London’s Thames Water has today named the eight contractors that will be tendering for the main construction work of the…
Month: October 2013
More tunnels for HS2 announced
Following an eight week public consultation, it has been announced that Britain’s new High Speed 2 railway will now run…
Hinkley Point C gets go-ahead
The joint venture of Bouygues TP and Laing O’Rourke (BYLOR) has welcomed today’s announcement by EDF Group and the UK…
LTA awards four Thomson contracts
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded four civil contracts, T201, T203, T209 and T210 with a total value of…
Follo Line 20km tunnel pre-qualifiers
The Norwegian National Rail Administration has announced the pre-qualified companies that will compete for two EPC contracts to build the…
Crossrail completes first running tunnel
Crossrail’s western tunnels JV Bam Ferrovial/Kier Joint Venture (BFK) has completed the London project’s first running tunnel as EPBM Phyllis finishes…
Crews celebrate final breakthrough on California's New Irvington Tunnel
The New Irvington Tunnel, which will carry fresh water to San Francisco, holed through on 8 October 2013, two-and-a-half years…
Huge contracts tendered for Austria to Italy's Brenner Base Tunnel
Brenner Basis Tunnel SE (BBT SE), the client for the near €9bn, 55km long Brenner Base Tunnel, has published two…
Lemminkäinen set for Tampere Rantaväylä Tunnel
Lemminkäinen has signed an agreement for the implementation phase of the alliance contract for the 2.3km long Rantaväylä tunnel in…
Excavation resumes at Ma Tau Wai Road for SCL Link
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has enhanced monitoring of buildings, refined works procedures and strengthened communications with residents as it prepares…