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Aarsleff commissioned to build architectural viewing platform for Fehmarnbelt project
15 December, 2023
Femern A/S has commissioned the Danish contracting group Aarsleff to build a new viewing platform close to the construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel at Rødbyhavn. The platform will be 217 metres long and enable visitors and the local community to follow the building of the tunnel at close hand from 2025.

ITA Tunnelling Awards winners revealed
27 November, 2023
The winners of this year’s ITA Tunnelling Awards were revealed on Friday.

TAC Awards recognise industry achievements
12 October, 2023
Professor KY Lo, a former director of the Geotechnical Research Centre for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University in Ontario, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tunnelling Association of Canada (TAC).

UK Power Networks employs robot for tunnel inspections
25 August, 2023
A robotic dog is changing the way UK Power Networks carries out tunnel inspections.

Hudson River ground stabilisation shortlist announced
16 August, 2023
The Gateway Development Commission has shortlisted three firms for the Hudson River Ground Stablisation project (HRGS).

Carbon saving push boosts PSCL development
24 July, 2023
Carbon saving is a new boost to further development of Permanent Sprayed Concrete Lining (PSCL), says Benoit de Rivaz, technical director for Bekaert BP Underground Solutions

Hudson Tunnel Project to receive US$6.88bn federal grant
10 July, 2023
The US federal government is to provide US$6.88bn to the Hudson Tunnel Project, meeting nearly half the cost of the new river crossing between New York and New Jersey.

Packed schedule in Boston
28 June, 2023
TTNA previews the packed program for RETC 2023, in Boston, MA, in June

Cowi Arup JV to design new Copenhagen metro line
13 June, 2023
Cowi-Arup JV has been appointed to lead the design, environmental impact assessment and utility relocations for Copenhagen’s new M5 metro line.

Hudson Tunnel delivery partner shortlist revealed
30 May, 2023
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has shortlisted three organisations in its search for a delivery partner for the Hudson Tunnel project.

Requests for Proposals issued for Ontario Line
06 April, 2023
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued Requests for Proposals for two major works packages for the Ontario Line: Pape Tunnel and underground stations and the elevated guideway and stations contracts.

Alison Norrish Interview
27 March, 2023
It is fun to go deep – but don’t do it. We can make our tunnels watertight – but should we? And what’s wrong with a few cracks in a tunnel wall anyway? Julian Champkin talked to Alison Norrish, urban tunneller extraordinaire, who challenges views on what makes good underground engineering

With sight to see
27 March, 2023
In this issue it gives us pleasure to present and consider research and thoughts around ways of seeing what is and what might be.

Auckland Light Rail marks start of physical works
24 February, 2023
Physical works for New Zealand’s largest transport infrastructure project – Auckland Light Rail (ALR) – are under way with the start of below ground investigations to test soil and water conditions.

Lower Thames Crossing plans accepted for review
29 November, 2022
The Lower Thames Crossing has moved a step closer with the Planning Inspectorate accepting National Highway’s application for a Development Consent Order.

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.

National Highways resubmits application for UK’s longest road tunnel
08 November, 2022
National Highways has resubmitted its Development Consent Order (DCO) application for the Lower Thames Crossing.

Sustainability key theme for BTS Conference 2022
10 October, 2022
Sustainability will be a key theme at this year’s BTS Conference in London on October 11-12.

Preferred bidders named for Auckland transport projects
28 September, 2022
Two preferred bidders have been named to plan and design the next phases of Auckland’s expanding rapid transit network – Auckland Light Rail and Waitematā Harbour Connections.

Research to reduce carbon in SCL
03 August, 2022
Research recently complete on low carbon sprayed concrete (LCSC), including work for HS2,is summarised by participants Chris Peaston of Peaston Concrete Consultancy, Chris Goodier, Sergio Cavalaro and Zhi Hu of Loughborough University, Michael Sataya of Arup, Stuart Manning of Shotcrete Services, and John Reddy of Ecocem