The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors on May 22, 2019, approved a $48,675,000 contract with…
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Nepal TBM breaks through a year ahead of schedule
In April 2019, China Overseas Engineering Group Co. Ltd. Nepal Branch (COVEC Nepal), using a Robbins Double Shield TBM defied…
Trelleborg wins ShenZhong Link sealing contract
Trelleborg’s marine and infrastructure operation has signed a contract with CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd, one of China’s largest infrastructure construction services institutions, for…
Tunnelling milestone at Sydney Metro
Sydney Metro’s second TBM has broken through into the new Waterloo Station, completing its initial 3.1km drive in six months….
ITA elects first female president
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES) elected Professor Jenny Yan, deputy general manager at China Railway Academy Company,…
FIDIC Emerald Book published for Underground works
FIDIC, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers, and ITA-AITES, the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, have teamed up to…
Breakthrough on the Galerie des Janots Tunnel
In April 2019, contractor Eiffage Civil Construction, using a Robbins 3.5m diameter Main Beam TBM, broke through on its 2.8km…
Tender announced for India’s longest sub-sea rail tunnel
India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has released an international tender for the construction of the county’s first…
TTC Requests EOI for Relief Line South TBM Procurement
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has announced that it intends to procure its own Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) for the…
EPBMs chosen for India’s two Pune Metro contracts
The Gulermak-Tata Projects Limited has selected TERRATEC to provide a number of 6.61m diameter EPBMs for its two underground contracts…