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Seattle sees more milestones on LRT project
10 November, 2015
USA - One of the TBMs bored through the wall of Sound Transit’s future U District light rail station on Friday, November 6, completing the third segment of the twin 3.5-mile (5.6km) tunnels that will serve light rail trains from Northgate Mall to the University of Washington starting in 2021.

STP says tunnelling starts in November
23 July, 2015
USA - Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) submitted a new schedule to Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the client announced on July 17, with tunnelling expected to resume in late November. The

San Francisco success
27 May, 2015
The first water passed through the 8kmlong San Francisco Bay Tunnel in October 2014, well ahead of an original 2015 schedule. The project also came in well under budget, Adrian Greeman

Steel pipe deemed DSC in Seattle’s mega tunnel
12 May, 2015
WASHINGTON - A dispute review board made its recommendation May 3 that the steel casing encountered by the TBM excavating the SR99 Replacement Tunnel in Seattle in December 2013 is a Differing Site Condition (DSC).

SR99 TBM rescued
01 May, 2015
USA - Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) completed the lifting process to remove the 57ft (17.4m) diameter cutterhead and main drive unit of the TBM mining the SR99 replacement tunnel on March 31, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced.

San Francisco success
03 February, 2015
The first water passed through the 8km-long San Francisco Bay Tunnel in October 2014, well ahead of an original 2015 schedule. The project also came in well under budget, Adrian Greeman reports.