Search Results: 'Robbins'

Seattle sees more milestones on LRT project
10 November, 2015
USA - One of the TBMs bored through the wall of Sound Transit’s future U District light rail station on Friday, November 6, completing the third segment of the twin 3.5-mile (5.6km) tunnels that will serve light rail trains from Northgate Mall to the University of Washington starting in 2021.

IOM3 Hong Kong Branch conference on Underground Design and Construction draws international attendance
29 September, 2015
HONG KONG - On the 11th and 12th of September, over 350 Delegates converged on Hong Kong to partake in the second IOM3 Underground Construction Conference organised by the Hong Kong Branch (www.UDCC2015.com), the last one being held over 5 years ago.

TBM launch on TEP II wastewater project
24 September, 2015
MEXiCO - The TBM was launched on the Túnel Emisor Poniente II (TEP II) Project in Mexico City in August. The wastewater project will be undertaken by a joint venture of Aldesa, Proacon and Recsa. The 5.9km will be excavated through variable ground conditions consisting of sections ranging from fairly competent to weathered volcanic rock, soft sands and clays. The TBM was manufactured by Robbins and is an 8.7m-diameter dual mode Robbins Crossover machine.

Stillwater Mining gets go-ahead for new tunnel
18 September, 2015
USA - The US Forest Service and Montana Department of Environmental Quality signed off on September 1 on construction of the Benbow Exploration Portal and Support facilities for Stillwater Mining Co. (SMC), at Custer National Forest, near Dean, Montana.

TBM launch on Hawaii’s longest tunnel
09 July, 2015
USA – TBM launch has taken place on the Kaneohe-Kailua Wastewater Conveyance Tunnel in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 3.96m Robbins Main Bean TBM has begun excavation of the 4.6km sewer tunnel. Tunnelling through the local basalt bedrock was kicked off by contactor Southland-Mole JV from a 23m-deep launch tunnel, and as Tunnels and Tunnelling went to press, the machine had bored approximately 300m.

Tunnelling complete on Grosvenor Project
10 March, 2015
AUSTRALIA - A TBM broke through on the Grosvenor Project, a coalmine, in Queensland last month. This marked the end of tunnelling works at the mine, which was the first in Queensland to use TBM technology.

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.

Tunnelling complete on Harbor Siphons
03 March, 2015
New York - TBM mining some 35m below New York Bay completed on January 28, on the 2.9km-long tunnel for the New York City Harbor Siphons Project.