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Continental commitment
06 November, 2014
A public-private partnership could break ground on a new rail tunnel under the Detroit River, making a freight connection between Canada and the US that would see much of the billions of dollars the two countries trade. Nicole Robinson reports.

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.

City of expansion
27 June, 2014
By the end of the year there should be three separate tunnelling contracts underway in Los Angeles to expand the region’s public transportation system. Nicole Robinson looks at each project.

Weather the winter
24 April, 2014
Construction started on the light rail tunnel going through downtown Ottawa this fall. The project as a whole is one of the biggest construction undertakings for the city and work has coincided with one of the coldest winters on record. Nicole Robinson reports on the early stages of tunnel excavation.

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.

Water works
19 March, 2014
Many east coast cities are tunnelling to relieve CSO systems among other water concerns. Construction contracts awarded last year begin to mobilise, while an outgoing mayor marks milestones Nicole Robinson reports.