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Kier awarded tunnel contract

UK-based Kier Construction has won part of a US$193 million tunnelling contract awarded by Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation for part of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) connecting mainland China and Hong Kong.

Breakthrough on Phase 1 of Budapest’s Line 4 metro

Both Herrenknecht EPB TBMs mining Phase 1 of the US$1 billion Line 4 of the Budapest metro have broken through at the strategic Keleti station, thereby completing the two running tunnels for the Phase 1 stretch of line from Kelenfold to Keleti.

Shell awaiting sea tunnel decision

Shell E&P Ireland (SEPIL), a division of oil giant Shell, is currently awaiting the outcome of a planning application lodged recently for the construction of a tunnel under Sruwaddacon Bay in western Ireland.

Aker Wirth bores biggest incline

An Aker Wirth TBM will excavate what has been claimed to be the largest diameter tunnel ever attempted on an incline.

Membranes act structurally

The use of new generation sprayed membranes in sprayed concrete linings can have surprising structural benefits, argues Mike Harper

Green, getting greener

George Demetri on recent advances in tunnel sustainability, particularly in the use of aggregates and sprayed concrete linings.

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