The Shea-Keiwit (S-H) JV has reported an impressive 300m progress since launching its 6.2m Robbins Main Beam hard rock TBM…
Month: September 2016
Melbourne Metro starts enabling works whilst RFP released for major tunnel works
Work on the Melbourne Metro – the biggest public transport project in Victoria’s history – has begun. Acting Premier and…
Skanska wins major hydro contract
Skanska has signed a contract with client, Eidsiva Vannkraft AS to build the Nedre Otta power plant in the municipalities…
Amtrak hires CH2M and Hill International to help manage Gateway Project
Amtrak has chosen the team of Hill International and CH2M to provide management support services for Amtrak’s Gateway program in…
Norway's Follo Line TBMS start-up
In early September, Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg baptised the Follo Line’s first two TBMs with the names Queen Eufemia…
RFQ for Highway 401 rail tunnel
In Toronto, Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for interested parties to design, build…
Chicago's Thornton Composite Reservoir named APWA Project of the Year
The Thornton Composite Reservoir, part of a massive Chicago-area combined sewer tunnel collection system that helps protect against flooding and…
KEY STRATEGIC COMPONENTS FOR TBM’S MANUFACTURERS
Tunnel Boring Machine Erectors Galbiati Group has recently built two 4.5 ton- segment erectors for TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine), rotating…
SMT Scharf and Mühlhäuser form alliance
SMT Scharf GmbH has concluded a cooperation agreement with Mühlhäuser GmbH for the exclusive marketing and sales by Mühlhäuser of…
Major Hong Kong breakthrough achieved
A key milestone on the MTR’s Shatin to Central Link (SCL) project has been achieved with the breakthrough of the…