Search Results: 'Caterpillar'

Under the river
03 November, 2015
Tunnelling under the Fraser River in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, is no easy task. That is what the Port Mann Main Water Supply Tunnel project team has learned over the past three years. Stephanie Fekete and Andrew McGlenn of McMillen Jacobs Associates discuss the recent tunnel completion and summarize the demands that were required in order to make this drive successful

Harbour rescue
13 August, 2015
Despite damage by Superstorm Sandy, crews are smoothly wrapping up a successful tunnel project in New York. The journey to TBM breakthrough this January, however, was anything but smooth. Robbins technical writer Desiree Willis reports.

Harbour Rescue
20 May, 2015
At a harbour-side jobsite in New York, USA crews are smoothly wrapping up a successful water tunnel project. The journey to TBM breakthrough in January 2015, however, was anything but smooth. Robbins technical writer Desiree Willis reports

Driving diversions
24 April, 2015
To build a river diversion for the La Romaine project in Quebec, EBC-Neilson chose to excavate with a full face. Donald Proulx, vice president of heavy civil works and mines, business development proposals, for EBC Neilson, reports.

Tunnelling complete on Harbor Siphons
03 March, 2015
New York - TBM mining some 35m below New York Bay completed on January 28, on the 2.9km-long tunnel for the New York City Harbor Siphons Project.