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Cowi appointed technical adviser for Norwegian ship tunnel
15 April, 2024
The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) has selected Cowi as the technical adviser for the construction of the Stad Ship Tunnel.

First major contract awarded for SRL Tunnels
12 December, 2023
The first tunnels contract has been awarded for Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East, with tunnelling to start in 2026, transforming Melbourne’s public transport network and creating thousands of jobs. A consortium of global tunnelling experts has been awarded the $3.6b Tunnels South contract to build 16km of twin tunnels between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley.

NSW highlights silica dust danger
06 December, 2023
The New South Wales government has launched a six-month campaign targeting silica dust exposure in the tunnelling and construction industry.

World Tunnel Congress 2024
20 November, 2023
World Tunnel Congress 2024 (WTC2024) will be held from April 19-25, 2024 in Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, China. WTC2024 is held by international tunnelling and underground space association and association internationale des tunnels et de lespace souterrain (ITA-AITES) and organized by China Civil Engineering Society (CCES). WTC has been successfully held for 49 sessions and is the largest and most authoritative industrial event held by ITA every year.

Tideway TBM launch shaft capped off
24 October, 2023
London’s new super sewer has been capped off at its most central point.

Contract awarded for DC Water project
09 October, 2023
DC Water has awarded the Potomac River Tunnel design-build contract to a joint venture of CBNA and Halmar.

Bookings open for BTS health and safety course
19 September, 2023
Bookings are now open for this year’s BTS Underground Health & Safety Course.

Person in hospital and works stopped after incident at HS2 vent shaft
30 August, 2023
An HS2 worker remains in hospital after five people were injured at a vent shaft site on Saturday.

HS2 fire focus of BTS September lecture
24 August, 2023
The fire on an HS2 personnel service vehicle (PSV) last year will be the focus of the BTS’s September lecture.

Andy Alder awarded James Clark Medal
21 June, 2023
Andy Alder, Thames Tideway programme director and Jacobs vice-president and head of major programmes, UK and Europe, has been awarded this year’s James Clark Medal.

TfL proposes DLR extension under the Thames
20 June, 2023
Transport for London (TfL) and its partners have submitted a Strategic Outline Case (SOC) to the government to extend the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), with a potential new branch under the River Thames.

WTC2024 abstract deadline extended
05 June, 2023
The deadline for submitting abstracts for next year’s World Tunnel Congress has been extended to June 30.

WTC 2024 - Call for Abstracts
21 March, 2023
ITA-AITES and the China Civil Engineering Society are calling for abstracts for the World Tunnel Congress 2024 (WTC2024) which will be held in Shenzhen, China, 19-25 April, 2024. The theme of WTC2024 is Tunnelling for a Better Life.

Rescue under way for micro TBM in Toronto
07 March, 2023
The City of Toronto has issued an emergency contract for retrieval of a micro TBM that has been stuck underground for nine months after it became tangled in steel wires.

HS2 announces winners of competition to drive best practice
14 November, 2022
HS2 Ltd has announced this year’s winners of a competition to share insight from the UK’s largest construction project with the wider infrastructure industry.

BTS UNDERGROUND HEALTH & SAFETY COURSE
28 October, 2022
The tunnelling industry is continuing its buoyant period. Thames Tideway tunnelling completed, and secondary lining, connection and testing works will be complete in 2025. HS2 tunnelling well progressing, Hinkley Point C, York Potash in the UK are also progressing, and numerous smaller TBM tunnels around the country for Road & Rail crossings. The Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) has opened.

James Clark Medal recipients honoured at ICE lunch
02 March, 2022
Two recent recipients of the British Tunnelling Society’s (BTS) James Clark Medal were celebrated at a winners’ lunch hosted by the BTS in London in February.

Lingering Covid forces WTC2022 postponement to September
27 January, 2022
Ongoing health concerns stemming from the pandemic have forced the WTC2022 Organising Committee and the ITA to push back WTC2022 from its current date in April to September (2-8) in Copenhagen.

Former tunnel tiger sets off on charity odyssey around Ireland
24 December, 2021
An 80-year-old former ‘tunnel tiger’ is driving around the coast of Ireland on a two-month charity mission which will see him swim at as many of the country’s piers as possible, despite icy, wintry seas.

BTS health and safety course start approaches
15 November, 2021
Following the success of its Underground Health and Safety Course over past years, the British Tunnelling Society (BTS) is repeating the two-day event which will run on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 November 2021.