James McKelvey, a respected and internationally-recognized tunnel design, construction and risk management expert, passed away suddenly on July 20, 2015,…
Month: July 2015
Ibarra Joins Normet in North America
Cris Soler, Regional VP for North America, announces that Jaime Ibarra has joined Normet in the role of TBM Technical…
Seattle Tunnel Partners submits new schedule for completing SR 99 Tunnel
This week, Seattle Tunnel Partners – the Dragados-led design-build consortium constructing Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) US$1.35bn Alaskan Way…
Growth Commission announced for Crossrail 2
London Mayor, Boris Johnson has announced a new Growth Commission to help the city realise Crossrail 2’s full potential to…
SCL Kai Tak Station completed
A new milestone has been acheived for the Hong Kong MTR’s 17km long, completely underground Shatin to Central Link (SCL)…
Preferred 'financer' for Tideway selected
The UK’s Thames Water has selected a preferred bidder to deliver the 25km long, 7.2m i.d. Thames Tideway Tunnel. The…
Midtown Tunnel immersion complete
In Virginia, US, the Elizabeth River Tunnels (ERT) Project team reached a major construction milestone for the new Midtown Tunnel…
Sound Transit finishes second Northgate Link light rail TBM drive
In Seattle, the second of two TBMs working on Sound Transit’s Northgate Link light rail extension reached the wall of…
Hawaii Tunnel off to good start
Contractor Southland/Mole JV has begun boring a 4.6km drive for a new sewer tunnel in Kaneohe, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The…
TBM tunnelling complete on Canada's Port Mann Tunnel
After a long and technically challenging TBM drive, McNally/Aecon JV (MAJV) have completed tunnelling for the Port Mann Water Supply…