Search Results: 'Long Island Rail Road'

Dynamism of the East
22 August, 2011
Running along the fiery Asia Pacific coast are some of the most explosive tunneling markets in the world. Hong Kong is booming, Japan is storming ahead in innovation, Malaysia is clamping down on corruption and Singapore is a hot bed of activity. Alex Conacher tries to keep up

Qatar set for next tunnelling boom
22 August, 2011
Mechanised tunnelling is finding favour in the Middle East as infrastructure plans increasingly call for underground development. Bernadette Ballantyne reports

Use of underground space in Korea
14 June, 2011
Hee Soon Shin, of Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources in Daejeon, provides this paper

Perforating the Pacific
13 June, 2011
Fairytale projects are being put to tender. Underground defences against drought and flooding, surface to seabed drives through magnificent artificial islands and socio-economic unity through high-speed rail. The tunnelling industry in South East Asia refuses to be eclipsed by the mammoth markets in India and China. Alex Conacher explores the latest trends

Fehmarn tunnel favoured
13 April, 2011
In a competition over which world class structure to build, the immersed tube tunnel option has won over its bridge rival for the fixed link to be built across the Fehmarn channel between Denmark and Germany. Report by Patrick Reynolds

Coasting along
13 April, 2011
As clients deal with financial constraints, the tunneling industry in the East Coast region may see limited growth over the next few years. But with all of the work in New York, plus clean water regulations elsewhere, the market should hold steady, Nicole Robinson finds

East Side Access TBM dedication
25 March, 2011

Riding the boom
17 January, 2011
Recent contract awards are boosting the tunnelling sector in the Middle East including Qatar’s successful 2022 World Cup bid. A number of major projects are underway, Bernadette Redfern reports