Seattle Tunnel Partners has completed excavation of the 39.5m deep pit that will be used to access and repair Bertha,…
Month: January 2015
Cityringen circle line metro TBMs reach Copenhagen Central
A milestone was reached in the construction of Copenhagen’s Cityringen metro circle line on January 29, when Denmark’s prime minister…
Crossrail tunnels edge towards completion
TBM Elizabeth, named after HM The Queen, has successfully broken through in to the eastern end of Liverpool Street Crossrail…
Eglinton Crosstown TBMs reach halfway point on western segment
In downtown Toronto, Canada, the two TBMs excavating the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project’s western segment officially reached the half-way point…
UK tunnelling skills development receives £2.8 million investment
UK Skills Minister Nick Boles today (22 January) announced £1.1 million of government funding to match £1.7 million of industry…
Wayss & Freytag secures Frankfurt tunnel contract
Wayss & Freytag, Royal BAM Group’s German tunnelling specialist, has won a joint venture contract for the construction of the…
Elizabeth achieves first breakthrough on Sydney's North West Rail Link
New South Wales Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian announced today, Wednesday 21st January, that Sydney’s North…
Italy's CMC wins key Beirut water project
Italian construction firm Cmc di Ravenna has won a €165 million (US$191 million) contract for the excavation of 24kms of…
HMM to design Toronto’s Scarborough Subway tunnel
On December 9, the board of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) awarded Hatch Mott MacDonald (HMM) the contract to design…
Leighton JV wins Exhibition Station contract for HK's Shatin to Central Link
Leighton Holdings subsidiary Leighton Asia, in a joint venture with China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong), has been awarded a…