News tagged Tunnelling
  • HS2’s 16km Chilterns tunnelling completed with second TBM breakthrough

    High Speed 2 (HS2) has celebrated the completion of tunnelling for its 16km twin-bore Chilterns tunnel as the second tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through on 21 March. The post HS2’s 16km Chilterns tunnelling completed with second TBM breakthrough appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

  • Early proposals for $16bn tunnel in New York City take learnings from London tunnelling projects

    A key member of the newly formed project team set to build the $16bn (£13bn) Hudson Tunnel Project has said how early designs and plans for the scheme are taking learnings from similar tunnelling projects that have taken place in London and the UK. The post Early proposals for $16bn tunnel in New York City take learnings from London tunnelling projects appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

  • Tunnelling to HS2 station at Euston to start next year

    TBMs will be delivered to Old Oak Common ahead of job beginning in 2025

  • Balfour Beatty VINCI launches last TBM on HS2’s high-speed railway route

    The second tunnel boring machine, named 'Elizabeth,' joins its predecessor 'Mary Ann' in the 24/7 tunnelling operation led by Balfour Beatty VINCI, pushing HS2's high-speed railway project another step closer to completion. The post Balfour Beatty VINCI launches last TBM on HS2’s high-speed railway route appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

  • Mace JV picked for £12.6bn Hudson Tunnel project

    A joint venture between Mace, Arcadis and tech firm Parsons has been chosen to deliver a $16bn (£12.63bn) USA tunnelling project under the River Hudson between New York and New Jersey. The joint venture, named MPA Delivery Partners, will work with client Gateway Development Commission… The post Mace JV picked for £12.6bn Hudson Tunnel project appeared first on Construction News.

Resources tagged Tunnelling
  • HS2 Project Update, June 2023

    HS2's Chief Executive, Mark Thurston, provides an HS2 project update on progress of the project

  • HS2 - HS2 launches third tunnelling machine in London 12042023

    New first person view drone footage shows the launch of the third HS2 tunnelling machine in London. The tunnel, however, won’t be used by HS2 trains, but instead will be used to deliver materials and remove spoil from the northern portal where HS2’s twin bored Euston Tunnel will be constructed.

  • RMTransit - Barcelona Line 9 - A Different Way to Build a Metro? 11122022

    In a world where every subway line is the same, this "metro" line did something incredibly different. So different that after 20 years the line's still not done! And yet, the engineering is impressive enough that it's still being emulated to this day.

  • Free Documentary - Megastructures - MRT Malaysia, Urban Diggers 14102022

    Digging underground in some of the world’s worst tunnelling conditions is no easy task. To help relieve Kuala Lumpur’s constant gridlock, tunnel boring machines are digging and building almost 20 kilometres of tunnels for the city’s new mass rapid transit. Discover how the innovative Variable Density Tunnel Boring Machine was developed, put into action and overcame challenges to construct a key component of Malaysia’s new urban transport system

  • CNA Insider - Tomorrow City, Part 1/3 - Megaproject: Singapore's Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, 03092021

    To overcome Singapore's land and space challenge the country is investing in megaprojects. One such project is the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System. Using new technology this infrastructure will also take Singapore’s sewage management into the next century. But tunnelling under built up areas is a challenge with massive tunnel boring machines underground as well as contending with geological challenges and the ever present risk of sinkholes

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