On Thursday, January 15, Transport for London (TfL) appointed four major consulting groups to develop detailed plans for Crossrail 2,…
Month: January 2015
Paddington link tunnel award
London Underground (LU) has announced its intention to award the contract to design and build the Paddington link tunnel, which…
Argentina and Chile sign pact on Andean tunnel projects
On Tuesday, January 6th, Argentina and Chile signed the creation of a bi-national entity responsible for constructing the Las Leñas…
Bilfinger sells-off construction division
Bilfinger, once Germany’s second-biggest builder, announced on December 22 that it is selling its construction division to Switzerland’s Implenia AG…
Pennsylvania Turnpike options for replacing Allegheny tunnels
After two decades, a plan to replace the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s longest tunnels is back on the table. The Turnpike Commission…
Moretrench VP receives 2015 Wallace Hayward Baker Award
Specialty geotechnical contractor Moretrench announced today, January 7, that Vice President and Chief Engineer Paul C Schmall, PhD, PE, DGE,…