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March 2024

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Tunnelling completed on first River Shannon crossing
01 March 2024 The first underground crossing of the River Shannon has been completed as part of the Athlone Main Drainage Scheme.

Fifth TBM delivered for Mont Cenis base tunnel
01 March 2024 The fifth of the seven TBMs to build the tunnel for the new Lyon-Turin railway has been delivered to the French-Italian group of companies, Elyot, at Herrenknecht’s factory in Germany.

February 2024

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Snowy 2.0 marks manufacturing milestone
29 February 2024 The Snowy 2.0 Cooma precast manufacturing facility has produced 100,000 of the 130,000 concrete segments needed for the 27km of tunnels for the pumped-hydro project.

Delivery Partner chosen for Hudson Tunnel Project
29 February 2024 The Gateway Development Commission has selected its delivery partner for the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP).

TBM breaks through on longest HS2 tunnel
28 February 2024 HS2’s first TBM – which launched almost three years ago – has broken through at the end of her 16km journey under the Chilterns, excavating the longest tunnel on the rail project.

WTC2025 call for papers opens March 1
27 February 2024 The call for abstracts for the World Tunnel Congress 2025 opens on Friday.

HS2 launches third TBM in London
26 February 2024 HS2’s London Tunnels contractor, Skanska Costain Strabag (SCS) joint venture, has launched a third TBM.

Silvertown Tunnel opening brought forward
26 February 2024 The opening of London’s Silvertown Tunnel has been brought forward, a year after it was announced the programme had been pushed back.

TBM breaks through on Lonato tunnel
23 February 2024 Excavation has been completed on the Lonato del Garda tunnel on Italy’s Brescia-Verona high-speed railway.

Harding Prize lecture in March
22 February 2024 The three finalists for this year’s Harding Prize will present their papers at the British Tunnelling Society’s (BTS) March meeting.

Pawtucket Tunnel excavation completed
21 February 2024 CBNA-Barletta joint venture CB3A has completed the excavation and lining of the 3.6km Pawtucket Tunnel in Rhode Island.

Campaigners lose High Court bid to stop Stonehenge tunnel
20 February 2024 Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against the proposed Stonehenge road tunnel.

Strabag wins Eglinton Crosstown West Extension – Advance Tunnel 2 contract
19 February 2024 Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have awarded a fixed-price contract of C$255m to Strabag to design, build and finance the second underground segment of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension.

First heavy construction contract awarded for Hudson Tunnel
19 February 2024 The Gateway Development Commission has awarded the Hudson River Ground Stabilisation (HRGS) Project to Weeks Marine, marking the first heavy construction contract for the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP).

TBM makes good progress on Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydropower project
19 February 2024 Hindustan Construction Co is making good progress on India’s Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydropower project, excavating 431m in January.

Hinkley Point C tunnels ready for connection to Bristol Channel
16 February 2024 Hinkley Point C’s tunnels for water intake and outfall are ready to be connected to the Bristol Channel.

Two more sinkholes above HS2 Chiltern tunnel
15 February 2024 Two more sinkholes have formed above the HS2 tunnel in the Chilterns.

Cavern excavation completed for international neutrino research
15 February 2024 Excavation has been completed on three large caverns that will house the massive particle detectors for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE).

BTS celebrates 50 years with limited edition book
14 February 2024 The British Tunnelling Society is marking its 50-year history with a limited edition book celebrating tunnellers and tunnelling.

US DOT opens applications for low carbon concrete research
14 February 2024 The US Department of Transportation (US DOT) has announced a US$5m funding opportunity for research into the use of steel slag in cement and concrete.