Two 6.52m diameter TERRATEC EPBMs are ready to be delivered to the Tata-Gulermak JV, for the North-South line (Phase 1 A)…
Month: October 2016
Femern A/S prequalifies for consulting services
Client, Femern A/S has prequalified companies to submit tenders for two consulting framework agreements for the 18km Fehmarnbelt immersed tube…
Stockholm Bypass M&E suppliers day announced
As part of the £2.5bn Stockholm Bypass Project, The Swedish Transport Administration is holding a ‘Supplier’s Day’ on 6th December…
Bellwood TBM successful start up
After an Onsite First Time Assembly (OFTA) lasting just 2.5 months, Atlanta Georgia, USA’s newest TBM, dubbed “Driller Mike”, made…
UK's National Grid reveals ambitious tunnel plans
The UK’s electricity supplier National Grid has unveiled detailed proposals for the £2.8bn project to connect the proposed nuclear power…
Owners turn out in force on Election Day for Cutting Edge 2016
This year’s Cutting Edge Conference is fast approaching and with $200 billion in public transportation ballot initiatives at stake during…
$24bn Hudson River tunnels fast-tracked; construction could start in 2019
US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and other officials on Friday, October 14, said the federal government would expedite the environmental…
TBM work complete at Namma Metro
On September 28, 2016, Bangalore’s last TBM for the city’s metro rail project broke through, marking the end of TBM…
HCC-VCCL wins India safety tunnel
The HCC-VCCL joint venture has been awarded a US$55M contract by Northeast Frontier Railway to construct a 9.5km long safety…
Think big for a bright future
The UK tunnelling industry must “think big” if it is to reclaim the leading role it used to play in…