Search Results: 'Herrenknecht'

Virginia visions
28 June, 2023
Preparations have been underway for tunneling of a new twin tube link on the Hampton Roads-Bridge Tunnel Expansion project, in Virginia. The single variable density TBM due to build both tubes is set for launch

Orders in for Herrenknecht Tunnel Enlargement Systems
26 June, 2023
Herrenknecht is to supply two of its Tunnel Enlargement Systems (TES) to German rail company Deutsche Bahn, allowing it to refurbish tunnels while maintaining rail services.

Pressure ring launch system at Silvertown
26 June, 2023
The Harding Prize Competition is named after the founder of the British Tunnelling Society, Sir Harold Harding, and is for entrants under the age of 33. Shortlisted papers were presented to the BTS evening meeting on 13 April, at the Institution of Civil Engineers, in London. Ricardo Manias García, senior mechanical engineer with Riverlinx CJV, was a runner-up in this year’s Competition with a paper entitled ‘The Pressure Ring Launch System at the Silvertown Tunnel Project’. It is published here with the author’s permission.

Heavy Moves
12 June, 2023
TBMs on tunnelling projects are supported by major lifting capacity and conveyor capability

Mined tunnelling completed on NZ rail project
07 June, 2023
Link Alliance has completed mined tunnelling on Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) project.

Tunnelling starts for Sydney Metro West
02 June, 2023
The first two TBMs have been launched for the 24km Sydney Metro West line.

Second TBM breaks through on Vancouver subway
29 May, 2023
The second of two Herrenknecht TBMs excavating twin tunnels for Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project has broken through at the future Broadway-City Hall Station.

Hole appears above HS2 Chiltern Tunnel
15 May, 2023
Investigations are under way after a surface hole appeared above an HS2 tunnel in Buckinghamshire on Saturday.

Boring completed on West Gate Tunnel
09 May, 2023
CPB Contractors and John Holland Joint Venture has completed tunnelling on Australia’s West Gate Tunnel.

Penultimate breakthrough on London Power Tunnels
28 April, 2023
The Hochtief-Murphy JV achieved the fourth breakthrough on Phase 2 of the London Power Tunnels (LPT) project this week.

First TBM arrives at Vancouver’s Broadway City Hall
17 April, 2023
Elsie, one of two TBMs constructing twin tunnels for Vancouver’s Broadway Subway, has broken through to the future Broadway-City Hall Station.

HS2 launches third TBM in London
13 April, 2023
HS2’s contractor, Skanksa Costain Strabag joint venture (SCS JV), has launched the third TBM in London – this time to build a 6.2m i.d. logistics tunnel.

Challenges and successes
27 March, 2023
A brief snapshot sample of large and small utility tunnelling challenges and successes across the globe over recent months

Desalination tunnel drive in Algeria
27 March, 2023
A micro-tunnelling task for subcontractor Radco when building an inlet line for a desalination project in Algeria presented challenges offshore that were successfully overcome

Consultation launched for tunnelling machines standards
27 March, 2023
Consultation is underway on revisions to two CEN standards that are vital for the safety of tunnelling machines used in Europe and across the world. Dr Donald Lamont – a UK participant in the work – urges the tunnelling industry to respond by the deadline of mid-May

UK’s largest TBM rotated in reception chamber
24 March, 2023
Engineers working on London’s Silvertown Tunnel have used nitrogen ‘skates’ to rotate the first section to the TBM in the reception chamber.

Second breakthrough made on Vancouver subway
24 March, 2023
The Broadway Subway Project Corporation, an Acciona Ghella joint venture, has made a second tunnel breakthrough on Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project.

Tunnelling on the Hampton Roads-Bridge Tunnel Expansion expected to start next month
20 March, 2023
TBM assembly is under way on the Hampton Roads-Bridge Tunnel Expansion Project (HRBT) – the largest construction project ever awarded in the state of Virginia – and tunnelling is expected to start next month.

London Power Tunnels completes first underwater breakthrough
14 March, 2023
A TBM working on National Grid’s London Power Tunnels (LPT) has completed its drive in a flooded shaft in south-east London.

Breakthrough celebrated on Lima Metro
13 March, 2023
The TBM boring Line 2 of the Lima Metro has broken through at Buenos Aires Station in the port of Callao.