The first of five TBMs has arrived to extend Sydney’s new metro under the city centre. The Herrenknecht TBM is…
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ITA Awards 2018 finalists announced
The finalists for the 4thannual ITA Tunnelling Awards have been announced. The 17-strong expert-judging panel, chaired by the ITA President…
Bessac to deliver EPBM to Paris
September will see the delivery of a 4.4m diameter Bessac EPBM to Vinci (Chantiers Modernes Construction) which will be used…
Bored tunnel confirmed for Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has announced that the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project will move forward as…
Singapore LTA awards NSC tunnel stretch
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the contract to design and construct a stretch of the North-South Corridor (NSC)…
New EPBM for Bangkok’s MRTA Orange Line
TERRATEC is celebrating the delivery of a new TBM for the first phase of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of…
Nepal’s first TBM hits impressive advance rates
Nepal’s first TBM, a 5.06m diameter Robbins Double Shield, recently bored over 1,000m in one month and has been averaging…
Auckland’s City Rail Link ‘future-proofed’
On 26 July Auckland Council and the government agreed to future proof the City Rail Link and expand station sizes…
Tunnelling begins on Auckland City Rail Link
Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) has started excavating the 14m deep trench that will contain the project’s twin rail tunnels…
Melbourne Metro awards $1bn RIA package
Contractors have been selected to build the twin tunnel entrances of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project. Minister for Public Transport…