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Traylor-Shea to design and build RiverRenew tunnel system
20 November, 2020
US-based AlexRenew – the public utility for water renewal in Alexandria, Virginia – has awarded a US$454.4m contract to Traylor-Shea Joint Venture to design and construct the RiverRenew Tunnel System Project.

Highways England seeks partner for Britain’s longest road tunnel
11 November, 2020
Highways England is inviting tenders for the proposed £2bn (US$2.6bn) Lower Thames Crossing tunnel which will be the longest road tunnel in Britain and the third-largest TBM-bored tunnel in the world.

Country barn aims to placate HS2 opponents
24 July, 2020
On the surface, it is a functional, rustic, country barn set back from the road and in harmony with its bucolic setting. A closer inspection reveals not a barn at all but a headhouse for an HS2 tunnel ventilation shaft.

TBMs leaving site on the Sydney Metro project
25 February, 2020
Australia – The four 7m-diameter Herrenknecht double shields that excavated the tunnels for the City & Southwest phase of the Sydney Metro are being lifted out of construction sites and are leaving the city. Between them they have excavated 30km of twin metro tunnel and only the slurry TBM for the harbour crossing remains.

Sydney Metro finishes city centre tunnels
22 January, 2020
Australia – Four out of five drives for the Sydney Metro’s ‘City and Southwest’ phase have been completed. The most recent breakthrough was into Barangaroo Station. These drives represent the entirety of the city centre tunnels, with only a second tube crossing the harbour still to be completed. As of 21 January, some 97% of tunnel excavation had been completed.