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• London's £3.6bn super-sewer under fire - Financial Times
  Published on: October 30, 2011
  From: www.ft.com
  Financial TimesLondons £3.6bn super-sewer under fireFinancial TimesThames Water, which says there is no practical alternative to its plans for the sewer, aims to tunnel 20 miles under the course of the river between Acton and Tower Bridge, to reduce the discharge rate of untreated sewage into the r (...) Read Article
• 21 dead, seven injured after vehicle overturns in NW China - Xinhua
  Published on: October 29, 2011
  From: news.xinhuanet.com
  Business Recorder21 dead, seven injured after vehicle overturns in NW ChinaXinhuaThe vehicle, carrying railway construction workers, overturned in a mountain tunnel at 7.30 am in the Manwa township in Lintao county, the Gansu Provincial Work Safety Administration announced in a statement. The tunnel (...) Read Article
• Construction of High-speed Railway Halted - CRIENGLISH.com
  Published on: October 27, 2011
  From: english.cri.cn
  Financial TimesConstruction of High-speed Railway HaltedCRIENGLISH.comDeputy chief engineer from the China Railway Tunnel Group Corporation Wang Mengshu said the national investment and loans to the railway construction have been slowed down or halted this year, which has led to a financial shortage (...) Read Article
• 17000 to get preview of Victoria Park tunnel - New Zealand Herald
  Published on: October 26, 2011
  From: www.nzherald.co.nz
  17000 to get preview of Victoria Park tunnelNew Zealand HeraldMr Parker said yesterday that the agency was delighted so many people wanted to inspect the tunnel, which is the main feature of a $406 million motorway enlargement programme between Spaghetti Junction and Auckland Harbour Bridge. Constru (...) Read Article
• Feds approve pedestrian tunnel to Billy Bishop airport - insideTORONTO.com
  Published on: October 26, 2011
  From: www.insidetoronto.com
  Feds approve pedestrian tunnel to Billy Bishop airportinsideTORONTO.comThe tunnel will also likely be used by the City of Toronto, who will install new water and sewage mains to the island. By using the tunnel construction to facilitate its own work, it is estimated the city will be able to save som (...) Read Article
• MBTA Says Blue Line Safe, No Worries - WCVB-TV
  Published on: October 25, 2011
  From: www.thebostonchannel.com
  MBTA Says Blue Line Safe, No WorriesWCVB-TV... me that there is no issue to the tunnel structure and theres no issue to the structures on the surface, said MBTA general manager Jonathan Davis. He said the MBTA found no connection between the collapse of a building on Chelsea Street last week, ...
• Massive dirt-moving from Port of Miami tunnel to begin soon - MiamiHerald.com
  Published on: October 26, 2011
  From: www.miamiherald.com
  MiamiHerald.comMassive dirt-moving from Port of Miami tunnel to begin soonMiamiHerald.comThe Port of Miami tunnel boring machine now being assembled in the pit on Watson Island on Tuesday October 4, 2011. BY ALFONSO CHARDY Construction of the $1 billion Port of Miami tunnel will mean the removal of (...) Read Article
• SNC-Lavalin joint venture to manage construction of Edmonton North LRT project - DigitalJournal.com (press release)
  Published on: October 25, 2011
  From: www.digitaljournal.com
  SNC-Lavalin joint venture to manage construction of Edmonton North LRT projectDigitalJournal.com (press release)The initial 700 m of the LRT extension will involve building an underground tunnel from the Churchill LRT station while maintaining regular LRT operations in the existing tunnel. The remai (...) Read Article
• Sea tunnel between Shenzhen and Nansha mulled - Shenzhen Post
  Published on: October 25, 2011
  From: www.szcpost.com
  Sea tunnel between Shenzhen and Nansha mulledShenzhen PostTherefore, Chen Mingde stressed the development of Nansha in future will focus on infrastructure construction and the investment will be increased for raising the construction level on an all round basis. An underground sea tunnel now is plan (...) Read Article
• Lynchburg crews make progress on tunnel construction - WDBJ7.com
  Published on: October 24, 2011
  From: www.wdbj7.com
  WDBJ7.comLynchburg crews make progress on tunnel constructionWDBJ7.comTrains have continued passing over the site during construction. Engineers have taken daily measurements to make sure the ground above the tunnel has not moved or collapsed in any way. The new pathway will eliminate the need for s (...) Read Article
• Chinese Rail Projects Grind to a Halt as Funds Dry Up - Wall Street Journal
  Published on: October 20, 2011
  From: online.wsj.com
  Wall Street JournalChinese Rail Projects Grind to a Halt as Funds Dry UpWall Street JournalAccording to Mr. Wang, who spoke broadly about the industry, rail projects across the country, including the construction of more than 3300 miles of tunnels, have come to a halt, and the shortages of funds hav (...) Read Article
• Ottawa to allow tunnel to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport - Daily Commercial News
  Published on: October 18, 2011
  From: dcnonl.com
  Toronto LifeOttawa to allow tunnel to Billy Bishop Toronto City AirportDaily Commercial NewsThe federal government has cleared the way for a pedestrian tunnel to connect downtown Toronto with its island airport. Transport Minister Denis Lebel said regulations have been changed to allow construction (...) Read Article
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