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WTC2012 Bangkok, Thailand – 18 to 23 May, 2012
January 19, 2012
Thailand Underground and Tunnelling Group (TUTG) of the Engineering Institute of Thailand under His Majesty the King’s Patronage is pleased to announce...
The 5th ISTSS in New York, 14-16th March 2012
January 15, 2012
Fire Safety in Tunnels … Since the early 90s fire safety in tunnels has been a topic of lively research. The Department of Fire Technology at SP...
Dec/Jan issue – High pressure interventions
December 20, 2011
Kristina Smith asks the industry opinion on the increasingly challenging topic of high pressure interventions Read More →
Dec/Jan issue – Stockholm’s inner city rail tunnels
December 20, 2011
Contractor Bilfinger Berger has one of the big sections for Stockholm’s new underground rail link through the heart of its capital city. Report and...
Dec/Jan issue – Establishing the UK’s Tunnelling Academy
December 20, 2011
London’s Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy is up and running with training of future tunnel workers already underway. Kristina Smith visited...
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HS2 appoints CH2M Hill development partner
January 24, 2012
HS2 Ltd has announced the proposed appointment of CH2M Hill, parent company of leading UK consultancy Halcrow, as its development partner for the next phase of engineering, design and environmental work on the London to the West Midlands line. CH2M Hill beat shortlisted companies Turner & Townsend, Mace, and Parsons Brinckerhoff to scoop the approximate US$110M contract. Read more
AECOM secures Bangkok MRT work
January 18, 2012
AECOM has been appointed by Ch. Karnchang Public Company Limited (CK), one of the largest civil contractors in Thailand, to be its design consultant for the underground civil infrastructure works of the Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit Blue Line Extension: Contract 2 – Sanam Chai to Tha Phra Section, Underground Civil Works and Contract 5 – Hua Lamphong to Lak Song & Tao Pun to Tha Phra Sections, Trackwork System. The extension will add 4km underground and 23km twin-track elevated railway, including a further 19 new stations. Read more
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