Search Results: 'Southern Water'

Turin TBM passes FAT
26 March, 2024
The 4m-diameter slurry TBM that will dig the Turin Median Collector has passed its Factory Acceptance Test.

DNA research to reveal marine impact of Fehmarnbelt tunnel construction
12 March, 2024
Research organisation DHI and state-owned Danish infrastructure company Sund & Bælt are mapping marine life near the construction site of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel to learn how the environment adapts to changes from human activities.

CRCHI Underground Pipeline Network Equipment in Construction Sites
06 March, 2024
On February 7, a significant breakthrough was achieved at the construction site of the Bang Pakong-south Bangkok power plant gas transmission pipeline project in Thailand. The first section of the initial phase of pipeline laying employed the laying and jacking machine with a diameter of 914mm, manufactured by CRCHI (China Railway Construction Heavy Industry), was successfully completed.

Kiewit/JF Shea JV wins Frederick Douglass Tunnel contract
07 February, 2024
Amtrak has selected a Kiewit/JF Shea joint venture to build Baltimore’s 3.2km Frederick Douglass Tunnel.

Amtrak awards first major contract for Frederick Douglass Tunnel
12 September, 2023
Amtrak has awarded the first of three major contracts for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program.

Buenos Aires water project continues to make progress
28 July, 2023
The second of two EPBMs has been launched for the Río Subterráneo a Lomas tunnel in Buenos Aires.

Government launches National Underground Asset Register
11 April, 2023
The Geospatial Commission, part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), has launched a digital map – built by Atkins – that promises to revolutionise the installation, maintenance, operation and repair of underground pipes and cables.

Southern Water launches market engagement phase 2
07 November, 2022
Southern Water has launched the second phase of market engagement for the Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling Project.

Amtrak launches procurement for tunnel replacement
23 June, 2022
Amtrak has issued a Request for Letters of Interest for the B&P Replacement Tunnel in Baltimore.

Terratec delivers TBM for Bangkok cable project
28 February, 2022
Terratec is set to deliver the 4.27m EPB TBM for the South Bangkok Cable Tunnel Project in Thailand.

Construction about to begin at Kinguele Aval hydro
25 August, 2021
Financial closure has been declared for the Kinguele Aval hydropower project in Gabon, Central Africa.

Lake Mead water level plunges to historic low
17 August, 2021
Created in the 1930s by the completion of the Hoover Dam blocking the Colorado River, Lake Mead has contracted to a historically diminished area, threatening the way of life of millions living in the West and Southwest US who depend on it for water.

Excavation progressing on Buenos Aires water supply tunnel
02 March, 2021
Having passed site acceptance testing, ‘Eva’ - a Terratec 4.66m-diameter earth pressure balance TBM - has started excavating the Rio Subterraneo a Lomas tunnel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

California in a fix over Delta tunnel project
06 November, 2020
Environmental protestors in California are contesting the approval of a bond issue to fund the controversial US$17.1bn Water Fix tunnels.

Barhale in £22m Thames Water tunnels and aqueducts win
11 September, 2020
UK-based civil and infrastructure services provider Barhale has secured a key Thames Water AMP7 contract. The four-year, £22m (US$28m) programme involves inspections and works on the Thames Water Ring Main (TWRM) and raw water tunnels.

Single Delta tunnel to start environmental review
17 January, 2020
California-- Jeffrey Kightlinger, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, announced January 15 the California Department of Water Resources issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP) initiating the environmental review process for a single-tunnel conveyance solution in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Second Terratec TBM delivered to Rio Subterraneo a Lomas
14 August, 2019
Argentina – The second of two new 4.66m diameter Terratec EPBMs has been delivered for a 13.5km potable water tunnel system, in Buenos Aires. Factory acceptance for the TBM, which was manufactured for the Río Subterráneo a Lomas tunnel, took place in July.

HNTB appoints Murali Hariharan senior tunnel engineer
05 August, 2019
California – Murali Hariharan has been appointed senior tunnel engineer for the national tunnel practice of HNTB Corporation; the company announced July 30. He continues working on the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project in Los Angeles as lead engineer for construction support services and has undertaken geotechnical tasks on XpressWest High Speed Rail project from Victorville, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, being provided at an accelerated schedule. He is based in HNTB’s downtown Los Angeles office.

Ontario releases water asset report
30 May, 2019
Ontario – The Centre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies (CATT) with support from the Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC), has developed a web-based survey to understand the implementation of asset management processes and practices in Ontario municipal water utilities. Results of the 2018 survey have been released in Water and Wastewater Asset Management Readiness Assessment report, CATT announced May 28.

Early breakthrough on Bheri Babai
23 May, 2019
Nepal – Crews holed through on the Bheri Babai Multipurpose Diversion Project in April 2019, one year ahead of schedule. The project, which was undertaken for the Government of Nepal’s Department of Irrigation, will supply local farmers with water throughout the dry season, as well as hydroelectricity.