Search Results: 'Jacobs Associates'

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Court rules against Glendoe client
13 January, 2017
Great Britain – A court has issued its ruling on the Glendoe collapse, finding in favour of contractor Hochtief at the expense of client Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE). The decision was given on 21 December and denied SSE a GBP 130M (USD 160M in Jan 2017) damages claim against Hochtief. The contractor will however have to pay low availability damages of GBP 1M (USD 1.24M in Jan 2017) for not completing the remedial work.

Blue Plains Tunnel wins DRBF award
02 September, 2016
US – The Blue Plains Tunnel team was recently awarded the Excellence in Dispute Avoidance & Resolution Award for projects with a budget of USD 250M or greater, Traylor Bros. announced.

Hunt leads Cowi tunnel business
11 April, 2016
USA – Cowi North America announced two leadership changes on April 4 for its tunnelling business. Steven Hunt, currently president and CEO of Cowi North America will additionally occupy the role of senior vice president – tunnels on an interim basis.

Bay Tunnel scoops award
15 February, 2016
USA – The Bay Tunnel project has been named the 2015 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Region 9 Outstanding Water Project. The 8km-long, 4.6m id tunnel was brought into service in October 2014, well ahead of an original 2015 schedule.

Tunnelling completed on Evergreen Line
01 December, 2015
CANADA – Officials announced that tunnelling has completed on the Evergreen line in Vancouver on 27 November, although previous delays will push back the opening to 2017.

Tunnel construction starts on Honolulu wastewater project
03 March, 2015
Hawaii - Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced the start of tunnel construction for the City and County of Honolulu’s Kaneohe-Kailua Gravity Sewer Project, on February 13.

Jacobs Associates and McMillen to merge
29 October, 2014
USA - Jacobs Associates and engineering and construction company McMillen have announced their intention to merge. In a joint statement last week, a spokesman for the companies said the competencies of each would benefit the other.

Jacobs Associates expands Vancouver office
04 July, 2013
Jacobs Associates has opened a larger office with locally based staff dedicated to British Columbian (BC) projects. The expansion will help the firm better provide tunnel and underground engineering for hydroelectric, mining, water supply, wastewater, rail, highway, and other transportation projects in the BC and the Western Canadian market, the company said earlier today.

Queensland tunnel design contract awarded
23 January, 2013
Jacobs Associates is providing tunnel design to Thiess Tunnelling on the Narrows Marine Crossing Project, a 4.4km long tunnel that will be constructed under a body of water known as 'The Narrows', the company stated earlier this month. The tunnel will house the Santos GLNG gas transmission pipeline and is expected to begin early this year.

BART awards retrofitting study for Berkeley Hills Tunnel
11 January, 2013
A feasibility study contract to evaluate various alternatives to retrofit the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Berkeley Hills Tunnel so that train service can be re-established quickly following an earthquake event on the Hayward fault was awarded to Jacobs Associates, the company announced last week.

University of California to receive NGLS tunnel
27 November, 2012
A tunnel engineering design service contract for the underground Next Generation Light Source (NGLS) tunnel at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has been awarded to Jacobs Associates. The NGLS tunnel contract is part of the University of California¹s prime contract with the US Department for Energy.

Companies selected for Vancouver's Evergreen Line
10 October, 2012
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has announced its preferred proponent for the Evergreen Line Rapid Transit project in Vancouver, Canada. SNC-Lavalin has been selected by the government to design, build and finance the project.

Seattle's Brightwater Conveyance System nears completion
10 October, 2012
Almost all four tunnels of the Brightwater system have been mined, Jacobs Associates recently announced. When completed, Brightwater will connect 539km of existing sewage pipes to a new 36-million-gallons/day (136 million liters/day) treatment plant.

Clearwater alignment chosen
07 September, 2012
The alignment for the Clearwater Program, in Los Angeles, USA has been chosen. The tunnel only solution was selected in spring following the environmental impact report.

New Irvington Tunnel breakthrough
20 June, 2012
Construction crews on San Francisco’s 5.6km New Irvington tunnel, part of the city’s Water System Improvement Program, achieved breakthrough last week, revealed the lead designer for the tunnel, Jacobs Associates.