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Crossrail’s Farringdon station reaches key milestone
07 December, 2020
Crossrail has announced that Farringdon station on the Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) is the first of the Central London stations to mark the completion of construction activity.

Tideway central-section tunnelling completed
03 December, 2020
Tunnelling on the central and longest section of Tideway – London’s so-called ‘super sewer’ – has been completed following the holing through of TBM Ursula into a deep shaft at Chambers Wharf in south east London.

Tideway TBM bores successfully under Tower Bridge
02 November, 2020
A critical section on the construction of Tideway – London’s so-called ‘super-sewer’ – has been completed successfully following the recent passage of TBM Ursula beneath Tower Bridge.

Mayor of London pressured to scrap tunnel
08 September, 2020
The Labour Party has called on Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, to urgently review plans for the proposed £1.2bn (US$1.55bn) Silvertown road tunnel in East London.

Sydney Metro West shortlist revealed
02 September, 2020
Three consortia have been shortlisted for two main tunnelling packages on the Sydney Metro West Project, it was revealed recently.

Muck disposal on a grand scale
25 August, 2020
Tideway (the so-called ‘super sewer’) is the biggest water infrastructure project in Europe and aims to rid the River Thames of millions of tonnes of raw sewage inflows every year. Julian Champkin reports on the progress so far

Ferrovial named 'most sustainable company'
07 August, 2020
Ferrovial, the Spain-based infrastructure services provider, has been named the ‘most sustainable company in the infrastructure sector of 2020’ by World Finance Magazine.

Ferrovial wins in Portugal
01 July, 2020
Spain-based infrastructure provider Ferrovial has been selected as preferred bidder in a two-part contract for the €288m (US$323m) expansion of Porto’s metro. The work involves first, extending the Yellow Line from Santo Olvido station by 3.5km, including the construction of a 770m tunnel, three stations and a viaduct.

Silvertown Tunnel blasted by critics
24 June, 2020
‘Incompatible with London’s plan to become carbon-neutral by 2030’ – that is the damning verdict of a new report from UK-based Transport Action Network on the proposed £1.2bn Silvertown Tunnel in East London.

Finally back on track
11 June, 2020
HS2 has at last been given the green light, following the notice to proceed which is enabling four joint ventures to finalise their designs. Julian Champkin reports

Lifting from below
27 April, 2020
While the use of cranes underground may be limited, when they are used, specific adaptations are often required. Ian Vallely spoke to tunnelling experts about their requirements, and crane companies who’ve met these demands

Thames Tideway excavation halfway complete
21 February, 2020
Great Britain – London’s new ‘super sewer’ half excavated. The TBMs boring the Thames Tideway project are 12.5km through the 25km-long, 7m-diameter project. As well as the main tunnel, a 1km-long, 3m-diameter connection tunnel is also currently under construction in Wandsworth at the western end of the project.