Search Results: 'Dragages'

BTS February 2024 Meeting – TMCLK Challenges, Innovations, and Lessons Learned
25 January, 2024
When: Thursday 8th February 2024 at 18:00 hrs

Work starts on Hong Kong rail extension
06 June, 2023
Main construction works have started on Hong Kong’s Tung Chung Line extension.

Alan Thomas Winter (1952-2019)
20 January, 2020
It is almost a year since Alan died unexpectedly in January 2019. Those who worked with Alan respected his immense knowledge and vast practical experience that he brought to bear for the benefit of numerous projects and clients. In addition, Alan was also well known and admired for his sense of humour and quick ability to add wit to alleviate the stress of crisis.

Combining Two Soft Ground TBM Technologies
27 March, 2018
The development of Herrenknecht’s Variable Density TBM is detailed by Karin Bäppler, head of geotechnics and consulting for traffic tunnelling; Frédéric Battistoni, division manager for traffic tunnelling and Werner Burger, manager of the design division - traffic tunneling

Fragrant Harbour
02 November, 2017
Keren Fallwell speaks with expat engineers living in Hong Kong to get a handle on the market

The big City move
22 March, 2017
TBMs are being built on an ever-larger scale, pushing the limits our congested cities can accommodate. Rhian Owen speaks with two freight forwarding companies about the obstacles they face when machines move through large cities

Utility placement
30 January, 2017
Tunnels and Tunnelling takes a trip to Herrenknecht in Schwanau and meets Michael Lubberger, senior product manager for pipelines to find out more about developments in the utility placement range

Big city move
18 August, 2016
TBMs are being built on an ever larger scale, pushing the limits our congested cities can accommate. Rhian Owen speaks with two freight forwarding companies about the obstacles they face when machines through large cities

A break with tradition
26 June, 2015
The Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link will mark a change in sub-sea tunnel construction methods for Hong Kong with TBMs being used for the first time. Sally Spencer reports.

First MTR caverns in 25 years open on West Island Line
12 January, 2015
HONG KONG – The West Island Line (WIL) has opened. The 3.3km-long extension to the Island Line connects three new stations: Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong University, and Kennedy Town, to the existing route at Sheung Wan Station. Kennedy Town is a cut and cover station, while Sai Ying Pun and Hong Kong University are deep cavern stations.

Bouygues lands Hong Kong metro contract
22 September, 2014
HONG KONG - Through its subsidiaries Dragages Hong Kong and Bouygues Travaux Publics, Bouygues Construction announced September 9 it has won a contract worth HKD 5.2bn (USD 671M) from MTR Corporation for the construction of 2x2 tunnels that will form part of a 6km extension of the Shatin to Central Link.

Where the work is
18 October, 2011
As T&TI goes to press the general and business media are awash with stories of economic gloom and dire predictions, and yet the tunnelling industry in Western Europe seems relatively buoyant. Can this comparatively happy state continue? Maurice Jones checks on the major current and planned projects and the prospects for some big players headquartered in Western Europe

Ceremony for longest Hong Kong drain
21 February, 2011

More XRL contracts awarded
13 July, 2010

MTR awards more WIL, XRL contracts
09 February, 2010

MTR gets WIL underway
18 November, 2009

Heralding a new era in Hong Kong
29 April, 2008
With a vast array of tunnelling works about to kick off in Hong Kong, regular T&TI contributor, Keith Wallis, takes a look at some of the region’s key forthcoming rail, water and road tunnels

HK moves on more tunnels
22 January, 2008

Dragages-Nishimatsu tipped for HK job
10 December, 2007

Dragages in Ocean Park
19 February, 2007