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Bangkok metro extension
17 October, 2014
Complex station works, and tunnel drives constrained by logistical and property issues are needed for the Blue Line metro extension in Thai capital Bangkok. Some of the stations are highly visible near the famous old parts of the city. Report and pictures by Adrian Greeman.

Crossrail Western tunnels: TBM Breakthrough at Bond street station
10 October, 2014
The construction of the Crossrail Western tunnels saw two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) build 13.7km of tunnel below the streets of central London.

Crossrail C310
10 October, 2014
Geotechnical and tunnelling related specifics in urban tunnelling, and a river crossing with low overburden are covered in this BTS presentation on Crossrail contract C310, Thames Tunnel.

East side explosives
26 August, 2014
At February's joint BTS/Minsouth meeting. Andy Thompson of Hatch Mott MacDonald delivered a presentation on the use of explosives for the construction of New York's East side access. Andrew Hindmarch of Mott MacDonald gives this report from the meeting.

It's later than you think
26 August, 2014
AS the tunnelling community plans to descend upon London for the British Tunnelling Society conference next month, Mayor Boris Johnson has set out a GBP 1.3 trillion (USD 2.2 trillion) development plan that lays down a treasure trove of underground opportunities for the city. The plan outlines the infrastructure developments needed to keep pace with London's growth.

One week remains to apply for BTS bursary
29 May, 2014
The deadline for applications for the BTS bursary is 5pm on 6 June. The annual grant for a student aiming to take the University of Warwick’s Tunnelling and Underground Space MSc stands at GBP 12,000 for the year 2014/15. This amount covers the full course fees, with the balance left over to contribute towards living expenses.

ITA Working Group Five suspends future activities
27 May, 2014
The ITA Working Group on Health and Safety in Works (WG5) has been forced to temporarily suspend future activities due to poor attendance. Speaking at the ITA General Assembly in Brazil last month, group animateur Donald Lamont also warned that the level of scrutiny afforded the current documents up for review was not as great as he had hoped, and could result into a delay of up to a year for the work programme.

BTS Tunnel Design and Construction Course one month away
22 May, 2014
The BTS Tunnel Design and Construction Course 2014 launches on 30 June. Aimed at young consulting engineers early in their careers, as well in part at client representatives and interested insurance/financial parties, the annual event will this year be held at Warwick University over five days.

New BTS website to be revealed
24 January, 2014
The British Tunnelling Society (BTS) will launch a new website. The revamp will go live online this weekend.The new site, as well as being laid out in a clearer, easy to navigate manner, is significantly expanded, and is designed for future expansion. A few key changes include: