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Refining design on the Black Hill tunnels
01 November, 2002
A constructive partnering environment on Contract 603, Black Hill Tunnels, part of the Tseung Kwan O Entension Project in Hong Kong, enabled optimisation of several aspects of the design. The design-build contract involved complex setting-out and closely spaced excavations. N G Swannell, associate director of Halcrow Group, R Harris, principal engineer for Halcrow Pacific and C Burgess, design engineer for Halcrow China, explain

Hong Kong tender shortlist
01 November, 2002

Rehabilitation in the Rocky Mountains
01 September, 2002
Reinstating the 3.5km long Laramie-Poudre irrigation tunnel in Colorado, US, involved a wide variety of rehabilitation methods. Restricted access to the site and tunnel works combined with strict environmental constraints also created major logistical challenges. Dr Christoph Goss, resident engineer for Rocky Mountain Consultants, describes the history of the tunnel and the recent works carried out

Breakthrough on Blue Stream Gas Pipeline tunnel
13 June, 2002

Mont Blanc fire tests
13 June, 2002
Marco Bettelini, mechanical engineer for Lombardi Ltd describes the testing undertaken on the new fire ventilation and control systems of the Mont Blanc tunnel, before its recent reopening.

Re-aligning Monte Zucco's railway
01 March, 2002
As part of the realignment of Italy's Treviso-Calalzo di Cadore railway, a new Monte Zucco tunnel is being constructed in a contract worth US$16.3M. Andrea Simonetti, Commercial Manager for SELI describes the challenges posed by the difficult geological conditions along the tunnel alignment

Mont Cenis - the first trans-Alpine tunnel
01 March, 2002
Promoted as a symbol of Italian nationality, the Mont Cenis Tunnel broke through the Alps in 1870 after 13 years of almost non-stop work. Myles O'Reilly looks at the innovations in rock tunnelling techniques sparked off by this massive project

Better safe than sorry
11 January, 2002
Bavarian passengers wanting a high speed connection north must wait a little longer than expected for the new InterCity Express line from Munich to Nuremberg reports Adrian Greeman.