UK-based J Murphy & Sons has been appointed by the Volker-Fitzpatrick Hochtief JV to work on a US$1.9 million project that involves the design of two pilot tunnels for a new section of motorway in East Kent, England.
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An alarmingly high proportion of operational European tunnels do not meet EU tunnel safety rules and are therefore unlikely to comply with the EU Tunnel Directive when it comes into
effect in 2014.
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The California Department of
Transportation (CALTRANS) has
commenced tunnelling works on the fourth bore of the Caldecott road-tunnel project on Highway 24.
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Infrastructure designer,enabler and planner W S Atkins has announced it is to acquire PBSJ Corporation, a leading
provider of architectural, planning, engineering and construction services in the US.
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The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is seeking comments concerning the establishment of National Tunnel
Inspection Standards (NTIS).
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PTP Constructors, a joint venture of Schiavone, Shea and Skanska, has selected a Robbins machine to excavate the Pallisade tunnels, which form the New Jersey portion of the ARC project linking New Jersey with Manhattan.
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Irish Rail (IR) has announced the names of the four international
consortia that have entered the
pre-qualification phase in the public-private partnership procurement process for DART Underground.
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UK-based J Murphy & Sons has been appointed by the Volker-Fitzpatrick Hochtief JV to work on a US$1.9 million project that involves the design of two pilot tunnels for a new section of motorway in East Kent, England.
Full story...
An alarmingly high proportion of operational European tunnels do not meet EU tunnel safety rules and are therefore unlikely to comply with the EU Tunnel Directive when it comes into
effect in 2014.
Full story...
The California Department of
Transportation (CALTRANS) has
commenced tunnelling works on the fourth bore of the Caldecott road-tunnel project on Highway 24.
Full story...
Parsons Brinckerhoff has announced that John Murphy has been appointed chief financial officer, and will be responsible for the firm’s global financial and accounting operations.
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An Aker Wirth TBM will excavate what has been claimed to be the largest
diameter tunnel ever attempted on an incline.
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Infrastructure designer,enabler and planner W S Atkins has announced it is to acquire PBSJ Corporation, a leading
provider of architectural, planning, engineering and construction services in the US.
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Metrolinx, formerly known as the Greater Toronto Transportation
Authority, has signed a US$52 million contract with Lovat for the supply of four TBMs for use on the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.
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Rick Staples, president of the Tunnelling Association of Canada, has played a defining part in organising the successful World Tunnel Congress in Vancouver last May. Here he reveals more about his career and other topical tunnel themes.
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V Vesely and O Jandejsek of Arcadis Geotechnika outline their experience of the geotechnical risks encountered in the project phases of survey, data
evaluation, design and construction
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Clair H Murdock and Ron W Glowe discuss the excavation of the Rupert
Transfer Tunnel at James Bay, Québec, Canada, finished well ahead of schedule
using top heading and bench excavation
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The use of new generation sprayed membranes in sprayed concrete linings can have surprising structural benefits, argues Mike Harper
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Reduce cement consumption and increase the use of recycled materials, say Derek Penrice and Bradford Townsend of Hatch Mott MacDonald, in this article on tunnel sustainability
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