Search Results: 'Perini'

The Seattle Saga
27 June, 2014
After six months of tunnelling standstill, construction is tarting on an access shaft to repair the TBM mining the SR 99 bore in Seattle, the largest diameter machine in the world. Nicole Robinson explores the machine’s initial journey and downtime.

Crossing the tracks
27 June, 2014
San Francisco’s Central Subway moves below rail lines, utilities and more, Desiree Willis of Robbins reports.

Court rules in favor of Perini-led JV in Boston Big Dig dispute
10 June, 2014
Tutor Perini announced on June 6 that its Perini-Kiewit-Cashman (PKC) Joint Venture recently prevailed in a court decision in its long-standing dispute with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) regarding the Central Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston. Tutor Perini is the managing partner in the joint venture with a 56 per cent interest.

Caldecott Fourth Bore tunnel wins award
29 May, 2014
Tutor Perini Corporation announced on May 26 that its subsidiary, Tutor-Saliba Corp., recently received the Project of the Year Award from the California Transportation Foundation for the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore Project.

On the high road
19 March, 2014
Roadheaders, the underdog of the tunnelling industry, have secured their place as an economical and variable excavation tool, ideal for short drives and changing ground. Technical journalist Rhian Owen examines the principles.

In the nick of time
19 March, 2014
As the Hudson Yards development moved toward construction, a small window of opportunity for new rail infrastructure connecting New Jersey to Manhattan began to close. Nicole Robinson looks at the tunnel box project securing the right of way for potential tunnels under the Hudson River.

Seattle's SR 99 tunnel blockage under inspection
08 January, 2014
State Route 99 tunnel crews are busy trying to identify an obstruction that halted the TBM in early December 2013, Washington State Department of Transport (WSDOT) announced earlier this month. The TBM being used for the USD 2bn tunnelling scheme in Seattle has been at a standstill after experiencing unexpected resistance.