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No blanket solution
29 December, 2021
Variations in tunnels and inflows need different waterproofing solutions. Report by Patrick Reynolds

TBM delivery heralds HS2 London launch date
17 December, 2021
UK tunnelling activity is forging ahead following the recent delivery of two giant Herrenknecht EPB TBMs to HS2 main works civil contractor Skanska Costain Strabag JV in West London.

Skanska to expand Stockholm metro
17 November, 2021
Nordic construction and project development company Skanska has signed a contract with Stockholm’s regional council to build a new section of line for the metro at Nacka, Sweden.

Skanska to build Norway tunnel for landslide protection
19 October, 2021
Following the signing of a US$40m contract with Vestland County Council in Norway, construction firm Skanska is to build a new road tunnel in Kvinnherad municipality, around 75km southeast of Bergen.

Strabag bags 36,000 concrete-segment contract from HS2
12 October, 2021
Austria-based construction firm Strabag has a won a contract to supply around 36,000 precast concrete segments weighing up to 10t each for the London tunnels of HS2.

Five firms invited to tender for LTC road contracts
27 September, 2021
National Highways – formerly Highways England – has announced a shortlist of five construction and engineering companies to design and build the roads leading to the proposed Lower Thames Crossing (LTC).

HS2 reveals community-inspired headhouse design
03 September, 2021
New revised images reflecting a bold, modernist approach for the Adelaide Road Headhouse in Camden, London have been released by HS2 Ltd, developer of Phase 1 of the UK’s high-speed rail system between London and the West Midlands.

HS2 to employ innovative 3D printing process
03 August, 2021
In an effort to dramatically simplify construction and cut carbon by up to 50%, HS2 Ltd is to use an innovative graphene-reinforced concrete 3D-printing process to construct sections of the UK’s high-speed railway.

Skanska wins Norway water tunnel contract
05 July, 2021
Infrastructure firm Skanska has won a contract worth US$397m from the Agency for Water and Sewage in Oslo Municipality for the construction of a raw water tunnel between Hole municipality and Oslo, Norway.

AI and Machine Learning
30 April, 2021
Best use of artificial intelligence in tunnels will need data strategies plus experienced oversight, writes Patrick Reynolds

National grids
25 March, 2021
Utility grid projects bring a variety of tunnelling challenges. Report by Patrick Reynolds

Skanska Traylor Shea JV breaks through on LA Purple Line Extension
03 March, 2021
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has announced the recent breakthrough of TBM ‘Elsie’ – the first of two TBMs mining Section 1 of the US$9.3bn Los Angeles Purple Line Extension project.