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Italy/Sicily: TBM Margherita reaches 1 km of advancement on the Ogliastrillo-Castelbuono section

  At the beginning of May, the TBM Margherita (10 m in diameter and 140 m long) reached 1 km of advancement in the excavation of the odd-numbered track tube of the 6.87 km-long, ... More Information

Final breakthrough for Roseto 1 tunnel, Megalot 3, SS 106 in Italy

Final breakthrough for Roseto 1 tunnel, Megalot 3, SS 106 in Italy

On 10 May 2024 the last northbound piece of the twin-tube rock Roseto 1 tunnel (1.2km) was demolished. The tunnel will be completed using concrete and pre-cast concrete segments for the final ... More Information

Georgia - TBM Caucasus completes 9km tunnel for the Kvesheti-Kobi highway

Georgia - TBM Caucasus completes 9km tunnel for the Kvesheti-Kobi highway

On 23 May 2024 the single shield hard rock TBM, manufactured by CREG and named Caucasus, completed the excavation of the 9 km tunnel, connecting the village of Kvesheti with the village of Kobiin, ... More Information

Toulouse Metro - Line B connection.

Work on the Connexion Ligne B is progressing! On Wednesday 15 May - after three months of work - the TBM Clemence Isaure - 30 m long, 5.28 m in diameter and reconditioned by the BESSAC company ... More Information

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Czech Republic, Prague

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Metro

Closing Date: 11/06/2024

Open invitation to tender, deadline 11/06/2024, for the replacement of escalators and the ...
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Switzerland, Canton Aargau & Basel-Landschaft

ch/121
Motorway

Closing Date: 02/07/2024

Open invitation to tender, deadline 02/07/2024, for the implementation of the energy ...
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Finland, Helsinki -Western Finland

fi/29
Railway

Closing Date: 20/05/2024 (Tender Closed)

Postponed to 20/05/2024 the deadline of the open invitation to tender for the improving of ...
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Finland, Helsinki Region

fi/14
Metro

Prior information to tender, deadline 07.01.2019, for tunnel and track maintenance support ...
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Poland, Warsaw

pl/11
Metro

Closing Date: 07/05/2024 (Tender Closed)

Open invitation to tender, deadline 07/05/2024, for the pre-design of the Warsaw Metro ...
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Switzerland, Cantons Valais

ch/138
Railway

Closing Date: 31/05/2024

Open invitation to tender, deadline 31/05/2024, for a specialist in risk analysis for the ...
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Germany, Hesse

de/46
Motorway

Closing Date: 30/04/2024 (Tender Closed)

Open invitation to tender, deadline 30/04/2024, for the construction of the 3.8 km and 4 ...
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Finland, Helsinki -Western Finland

fi/29
Railway

Closing Date: 17/05/2024 (Tender Closed)

Open invitation to tender, deadline 17/05/2024, for the improving of the drainage in the ...
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Macedonia, National Kumanovo

mk/11
Railway

Closing Date: 15/05/2024 (Tender Closed)

Postponed to 15/05/2024 the deadline of the open invitation to tender for the detailed ...
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Spain, Andalusia

es/132
High Speed Railway

Prior information notice for civil protection and safety installations in the tunnels on ...
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Spain, Asturias

es/73
Railway

Prior information notice for the complete renovation of the El Padrun tunnel (83 I), ...
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Spain, Basque Country

es/100
High Speed Railway

Prior information notice for civil protection and safety installations in the tunnels ...
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Spain, Galicia

es/102
Highway

Matinsa-Fcc Industrial from Madrid secured the EUR 3.88 million contract, excluding ...
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Germany, Baden Wuerttemberg

de/22
High Speed Railway

Biege PA 1.7 BTO c/o Ed. Züblin AG from Stuttgart secured the contract to provide ...
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Germany, Baden Wuerttemberg

de/22
High Speed Railway

Biege BTO S21 PA 1.7 Lose A-E c/o Wittfeld GmbH from Wallenhorst secured the contract to ...
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Spain, Asturias-Castilla & Léon

es/55
High Speed Railway

The JV Tuneles Robla-Pola de Lena from Madrid secured the EUR2.75 million contract, excluding ...
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France, Paris

fr/127
Grand Paris Express

The consortium IRIS, led by Bouygues Travaux Publics and composed of Alstom ...
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France, Lyon - Turin

fr/80
High Speed Railway

Technosol from Bron secured the EUR89,100 contract, excluding VAT, for geotechnical ...
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Switzerland, Canton Basel and Solothurn

ch/65
Road

Terra Vermessungen AG from Othmarsingen have secured the EUR 835,662.92 (CHF 819'724.05) ...
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Germany, Koln-Rhein Main

de/12
High Speed Rail

CFT GmbH Compact Filter Technic from Marl have secured the EUR 2.91 million contract, ...
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Germany, Hesse

de/118
High Speed Line

CFT GmbH Compact Filter Technic from Marl have secured the EUR 2.91 million contract, ...
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Switzerland, Cantons Valais

ch/138
Railway

IG Geologie Gornera c/o Pini Gruppe AG from Zurich have secured the contract to supply a ...
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Spain, Valencia

es/206
Railway

The Joint Venture CHM Obras e Infraestructuras y Azvi have secured the EUR 84.14 million ...
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Poland, Lesser Poland

pl/30
Railway

The consortium composed of Budimex SA (leader), Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat ve Taahhut AS ...
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Utilities tunnel dug through 'challenging' ground conditions under River Tees

Main contractor Farrans Construction worked with specialist contractor Joseph Gallagher to construct the tunnel. During its five weeks of tunnelling ... More Information

China develops world's first boring and blasting machine

In a groundbreaking development, the world's first boring and blasting machine, jointly developed by Tsinghua University and China Railway Science and Industry Group, has successfully ... More Information

Tunnel boring machine wedged in hard rock, leaving Snowy 2.0 hydropower project with new issues

Tunnelling problems are plaguing the $12 billion Snowy 2.0 hydropower project, with a boring machine previously bogged in soft ground now wedged in ... More Information

Construction Complete On New High-Speed Rail Tunnel

Inside the completed Desheng Tunnel, and inset, a Chinese high-speed train. Work on the project is now complete. © China ... More Information

DC Water Breaks Ground on Potomac River Tunnel Project

The Project consists of a large-diameter deep sewer tunnel, diversion facilities, drop shafts, and support structures to capture flows from existing ... More Information

Morocco’s proposed $13 billion underwater tunnel to connect Europe to Africa by 2030s

An historic intercontinental rail link is aiming to link Europe to Morocco with an ambitious underwater tunnel. The Moroccan National Company for Strait Studies (SNED) announced last ... More Information

Government set to fund £1bn final HS2 London tunnel drive

The project was halted as part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s £6.5bn cost-cutting plan announced last October. This involved axing phase 2 to Manchester and finding a private investor ... More Information

HS2 Project Update, May 2024

Our Victorian railways have carried us successfully through history, but with passenger numbers continuing to rise, investing in new, modern railway lines like HS2 is the key to meet the ... More Information

PM inaugurates breakthrough of Sunkoshi Marin Diversion tunnel

A breakthrough of the Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multi-purpose Project tunnel has been made... More Information

Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown extension moves closer to tunnelling completion

The project is being delivered by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx. West End Connectors was awarded the C$729M (£425M) contract to design, build ... More Information

_Fehmarnbelt tunnel program hits major milestone

DEME Group said that the Fehmarnbelt tunnel project, one of Europe's largest infrastructure projects, has achieved a significant milestone with ... More Information

The incredbile new £12bn mega-tunnel that could end traffic chaos in world famous city

Construction on the £12.63 billion mega-tunnel has already begun and it is expected to be open in 2035. · Animation for The Hudson River Tunnel project. More Information

Great Lakes Tunnel Project makes progress

Ready to move forward. Enbridge is preparing to begin tunnel construction as soon as possible, following receipt of environmental permits ... More Information

Hudson Tunnel Project is expected to create 95,000 jobs

The report is based on research done on behalf of the Gateway Development Commission. “The Hudson Tunnel Project is the most pressing infrastructure ... More Information

The $2.8BN Megaproject Dividing London

London is building a controversial new tunnel under the River Thames. Head to https://brilliant.org/TheB1M/ for a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will receive 20% off their ... More Information

Namma Metro: Underground tunnel work on Pink Line 95% complete

This underground portion includes the ambitious task of constructing 20.992 km of twin tunnels. Progress is also underway on the construction of 18 ... More Information

How an ancient water tunnel design is cooling 21st-century streets

In Seville, 3,000-year-old underground technology is being transformed in modern day air-conditioning. An aqueduct at the unopened CartujaQanat pilot ... More Information

Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program B&P Tunnel Replacement Project

Project Description: Proposed utility and roadway relocations include civil work to support the construction of Amtrak's Frederick Douglass Tunnel. More Information

Fehmarnbelt | Purpose-built vessel arrives to line tunnel trench with gravel 'cushion'

The Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link is a new road and rail tunnel being constructed between Denmark and Germany. It will comprise 89 precast concrete ... More Information

Successful Breakthrough of Gudauri Tunnel in Georgia's North-South Corridor KK Highway Project

KAZBEGI, Georgia, April 23, 2024--The 10-kilometer LOT1 Section is constructed by China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd., of which the Gudauri ... More Information

Construction of Shinku La Tunnel to bolster all-weather connectivity in Ladakh Rising Kashmir

Leh, Apr 21: Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, announced that work on the strategically vital Shinku La Tunnel is set to ... More Information

Tunneling works for key Davao bypass road seen completed this year

The Davao City Bypass Construction Project is among the 14 foreign-assisted infrastructure projects approved by the National Economic Development ... More Information

Hamptons Subway Cuts Ribbon on New Foxwoods Tunnel

Hamptons Subway, with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, cut the ribbon to begin construction of the new tunnel from Sag Harbor to ... More Information

_TBM quartet tackles differing geology on twin bore tunnel under London

All four tunnel boring machines are now working on HS2's Northholt tunnel, which is divided into two geologically differing sections. More Information

CRCHI video

New CRCHI video for world leading underground equipment - Technology innovates the world... More Information

Deer Creek update

Exciting update from the Deer Creek project team! The Wasatch Worm is almost in the ground and will be ready to start tunneling this week. Over the next few months, it will be devouring a ... More Information

Stonehenge tunnel: Underground cabling installed, while other enabling works paused

The scheme, which involves the construction of a new 12.8km two-lane dual carriageway with a 3.2km tunnel under the Unesco World Heritage Site, was ... More Information

Nepal's first transport tunnel being built with Japanese assistance

Nepal and Japan signed the contract for construction of the tunnel on September 23, 2019, while the commencement started on November 14, 2019. More ... More Information

Cowi selected as technical advisor on world's first ever ship tunnel proposed in Norway

Construction is currently estimated to begin next year. The objective of the Stad Ship Tunnel project is to improve the navigability and safety of ... More Information

How Arnold Dix became a Himalayan hero after rescuing 41 workers from Indian tunnel collapse

Arnold Dix slid his hand into a gap in the rock at the entrance to a tunnel where 41 men were trapped alive, put his back against the cold stone and listened, and felt, and listened some ... More Information

Central Interceptor Tunnel Boring Machine

Watercare Services Limited’s Central Interceptor Tunnel Boring Machine, Hiwa-i-te-Rangi, has achieved a significant milestone, reaching 10,000m (10 kilometres) since leaving Māngere in ... More Information

New tunnelling machine joins three others digging high-speed line under London

Construction of the new HS2 line has hit another major milestone with the launch of the fourth – and final – machine being used to build the giant Northolt Tunnel beneath the capital... More Information

Lower Thames Crossing planning decision moves a step closer

On 21 March, the Planning Inspectorate confirmed that the Examining Authority has sent their recommendation report on the Lower Thames Crossing Development Consent Order (DCO) application ... More Information

AECOM-Jacobs JV signs on to $6B Amtrak tunnel job

Amtrak is gearing up to dig deep in Baltimore. The railroad company selected ADVANCE, a joint venture between Dallas-based infrastructure firms AECOM and Jacobs, to serve as the delivery ... More Information

Lower Thames tunnel boosts new orders data

UK construction contract awards reached their highest level in February 2024 for seven months, according to one of the industry's data monitoring ... More Information

The incredible new £53m tunnel in Spain linking two pretty cities

The work is part of efforts to modernise the railway line between Ourense and Lugo in the autonomous Galicia region. Spanish construction giant ... More Information

ECRL hits new milestone with the completion of three tunnel excavations in Bentong district

The ECRL project features the construction of 41 tunnels with a total length of approximately 69 km along its rail alignment. Section A (Kota Bharu- ... More Information

Boring Co. receives go-ahead to drill more Vegas Loop tunnels

LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill offered the company access to safety officers after the company was fined $100000 for construction violations ... More Information

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $4 Billion in Support

The project includes construction of a new two-track heavy rail tunnel along the Northeast Corridor from the Bergen Palisades in New Jersey to ... More Information

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