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AUSTRALIA: The government of Victoria has awarded the Suburban Connect consortium of Acciona, CPB Contractors and Ghella the first major tunnelling contract for
Thousands of precast segments are being manufactured in western Sydney to line the 24-kilometre Sydney Metro West tunnels, creating more than 570 jobs and servi
In December, TERRATEC celebrated the successful Factory Acceptance Test of a new 6.39m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine (EPBM) which will b
In a significant stride towards the completion of the ambitious Kanpur Metro Phase 1 project, Afcons Infrastructure has quietly unveiled its fourth tunnel borin
In a significant stride toward the progress of Chennai Metro Rail's (CMRL) Phase II project, tunnelling has commenced beneath the Adyar River. The project i
Indian Railway Construction (IRCON) International has achieved another breakthrough after completion of a tunnel (No T 13) of Sevoke-Rangpo Rail Project, locate
Work will formally begin on the Curzon Street city centre station next yearWork to build the Birmingham terminus on the HS2 line is set to begin in the new year
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has signed the second of three contracts to construct a high-speed rail (HSR) tunnel in Łódź, Poland.The tunnel will
A team of 90 engineers recently completed the assembly of HS2’s second tunnel boring machine (TBM), which is set to begin excavating the second bore of th
The two TBMs, named Betty and Dorothy, have thus far built 865 and 300 metres of tunnels between Sydney Olympic Park and Westmead respectively.The TBMs are inst
In a breakthrough for Agra Metro Rail, a Metro train was operated in the underground section of the project for the first time. The tunnel work for the priorit
Capable of launch, excavation, muck discharge, support, erection and receiving, CREG cross passage TBMs, including shield machine type and pipe jacking machine
In early April 2023, the first slurry-type shaft boring machine (CREC 1206), designed and manufactured by China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd. (C
HS2’s new 847 tonne machine will build an 853-metre logistics tunnel to deliver construction materials and remove spoil for the construction of the Euston
Jon-Ivar Nygård, Norway’s Minister of Transport, explains that despite a large maintenance backlog and outdated infrastructure, the Norwegian govern
On April 14th, Shudao Group reported that the control project of the new Sichuan Chongqing Provincial Expressway and the Kaijiang Liangping Expressway (hereinaf
The reporter learned from China Railway Construction Corporation that on the 17th, the Huayingshan Tunnel, a key and difficult control project for the entire Xi
The design speed for the entire tunnel group of Xianju section of Hangzhou Wenzhou Railway to be con
On April 16th, with the sound of explosions, the Xiaodingshan Tunnel of the Hangzhou Wenzhou Railway was successfully completed. At this point, the 35.87 kilome
On August 29, the left line shield machine "Shenwan No.2" of the front section project of Guangzhou Dongguan deep machine, the most great wall railway subsea sh
It is learned from Qingdao housing and urban rural development bureau that recently, work area 01 of Qingdao Metro Line 2 phase II project successfully passed t
Xisong Construction Co., Ltd. of Japan uses AI model to develop the auxiliary control system of shie
A few days ago, Xisong Construction Co., Ltd. of Japan developed a set of auxiliary system for shield machine driving direction control, which can digitize the
The ventilation shaft of HS2 tunnel uses a new round design, and the height is reduced by more than 2m. The top is made of pre galvanized sheet to integrate the
Komatsu, a Japanese machinery maker, has partnered with Codelco, Chile's state-owned mining company and the world's largest copper producer. The hard ro
The British Tunnelling Association Congress 2022 conference and exhibition is the largest gathering of tunnel professionals in the UK. At that time, the achieve
On July 15, 2022, TBM Dame whina Cooper made a breakthrough in karangahape. This marks the completion of the excavation of the Auckland connecting line project