The UK’s HS2 project today confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ – the two 10.26m diameter Herrenknecht TBMs boring HS2’s longest…
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Silvertown TBM breaks through on first bore
The 15th February saw Jill, the 11.9m diameter Herrenknecht TBM delivering the Silvertown Tunnel in east London, reach the rotation…
Vida breaks through on first West Gate Tunnel bore
The largest TBM in the Southern Hemisphere – the 15.6m diameter Herrenknecht TBM ‘Vida’ – has broken through in Yarraville,…
HS2 Chiltern Tunnel TBMs reach halfway
The UK’s HS2 Ltd has confirmed that HS2’s main works contractor, Align – a joint venture of Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert…
Major breakthrough for Broadway Subway Project
Work on Vancouver’s $1.728bn Broadway Subway project has reached another milestone with the first of two 6m diameter Herrenknect TBMs…
Surface depression monitored above Snowy 2.0 headrace
New South Wales’ Snowy 2.0 teams are monitoring a surface depression that has emerged above the project’s 17km long headrace…
HS2 launches TBM for second Long Itchington bore
HS2’s Herrenknecht TBM ‘Dorothy’ has launched for her second 1.6km long (one-mile) tunnel bore under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire,…
Fifth TBM launched on HS2
HS2 Ltd has launched the fifth TBM, ‘Caroline’, that will be constructing tunnels for the HS2 railway through London. The…
British Tunnelling Society Conference 2022
Tunnels are central to sustainable development. That was the message from International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) president Arnold…
Auckland City Rail Link completes tunnelling
Auckland’s 1.6km twin-bore City Rail Link is a stage closer to completion following the 7.15m diameter Herrenknecht EPBM Dame Whina…