycling tunnel is taking shape alongside the Finch West light rail transit (LRT) project in Toronto.

Tunnelling among solutions for Scottish Highlands road
07 March, 2022
A tunnel is among options being considered for a notorious section of the A83 in Scotland.

Lower Thames Crossing to be "greenest road ever built in the UK"
25 February, 2022
The Lower Thames Crossing has been designated a ‘pathfinder’ project to explore carbon neutral construction as part of National Highways’ efforts to make the new crossing the greenest road ever built in the UK.

Ivor Thomas Interview
21 February, 2022
Past BTS Chair Ivor Thomas has spent a lifetime in civil engineering construction. He spoke to Julian Champkin about the past and future of tunnelling, the need to enthuse the public – and the exciting challenges that the new generation of tunnellers will face

Action group seeks halt to Fehmarnbelt Tunnel dredging
19 January, 2022
Following ‘urgent’ concerns raised by an environmental group, a federal court in Leipzig, Germany has recommended a suspension of dredging work at contended reef areas on the German side of the Fehmarnbelt fixed link.

Divik Bandopadhyaya Interview
30 December, 2021
Aged 27, Divik Bandopadhyaya has just completed a one-year stint as chair of BTSYM. He discusses his education, interests and career to date, offering along the way some advice to newly-qualified tunnel engineers. George Demetri reports

CSO capture for cleaner water
29 October, 2021
Jon Sickling, Tunnel Shafts Delivery Manager, Watercare Services, and Stefano Vittor, Construction Manager, Ghella-Abergeldie JV, outline details of New Zealand’s largest wastewater project – Auckland’s new Central Interceptor

HS2 reveals community-inspired headhouse design
03 September, 2021
New revised images reflecting a bold, modernist approach for the Adelaide Road Headhouse in Camden, London have been released by HS2 Ltd, developer of Phase 1 of the UK’s high-speed rail system between London and the West Midlands.

Manila Water celebrates fourth aqueduct milestone
16 August, 2021
At a ceremony on August 14, Manila Water celebrated an excavation milestone on the US$108m NBAQ4 project, one of the Philippines' largest water-supply infrastructure schemes.

Factory for Fehmarn
27 July, 2021
Main construction has started at Fehmarn for the world’s longest immersed tube tunnel. Report by Patrick Reynolds

A tunnel for mining
18 June, 2021
At the British Tunnelling Society’s monthly talk in February, Craig Sewell and Jason Fawcett, both of Strabag, presented the North Yorkshire Polyhalite Project Mineral Transport System. Andrew Hindmarch was the rapporteur

Tunnelling begins on Auckland Central Interceptor
10 June, 2021
A Herrenknecht microtunnel boring machine (MTBM) has installed the first 3m-long section of concrete pipe on a new branch sewer that kicks-off the excavation of the 14.7km Watercare Central Interceptor Tunnel (CIT) in Auckland, New Zealand.

Three JVs picked for BART extension
20 May, 2021
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has chosen three joint ventures (JV) to submit proposals for the estimated US$2bn track and tunnel work contract for the BART Silicon Valley Extension into Downtown San Jose and Santa Clara, California, US. The teams are:

Three bidders shortlisted for Lower Thames Crossing
07 April, 2021
Highways England has named three construction/engineering companies which it has shortlisted to build the proposed Lower Thames Crossing – destined to be the longest road tunnel in Britain and hailed as the most ambitious UK roads project for a generation.

Arup appoints US-based underground infrastructure leader
12 November, 2020
Engineering and professional services provider Arup has named Andreas Raedle as its new underground infrastructure leader for the Americas region. He will be based in San Francisco, US.

Green light given to Fehmarnbelt tunnel
04 November, 2020
A top German court has overruled all legal and environmental objections to the planned Fehmarnbelt road and railway tunnel between Germany and Denmark, in effect giving the go-ahead to the US$8.2bn project.

HS2 reveals contemporary design for Kilburn vent shaft
27 October, 2020
A strikingly contemporary design has been revealed by HS2 for its vent shaft headhouse and compound in South Kilburn, London. It is one of four that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the high-speed line’s 7.2km Euston tunnel.

500 jobs to go at Aecom
06 August, 2020
In a sweeping restructuring of its business, infrastructure services provider Aecom is to make up to 500 employees redundant in the UK and Ireland. All areas of the business, including engineer roles are likely to be affected, with the process starting in October and continuing through to January 2021.

Support growing for Great Lakes Tunnel
26 June, 2020
Following the March 2020 announcement confirming the selected contractors, and a recent ruling that the construction is constitutional, support for the US$500m Great Lakes Tunnel is growing.

Finally back on track
11 June, 2020
HS2 has at last been given the green light, following the notice to proceed which is enabling four joint ventures to finalise their designs. Julian Champkin reports