The Mayor of London has set out the case for Crossrail 2, the £20bn high frequency, high capacity rail line…
Month: October 2014
Another Brenner win for Strabag
STRABAG, in a consortium with the Italian construction companies Salini Impregilo, Consorzio Cooperative Costruzioni CCC and Collini Lavori, has signed…
STP begins rescue pit excavation
Seattle Tunnel Partners has started excavating the circular pit crews will use to access and repair Bertha, the stricken 17.5m…
Hong Kong SIL(E) breakthrough
Excavation of the 3.2km Nam Fung Tunnel connecting Admiralty and Ocean Park stations on South Island Line (East) (“SIL(E)”) was…
Crossrail East Tunnels complete
Crossrail’s train tunnels in Docklands and southeast London are now structurally complete, following the breakthrough by TBM Ellie at Victoria…
Silvertown Tunnel plans gather pace
Plans for London’s proposed £750m Silvertown tunnel went out to consultation this week, with the full weight of the Mayor…
Isabelle North West Rail Link tunnel boring machine arrives
The third North West Rail Link tunnel boring machine has arrived in Sydney and has been named Isabelle by tunnellers…
Five consortia express interest in WestConnex Stage 2
The Australian and New South Wales Governments have announced the WestConnex Stage Two project has entered a new phase with…
AECOM wins mega cavern contract
AECOM announced today that it has been appointed by the Drainage Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region…
Hong Kong HATS 2 tunnels complete
Final breakthrough has been achieved on the Hong Kong Drainage Services Department’s Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS) Stage 2A. The…