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Christopher Hewett wins BTS Harding Prize
22 March, 2024
The British Tunnelling Society has announced Christopher Hewett as the winner of the 2024 Harding Prize.

Lower Thames Crossing awarded Carbon Literacy Gold
14 March, 2024
The Lower Thames Crossing has been awarded Gold level accreditation by the Carbon Literacy Project, the first major UK infrastructure project to achieve the level.

HS2 launches third TBM in London
26 February, 2024
HS2’s London Tunnels contractor, Skanska Costain Strabag (SCS) joint venture, has launched a third TBM.

TBM breaks through on HS2’s London logistics tunnel
24 January, 2024
The TBM building HS2’s Atlas Road Logistics Tunnel has broken through at Old Oak Common station – marking a key milestone in plans to eventually carry the high-speed railway into central London.

Skanska-Fay JV win tunnel modernisation contract
28 December, 2023
CSX Transportation (CSXT) has selected a Skanska and Fay, S&B USA Construction joint venture for Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel Clearance Programme.

HS2 tunnel segments depart Hartlepool for London
19 December, 2023
Rail deliveries of tunnel segments for HS2 London tunnels have begun from Hartlepool.

Third TBM ready to start on Oslo water project
18 December, 2023
AF Ghella JV will soon start tunnelling on Oslo’s New Water Supply project.

Bouygues Travaux Publics Murphy JV wins Lower Thames Crossing tunnelling contract
08 December, 2023
National Highways has awarded Bouygues Travaux Publics – Murphy Joint Venture (BMJV) the Lower Thames Crossing Tunnels and Approach contract to build the country’s largest bored tunnels.

Skanska signs Norwegian highway contract
29 November, 2023
Skanska, in joint venture with Syltern, has signed a contract to build the new E6 highway in Norway, including an 800m tunnel.

Bob Ibell – Interview
27 November, 2023
Bob Ibell is a known and respected name is tunnelling. He has had major roles on the Tyne and Wear Metro, Piccadilly Line Extension to Heathrow T4, the Channel Tunnel, the Jubilee Line Extension and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link’s (CTRL, or High Speed 1 (HS1)) London Tunnels. He is a Past Chair of the BTS, winner of the James Clark Medal, delivered the Sir Harold Harding Memorial lecture, taught construction management on the MSc course at the University of Warwick, and a founder member of the tunnelling consultancy London Bridge Associates (LBA). He spoke to Julian Champkin

HS2 exhibition aims to inspire next generation of engineers
19 October, 2023
An exhibition showcasing the HS2 tunnels has opened at Birmingham's science museum, Thinktank.

Tunnelling progresses on Oslo water project
13 September, 2023
A TBM that will drill one of the tunnels for the Oslo New Water Supply Project has arrived in the Norwegian capital.

Person in hospital and works stopped after incident at HS2 vent shaft
30 August, 2023
An HS2 worker remains in hospital after five people were injured at a vent shaft site on Saturday.

HS2 opens TBM naming competition
21 August, 2023
HS2 is asking the public to choose names for the next two TBMs that will dig high-speed rail tunnels under London.

First mile completed on HS2 London tunnel
31 July, 2023
Two TBMs in London have completed the first mile of twin-bored tunnel for HS2 in the capital.

Production of HS2 tunnel segments begins at new Strabag facility
25 July, 2023
Strabag has started manufacture of more than 83,000 concrete tunnel segments for HS2 at a new facility at Hartlepool docks.

Geopolymer concrete in tunnelling
24 July, 2023
At the monthly BTS meeting at the Institution of Civil Engineers, in London, in March 2023, John Day, Chief Technical Officer of Wagners EFC Pty Ltd, Charles Allen, Director of OTB Concrete, and Richard Sutherden, Engineering Director with Murphy for the HMJV (Hochtief- Murphy Joint Venture) provided perspectives on the use and future potential of geopolymer concretes, and the Earth Friendly Concrete in particular, in underground applications

Skanksa completes $1.8bn underground rail scheme in Los Angeles
30 June, 2023
Skanska, in collaboration with Traylor Bros, has successfully concluded its involvement in the underground Regional Connector Transit project situated in downtown Los Angeles, marking the end of their nine-year engagement. The joint venture secured the design-build contract from LA Metro in April 2014, leading to the completion of this remarkable $1.8 billion undertaking.

Packed schedule in Boston
28 June, 2023
TTNA previews the packed program for RETC 2023, in Boston, MA, in June

Two years of permanent construction completed at HS2’s Old Oak Common Station site
23 June, 2023
Two years of permanent construction have been completed at HS2’s Old Oak Common Station site.