Search Results: 'Parsons Brinckerhoff'

Cable guy
10 October, 2013
A new cable tunnel has gone seemingly without a hitch in the Willesden/harlesden neighbourhoods of North London. Alex Conacher tours the site with Murphy’s tunnelling project manager Keith Pollard.

Indianapolis awards Lower Pogues Run design
10 October, 2013
Citizens Energy Group selected Parsons Brinckerhoff to design the Lower Pogues Run CSO tunnel in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.

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.

Makkah Metro contract awarded
23 July, 2013
The role of Program Management Office Consultant by the Development Commission of Makkah and Mashaaer (DCOMM) on the Makkah Public Transport Program (MPTP), has been awarded to Parsons Brinckerhoff.

Blast Security and Protection
20 June, 2013
The security of tunnels against potential detonated explosions from within and outside the tunnel structure is a main challenge facing to owners and operators of tunnel systems, particularly those used for vehicle or rail traffic. This paper by Sunghoon Choi of Parsons Brinckerhoff USA introduces a design practice recently developed for protecting underground structures from explosion in the US.

Construction management services awarded for St Louis tunnel project
10 May, 2013
The Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District has awarded a contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff, as a subconsultant to Shannon & Wilson, Inc., for construction management services for the Lower and Middle River Des Peres tunnel programme, the company announced earlier this month.

Obama touts PPPs in Miami
08 April, 2013
President Obama toured the Port of Miami Tunnel project on March 29 as part of his push for more spending on infrastructure, calling for a multi-billion-dollar investment and more PPPs.

Blast Protection Design
27 February, 2013
The security of tunnels against potential detonated explosions from within and outside the tunnel structure is a main challenge facing to owners and operators of tunnel systems, particularly those used for vehicle or rail traffic. This paper by Sunghoon Choi of Parsons Brinckerhoff USA introduces a design practice recently developed for protecting underground structures from explosion in USA

Northern Exposure
19 February, 2013
While Seattle is known for its grey drizzly days, the climate for tunnelling is all blue skies. Sound Transit will bid another major tunnelling contract for its regional mass transit system this March, Nicole Robinson reports