London Cable Tunnels milestone
A major milestone has been reached on National Grid’s London Cable Tunnels project with contractor Costain achieving breakthrough of its 4m diameter TBM Cleopatra on the 8km long Eade Road in Haringey, north London, to St John’s Wood Substation, in the city’s northwest. Together with earlier tunnelling by her ‘sister’ TBM, Evelyn, almost half of the planned 32km of the London Power Tunnels (LPT) has been completed. Read more
Sanford underground research facility selected for 20-year DIANA experiment
Scientists have selected the Sanford Underground Research Facility, in South Dakota, USA, as the site for a 20-year-long, $30-$50 million, experiment to simulate nuclear reactions that take place within stars. Read more
Alaskan Way (SR 99) TBM launch pit complete in Seattle
In Seattle, assembly of the mammoth 57.5ft (17.52m) Hitachi Zosen EPB machine ‘Bertha’ has begun in earnest, following the completion of the 80ft (24.5m) deep SR-99 Alaskan Way Tunnel TBM launch pit on Sunday (May 12). After nearly a year spent building secant pile walls, removing soil and assembling the infrastructure required to support the near 7,000-ton machine. Read more
Public consultation launched on proposed routes for Crossrail 2
In the UK today, Tuesday, May 14, plans for Crossrail 2 moved a step closer with Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail launching public consultation on proposed routes. With London’s population set to boom, Crossrail is already set to provide a 10 per cent increase to rail capacity in London, Crossrail 2 would add to this even further. Read more
NYC’s 7 Subway Line Extension Project awarded Project of the Year
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that the $1.1 billion “Running Tunnels and Underground Structures” contract, the first portion of the $2.1 billion 7 Line Extension Project will be awarded the 2013 Construction Project of the Year by the New York State Society of Professional Engineers. It was completed five months ahead of schedule and under budget. Read more
Statens vegvesen awards design of Norwegian road tunnel
Sweco has been selected by Statens vegvesen to plan construction of one of Norway’s longest tunnels, located in the Telemark region. The value of the contract is nearly SEK 40 million. Read more
Preferred bidders unveiled for the first three Jakarta Metro tunnel contracts
In Jakarta, Indonesia, three of five tunneling contracts for the 9.2km underground section of the city’s 15.2km first phase of the North-South metro line have been awarded. A joint venture of Shimizu, Obayashi, Wijaya Karya and Jaya Construction has won two of the contracts, while the third goes to Sumitomo-Mitsui Construction JV. Read more
Port of Miami Tunnel team celebrates historic final TBM breakthrough
Earlier today, May 06, 2013, Bouygues Civil Works Florida (BCWF) celebrated the successful final breakthrough on the historic Port of Miami Tunnel Project, in Florida. ‘Harriet’ the project’s 42ft (12.5m) diameter Herrenknecht Mixshield TBM, broke through at 8am this morning on Watson Island, where she first began her twin drives on November 11, 2011. Read more
TfL report shows public support for new Thames Tunnel Crossing
Transport for London’s recently released river crossings consultation report shows there is continued overwhelming support for a new road tunnel between Silvertown and the Greenwich Peninsula in East London, and a new river crossing at Gallions Reach. Read more
Second Annual Women in Tunneling (WIT) Event announced for RETC!
Women in Tunneling (WIT) is a group dedicated to providing networking opportunities to women working in the tunneling industry. Please join us for an evening of mingling and discussion at RETC 2013. Food and drinks will be provided during the event.
