Search Results: 'Shea'

Full steam to the finish
19 December, 2011
The TBM mining the five-and-ahalf-mile South Cobb Tunnel in Georgia holed through in March of this year, despite hurricanes and unseasonal winter weather along its journey. This milestone came roughly one year ahead of schedule. Nicole Robinson reports on the success at South Cobb

Second Avenue breaks through
23 September, 2011

Complexities of conveyance
15 June, 2011
Robbins technical writer Desiree Willis argues why continuous conveyors work in tough TBM-driven tunnels

Below the Bay
10 June, 2011
Earthquake-delayed TBM delivery, environmental concerns and alignment limitations are taken on the chin as the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission replaces the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System. Nicole Robinson reports

The tale of three cities
10 June, 2011
The market for tunnelling in North America is strong but also struggling due to political and financial pressures, and more recently public outcry. Nicole Robinson profiles tunnelling projects in New York, Seattle and Toronto

Moving forward under Second Avenue
09 June, 2011
The hustle and bustle of New York’s streets doesn’t stop at the pavement. Beneath the city a number of subway projects are taking shape to provide transit for more than eight million residents plus the tourists who flock there every year. Nicole Robinson reports on tunnelling for the new subway line beneath Second Avenue

Big city constraints
13 April, 2011
The first phase of New York City’s long-awaited Second Avenue Subway line is under construction. Nicole Robinson talks to Schiavone Construction Co. LLC’s Julio Martinez and Chris Cosenzo about the challenges of tunneling in the densely-populated east side of Manhattan

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