Search Results: 'McConnell Dowell'

New fans installed in Heysen Tunnels refurbishment
21 December, 2023
Work to install 23 new exhaust fans in Australia’s Heysen Tunnels has begun, as part of the ongoing upgrade of the tunnels’ systems.

Main access tunnel completed for Kidston hydro project
13 November, 2023
The main access tunnel has been completed for Australia’s Kidston pumped storage hydro project, involving the world’s first conversion of a gold mine into a hydroelectric pumped storage facility.

Tunnel works at flagship pumped hydro facility have a golden heritage
21 January, 2022
Tunnelling work has started in Far North Queensland, Australia on the Kidston Pumped Hydro Project which involves the world’s first conversion of a disused gold mine into a pumped-storage hydroelectric power facility.

TBM sets new southern hemisphere record
02 July, 2020
Auckland, New Zealand has witnessed a new pipejacking record for the longest single drive in the southern hemisphere by a TBM with a diameter greater than 3m.

Breakthrough at Whangaparaoa
07 September, 2018
New Zealand – The sea outfall project at Whangaparaoa broke through on 2 August after four months of excavation. The 1,930m-long drive was undertaken by McConnell Dowell using a Herrenknecht AVN 1000DP with an excavation diameter of 1,220mm. The drive is the longest yet for the German manufacturer’s Direct Pipe system.

Waterview Connection breakthrough
23 October, 2015
NEW ZEALAND – The TBM broke through on the second drive of Auckland’s Waterview Connection project last month. Billed by contractor McConnell Dowell as one of the largest TBMs ever used in the southern hemisphere, Alice, the 14.4m-diameter Herrenknecht EPBM completed its 2.4km-long journey.

Alice takes a breather
27 February, 2015
NEW ZEALAND – The backup train of the Waterview Connection TBM was in the process of being turned to join up with the cutterhead and shield already working on its second bore path as Tunnels and Tunnelling went to press.

Five consortia express interest in Australian WestConnex Stage Two project
11 November, 2014
AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New South Wales Governments have announced the WestConnex Stage Two project has entered a new phase with five consortia expressing interest in delivering Sydney¹s M5 East corridor.

LTA re-awards DTL2 works following insolvency
04 September, 2013
The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has appointed McConnell Dowell South East Asia (SEA) Private Limited and SK E&C (Singapore) to complete construction works for three Downtown Line 2 (DTL2) stations following the insolvency of the earlier contractor Alpine Bau GmbH, which was awarded the contract for design and construction of the stations in September 2009, LTA announced recently.

Alice in Auckland
24 July, 2013
The TBM, Alice, has berthed at the Ports of Auckland¹s Waitemata terminal on board the BBC Georgia, NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) announced yesterday. The TBM was dismantled for shipping and arrived in 100 separate Œbits¹ including 20 containers of small parts.

Macdow publishes annual review
29 September, 2011

Saftety double for MacDow
19 August, 2011

DTL2 works begin at Beauty World Station
08 June, 2011

North Shore City tunnel officially opened
16 August, 2010

Rosedale breakthrough
12 January, 2010

Dunedin bore sets off for outfall tunnel
10 April, 2007

NZ micro-tunnel job
16 October, 2006

Victoria hydro award
16 October, 2006

New Zealand outfall
27 January, 2006

Three groups enter bid phase for Brisbane
20 June, 2005