Search Results: 'Kiewit Construction'

Amtrak appoints delivery partner for Baltimore tunnel
04 April, 2024
Amtrak has selected Advance, a joint venture led by Aecom and Jacobs, as delivery partner for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program.

VTA launches TBM naming contest
19 March, 2024
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has launched a competition to name the TBM for the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project (BSVII).

VTA revises BART Phase II extension cost
25 October, 2023
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has revised the cost of the BART Phase II extension project to US$12.2bn, and pushed the opening date to 2036.

TAC Awards recognise industry achievements
12 October, 2023
Professor KY Lo, a former director of the Geotechnical Research Centre for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University in Ontario, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tunnelling Association of Canada (TAC).

VTA secures BART extension funding
02 February, 2023
The State of California has awarded US$375m (£304m) to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) for its BART extension into Downtown San Jose and Santa Clara.

VTA approved to pursue substantial funding for BART Silicon Valley extension
02 December, 2022
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has received authority to pursue federal funding for up to 50% of the cost of Phase II of the BART Silicon Valley extension project.

Clean hat trick
24 November, 2022
Nicholson Construction has had three contracts for Project Clean Lake in Ohio, and each has posed its challenges. Keren Fallwell reports

Registration open for George A Fox conference 2023
18 November, 2022
Registration is open for the Underground Construction Association’s (UCA) George A Fox Conference in January.

Kiewit Shea Traylor proposes Silicon Valley extension change
30 August, 2022
Proposed changes to the BART Silicon Valley Extension Phase II in San José could see the tunnel enlarged to accommodate parallel tracks.

Three JVs picked for BART extension
20 May, 2021
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has chosen three joint ventures (JV) to submit proposals for the estimated US$2bn track and tunnel work contract for the BART Silicon Valley Extension into Downtown San Jose and Santa Clara, California, US. The teams are:

Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility releases construction update
19 February, 2020
South Dakota – Three of the underground construction components are near completion at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (Sanford Lab) for the far site of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s (Fermilab) Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF).

NYC DEP celebrates breakthrough on Delaware Bypass project
19 August, 2019
New York – New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) commissioner Vincent Sapienza and crews celebrated the TBM breakthrough at shaft 6B on the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass tunnel project.

ADM awards construction management for Trudeau airport
16 May, 2019
CANADA – Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) has awarded the construction management contract for the completion of its major cityside development program to a consortium consisting of Pomerleau, SNC-Lavalin and Construction Kiewit Cie (PSK), it announced May 15.

Eastside Interceptor Rehabilitation phase 2 begins
09 May, 2019
USA – The Eastside Interceptor Rehabilitation Project in Renton, Washington has begun. The project will clean, improve and extend the life of approximately 1 mile (1.6km) of 96in (2,400mm) aging sewer pipe that carries 45M gallons (204M litres) of wastewater per day.

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

Construction starts on Delaware Aqueduct Bypass tunnel
12 September, 2017
USA – The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) held a ceremony on September 8 to mark the start of tunnelling for the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel.

Request for proposals issued for Highway 401 Rail Tunnel
22 February, 2017
Canada - Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to three shortlisted teams to design, build, and finance the Highway 401 Rail Tunnel project, IO announced on February 16.

Marathon machine
10 January, 2017
Only one TBM is excavating the whole of the 45km DigIndy tunnel system. Robbins technical writer, Desiree Willis, explains how this refurbished machine will be up to the task and what it means for future projects of this size

Up to speed
03 November, 2016
TAC's regional directors provide their annual reports with project updates and other chapter information.

Election year
31 October, 2016
Tunnel work in the US has seen support from voters in some local elections and possibly more this November. Nicole Robinson, editor of Tunnels and Tunnelling North America highlights tunnel projects across the country