Future of Tunnelling | Mix of tunnelling methods required to construct the 57.5km Mont Cenis base tunnel in the Alps

Construction of the world’s longest railway tunnel is progressing with all excavation contracts now awarded. When complete, it will boost rail freight capacity between France and Italy. The post Future of Tunnelling | Mix of tunnelling methods required to construct the 57.5km Mont Cenis base tunnel in the Alps appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

£855M contract awarded to drive final section of tunnel on Turin to Lyon rail line

A consortium led by Itinera and including Spie Batignolles and Ghella has been awarded the €1bn (£855M) contract for the excavation of the Mont Cenis base tunnel in Italy. The post £855M contract awarded to drive final section of tunnel on Turin to Lyon rail line appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

The B1M - Europe is Building a 57KM Tunnel Through a Mountain

The world’s longest single railway tunnel - the 57.5km Mont Cenis Base Tunnel - is being built through the Alps between Lyon and Turin to provide a new 270km high speed railway line that will form part of the Trans-European Transport Network