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Metro West station cavern excavation making progress
Excavation of Sydney Metro West’s Hunter Street Station is 30 per cent complete.
TBM breaks through on Virginia water project
Tunnelling for RiverRenew, a wastewater project in Alexandria, Virginia, has been completed.
Broadway Subway Project TBMs on final leg
Preparations are under way on Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project to disassemble the two TBMs.
North East Link TBM assembly under way
The first TBM is being assembled for Melbourne’s North East link twin road tunnels.
Lower Thames Crossing awarded Carbon Literacy Gold
The Lower Thames Crossing has been awarded Gold level accreditation by the Carbon Literacy Project, the first major UK infrastructure project to achieve the level.
BTS April lecture focuses on Kilsby Tunnel groundwater
A historic tunnel is the subject of the British Tunnelling Society’s April lecture.
WTC2024 Shenzhen Awaits Delegates From the world over
Underground engineering is our career-defining profession. With urban populations expanding, and as connectivity, renewable energy and environmental protection regulations taking on higher profiles, the demand for new subsurface infrastructure is increasing exponentially.
International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association turns 50 this year !
Unprecedented Gathering of Distinguished ITA Past Presidents at WTC2024, Shenzhen, China
Dismantling gantry for HS2 passes FAT
A service dismantling gantry for HS2 has completed its Factory Acceptance Test at Kern Tunneltechnik’s facility in Switzerland.
DNA research to reveal marine impact of Fehmarnbelt tunnel construction
Research organisation DHI and state-owned Danish infrastructure company Sund & Bælt are mapping marine life near the construction site of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel to learn how the environment adapts to changes from human activities.
Tunnelling completed on Paris metro Line 16
Webuild and its French partner, NGE, have completed excavation on Lot 2 of Paris’s new metro line.
Work starts on Genoa’s immersed tunnel
Construction works have started in Genoa on Italy’s first undersea road tunnel, set to become Europe’s largest immersed tunnel.
Subsidence halts tunnelling on Sydney’s M6
Tunnelling has halted on Sydney’s M6 Stage 1 project after a second sinkhole developed.
Herrenknecht hands over seventh TBM for Brenner Base Tunnel
Herrenknecht yesterday presented the first of two double shield TBMs for Lot H53 Pfons-Brenner on the Brenner Base Tunnel.
Local businesses to receive Stad ship tunnel rock
The Norwegian Coastal Administration and local authorities have agreed a priority list of commercial initiatives that could receive stone excavated from the Stad ship tunnel.
HS2 green tunnel receives planning approval
HS2 has received planning permission from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for the design of the green tunnel at Burton Green.
Roadheader breaks through first Metro West service tunnel
The first service tunnel to connect Sydney’s 24km Metro West line to a new stabling and maintenance facility at Clyde has been completed.
Sydney Airport northern tunnels reach halfway mark
The two TBMs building the northern tunnels for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project have reached the halfway mark.
CRCHI Slurry Pipe Jacking Machine Delivered to Colombia
In February, CRCHI (China Railway Construction Heavy Industry) completed assembly of its slurry pipe jacking machine in Changsha, China, successfully passing the acceptance inspection. This milestone marks the first export of a China-made pipe jacking machine to the Colombian market.
CRCHI Underground Pipeline Network Equipment in Construction Sites
On February 7, a significant breakthrough was achieved at the construction site of the Bang Pakong-south Bangkok power plant gas transmission pipeline project in Thailand. The first section of the initial phase of pipeline laying employed the laying and jacking machine with a diameter of 914mm, manufactured by CRCHI (China Railway Construction Heavy Industry), was successfully completed.