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China’s largest EPBM breaks through on Jinxiu Tunnel
23 December, 2022
The first breakthrough has been made on the Jinxiu Tunnel, a key part of the Chengdu-Zigong high-speed railway in Sichuan province in south-west China.

Report paves way for tunnel in Buffalo
21 December, 2022
A six-lane tunnel is the best option for the Kensington Expressway project in Buffalo, New York State, the final scoping report has found.

hyperTunnel to collaborate with University of Birmingham
20 December, 2022
hyperTunnel has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Birmingham to work together to accelerate underground construction innovation.

Barhale to protect sewer from HS2 tunnelling
20 December, 2022
Barhale has been awarded a £4.5m contract by Thames Water to reinforce a sewer to minimise the impact from HS2 tunnelling.

Tunnelling starts on French entrance portal
19 December, 2022
Excavation work has started on the entrance portal on the French side of the base tunnel for the Lyon-Turin railway.

Snowy 2.0 monitors surface depression above tunnel
16 December, 2022
A surface depression has emerged above the headrace tunnel on Australia’s Snowy 2.0 hydro project.

Coire Glas exploratory works commence
16 December, 2022
Strabag UK has started exploratory works for Coire Glas, the UK’s first large-scale pumped storage scheme for 30 years.

CRCHI Hard Rock TBM Exceeds 1000 meters per month in Peru
16 December, 2022
A Great Achievement in the San Gawang Hydropower Station Project in Peru

Webuild acquires Clough assets to expand Australian presence
15 December, 2022
Webuild is to acquire assets and certain projects from Clough Group, which went into voluntary administration last week.

Broadway Subway Project launches second TBM
14 December, 2022
Metro Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project has launched the second of two TBMs.

Silvertown Tunnel cost rises
13 December, 2022
Rising inflation and Covid 19 measures have pushed the cost of the Silvertown Tunnel £12m over budget.

Hudson Tunnel Project seeks project delivery partner
13 December, 2022
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) is to release an RFQ for a project delivery partner (PDP) for the Hudson Tunnel Project.

Skanska signs Rogfast tunnel contract
12 December, 2022
Skanska has signed a contract with the Norwegian Road Authority to build a subsea tunnel for Norway’s E39 Rogfast project.

ITA Awards winners announced
09 December, 2022
The winners of this year’s ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards have been announced during an online event.

Tech firms join HS2 Innovation Accelerator programme
09 December, 2022
HS2 Ltd has today launched the fifth round of its Innovation Accelerator programme.

Call for abstracts for ATC23
08 December, 2022
The New Zealand Tunnelling Society is calling for abstracts for next year’s Australasian Tunnelling Conference (ATC).

TBM arrives for Poland’s S19 highway
07 December, 2022
Assembly of the TBM for Poland’s S19 Highway will start soon.

HS2 exceeds diesel-free site target
07 December, 2022
HS2 is now operating 10 diesel-free sites, exceeding the project’s original target of one diesel-free site in 2022.

Montréal invites bids for metro extension
06 December, 2022
Montréal’s transport body, STM, is calling for tenders for the extension to the metro Blue line, including tunnel construction.

Tunnelling completed under Manukau Harbour
06 December, 2022
Watercare has completed tunnelling under Auckland’s Manukau Harbour.