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World’s longest structure jack
26 December, 2011
The world’s longest jacked structure forms a highway underpass beneath a road-rail crossing that sits on unreliable Thanet Sands. Alex Conacher reports from site
Full steam to the finish
19 December, 2011
The TBM mining the five-and-ahalf-mile South Cobb Tunnel in Georgia holed through in March of this year, despite hurricanes and unseasonal winter weather along its journey. This milestone came roughly one year ahead of schedule. Nicole Robinson reports on the success at South Cobb
Jacobs adds Brox to lead associate team
15 December, 2011
Golden Beaver Award for Jacobs Associates boss
22 November, 2011
Gates latest associate appointment at Jacobs
12 October, 2011
Jacobs’ new associates
05 October, 2011
Public works award for old asset
22 September, 2011
Oregon CSO tunnel nominated for OCEA
02 September, 2011
The urban job
19 August, 2011
Andy Miller and Steve Woodrow of AECOM, and Marco Boscardin of Boscardin Consulting explain the tunnelling and engineering challenges of extending Pittsburgh’s light rail system under the Allegheny River and through the city’s North Shore area
First LED lighting in UK tunnel
24 June, 2011
Number four goes forth
15 June, 2011
Bhaskar Thapa of Jacobs Associates and Axel Nitschke of Gall Zeidler Consultants report on progress at the Caldecott fourth bore project
Lasting effects of the lake
14 June, 2011
To deal with tight deadlines and unique ground conditions, the City of Portland’s choice of a non-standard contract will pay off as the final drive of the Balch Consolidation Conduit completes this month. Nicole Robinson looks at the challenging soil in northwest Portland
Generation gap
14 June, 2011
Underground construction to replace the aging Irvington Tunnel, built some 80 years ago, is starting its 3.5-mile journey between two of San Francisco’s active earthquake faults and through high ground water. Nicole Robinson was on site as the first roadheader started its drive for the New Irvington Tunnel
The way of the West
14 June, 2011
While the major cities of California are pouring money into water and transportation projects, Seattle prepares itself for one of the most significant projects the tunnelling industry has seen yet. Nicole Robinson explores west coast market
Below the Bay
10 June, 2011
Earthquake-delayed TBM delivery, environmental concerns and alignment limitations are taken on the chin as the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission replaces the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System. Nicole Robinson reports
Jacobs board names CEO
20 May, 2011
Small diameter, big impact
13 April, 2011
Building the Bi-County Water Tunnel will bridge a gap in the east coast water system. One of the two drives has been completed for the compact, but deep alignment. Robbins technical writer Desiree Willis reports
Port Mann tunnel contract award
30 March, 2011
San Vicente dedication
16 February, 2011
Against limit state design in rock
11 February, 2011
Dr Philip J N Pells, Adjunct Professor at the University of New South Wales and director of Pells Consulting, argues against the usefulness of limit state design in underground construction through rock