Tunnelling has begun on Sydney’s New M5 road project. Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Roads Duncan Gay witnessed an…
Month: November 2016
River Thames micro-crossing start up
Engineers from client, National Grid’s Gas Distribution strategic partner tRIIO, which includes consultant, Mott Macdonald and contractor, Skanska, are starting…
Terratec breakthroughs mark end of Delhi Line 7 tunnelling
Two TERRATEC Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) Tunnel Boring Machines made a historic double breakthrough on 14th November, marking the end…
Expressions of Interest sought for Sydney's M4-M5 Tunnels
New South Wales’ M4-M5 Link project has reached another milestone with Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) hosting an industry briefing calling…
BTS announce second National Tunnelling Day
The British Tunnelling Society (BTS) is announcing the UK’s second National Tunnelling Day to take place on the Thursday 1st…
London's Lee Tunnel wins UK Concrete Society award
The Lee Tunnel in Beckton, London has won the Outright Winner Award at the UK’s prestigious Concrete Society Awards in…
The 2016 ITA Tunnelling Awards’ Winners revealed
After a one-day technical conference, held in Singapore, dealing with innovation and productivity in tunnelling, followed by a one-day awards…
Riyadh Metro Line 3 progress
Salini Impregilo reached another milestone in the construction of Line 3 of the Riyadh Metro with the arrival of its…
Istanbul wastewater breakthrough
Turkish construction company Eferay Yapi Ticaret A.S. together with the Canadian-Chinese Lovsuns Tunneling Canada Ltd, celebrated the breakthrough of the…
NCC scoop Faroe double tunnel contract
NCC has signed a contract to construct two road tunnels in the Faroe Islands totaling 21.7km. The contract is split…