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Inspired outreach to youth
27 November, 2023
BTSYM’s collaboration with two training bodies recently gave school students some insight into working in the underground space sector. Report by Sandeep Singh Nirmal

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

Vital tunnels for utilities
22 February, 2023
Utility tunnels are among key underground investments in two major Canadian cities – Toronto and Vancouver

Vital tunnels for utilities
16 February, 2023
Utility tunnels are among key underground investments in two major Canadian cities – Toronto and Vancouver

Why did that happen – failures below ground
23 January, 2023
Mike King of MK Tunnelling Limited provided the Harding Memorial Lecture to the British Tunnelling Society in November 2022. This meeting report was prepared by Mike King and a longer version of the paper will soon be made available on the British Tunnelling Society web site

McMillen Jacobs Associates rebrands
13 January, 2023
McMillen Jacobs Associates has rebranded as Delve Underground.

Ken Spiby awarded James Clark Medal
27 December, 2022
The British Tunnelling Society has chosen Ken Spiby as recipient of the James Clark Medal for his major contributions to the industry

UCA honours William “Bill” Edgerton with Lifetime Achievement Award
25 March, 2022
The Underground Construction Association (UCA) has awarded William “Bill” Edgerton the 2022 UCA Lifetime Achievement Award.

3D parametric structural design and documentation workflow
28 December, 2021
Jeff Fontana and Eric Westergren of McMillen Jacobs look back over the past 50 years and note that architecture, engineering and construction have gone through several advances in design development and documentation

CSO capture for cleaner water
29 October, 2021
Jon Sickling, Tunnel Shafts Delivery Manager, Watercare Services, and Stefano Vittor, Construction Manager, Ghella-Abergeldie JV, outline details of New Zealand’s largest wastewater project – Auckland’s new Central Interceptor

Digging the deal on infrastructure
11 October, 2021
George Demetri takes a look at the state of US infrastructure, the possible causes of its lacklustre performance and how it may be improved, taking in along the way the views of some high-profile engineers and consultants

Hybrid Strength
30 April, 2019
In just under a year, the TBM excavating the Ohio Canal Interceptor in Akron made its big breakthrough. Paola De Pascali reports on the mixed ground project.

Dempf joins McMillen Jacobs Associates
27 March, 2019
USA – McMillen Jacobs Associates appointed Mark Dempf as its vice president for construction management in its New York office. In this role, Dempf will support existing tunnel and underground design and construction projects and participating in new project pursuits, including projects for existing clients.

Getting Clearance
20 December, 2018
Navigating existing infrastructure above and below ground, Dragados/ Tomlinson has completed the first of two drives for a new stormwater storage system in Ottawa. Nicole Robinson reports

Getting clearance
01 November, 2018
Navigating existing infrastructure above and below ground, Dragados/ Tomlinson has completed the first of two drives for a new stormwater storage system in Ottawa. Nicole Robinson reports

TAC Directors’ Annual Reports
26 October, 2018
Each regional director for the TAC writes a report in October sharing the status of work and forthcoming projects in the five chapters across Canada

Leah Jacobs
29 August, 2018
From a childhood passion for Lego to a management attitude for tunnel projects. Paola De Pascali spoke with Leah Jacobs, handover manager at London Bridge Associates and winner of the Harding Prize 2018

First female Harding Prize winner
30 April, 2018
Great Britain – After 32 years the Harding prize has been awarded to a female young tunneller. “I am also proud to be the first woman to win since 1986, which is actually the year I was born,” said Leah Jacobs, who works for London Bridge Associates. Jacobs won the competition bringing her paper on “Changing the safety Culture” based on her contribution to the Waterview Connection project in New Zealand.

Joint effort
05 July, 2017
Sarah Wilson and William Edgerton of McMillen Jacobs Associates report on use and abuse of the schedule during procurement and construction

Port Mann water supply tunnel now in service
22 February, 2017
Canada - After almost six years of construction, Metro Vancouver's CAD 240M (USD 182.62M) Port Mann Water Supply Tunnel is now online, the authority said on February 20.