TERRATEC has celebrated the delivery of the first two of its seven new TBMs destined for the Mumbai Metro’s Line…
Month: August 2017
Singapore de-safeguards 15km SURS road tunnel route
The Singapore LTA has announced plans to de-safeguard land previously earmarked for the Singapore Underground Road System (SURS), noting the…
Seattle says goodbye to Bertha
Disassembly of the US’s largest tunneling machine is now complete. On August 23, crews lifted the final pieces of the…
STV, Mott MacDonald JV lands Sound Transit systems contracts
Sound Transit has selected STV and Mott MacDonald as systems construction management services consultants for two light rail projects: the…
Costain CE explains Hinkley Point C position
Following on from the news that Balfour Beatty will be undertaking the Tunnelling and Marine Contract at the UK’s Hinkley…
Komatsu – Efficient tunnelling solutions, backed by experience
Conveyor systems provide an efficient, reliable, cost-effective and lower-risk method of removing muck and spoil from tunneling excavation sites. Since the…
Balfour Beatty to take Hinkley Point C Tunnels contract
Balfour Beatty has been appointed by EDF Energy as preferred bidder for the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power station…
Mike King strengthens WSP tunnelling team
Mike King has left CH2M and joined WSP as the new head of geotechnical engineering and tunnelling within their 600…
Jennmar SanShell acquires Cuda Tools
JENNMAR affiliate, JENNMAR SanShell, has successfully completed its acquisition of Cuda Tools, Inc., located in Madisonville, KY. Cuda Tools manufactures…
CRCHI claim TBM delivery in record time
On August 4th, China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Co., Ltd (CRCHI) completed the production of a 6.47m diameter double-shield TBM,…