Articles By Subject: TBM-Driven Tunnels
Mexican TBMs roll off global assembly line
TBM manufacturing is becoming a truly global affair. George Demetri reports on a project in Texas which brings together a world-wide manufacturing and shipping effort
Your ITA needs you
The recent WT Roundtable raised serious questions about the function of the International Tunnelling Association (ITA). Here is an edited transcript of the debate
The big fair with the best ware
With Bauma just around the corner on April 19-25 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre in Munich, Germany, we take a look at selected exhibitors from the tunnelling sector
Free as a bird
A geologist and civil engineer by training, Boston area-based geoconsultant Dr Peter J Tarkoy is a controversial and self-styled visionary in the tunnelling industry. He talks to George Demetri
Robbins TBM turns Mexican heads
Following an official cutter-turning ceremony in January, the largest TBM ever seen in Mexico began excavating the 7.7km tunnel for Mexico City’s Line 12 metro.UK tunnel/shaft lining spec nears
British Precast, the trade body for the UK concrete products industry, has started preparing a new specification for precast tunnel and shaft linings.New blood needed
WT's roundtable event held in Hamburg in November threw up some interesting questions, one of which was how to attract young new recruits into the industry.
Master of all he surveys
For more than a decade, Manfred Messing has headed-up tunnel guidance and surveying instrumentation company VMT. He talks to George Demetri
World Tunnelling Industry Leaders' Round Table
Welcome to the second World Tunnelling roundtable. We invited some of the top minds in international tunnelling from engineering consultancy, contractors and equipment manufacturers to meet last year in Hamburg on November 30 – the eve of STUVA – to discuss some of the most talked about issues in tunnelling. It turned out to be a memorable discussion.Partners picked to deliver Lee Tunnel
Joint-venture partners Morgan Est, Vinci Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche (MVB) – three of the UK’s leading civil-engineering contractors – have been named as the preferred partners to deliver the Lee Tunnel in East London for Thames Water.Cavico announces breakthroughs
Vietnam-based infrastructure development firm Cavico has announced that its subsidiaries, Cavico Mining and Cavico Power and Resource Construction (CPRC), have broken through at two major tunnel projects.
Trio of firms bid for Brisbane's Northern Link
Northern Direct, Transcity and a joint-venture comprising Leighton, Baulderstone and Razel, are the three companies chosen to bid for Brisbane’s US$1.84 billion Northern Link twin-tube road tunnel. Bids must be submitted by May.Contract awards mark first step in Hudson river tunnel construction
NJ Transit’s US$8.7 billion Mass Transit Tunnel – the rail project designed to double commuter capacity between New York and New Jersey – has got off the starting blocks with the recent approval of the first two of three tunnelling contracts.
Robbins EPB sets record and installs innovative PVC liner
Having recently broken through ahead of time on a 5.7km-long sewer tunnel in Sacramento, US, a Robbins TBM is claimed to have achieved rates of up to 210m/wk, which, claims the company, sets new standards for progress in soft ground tunnelling.AECOM wins US$20m Canadian rail job
AECOM Technology Corporation recently announced that it has been awarded a US$20 million contract to provide programme management services for the extension of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in Edmonton, CanadaShortlisted bids for Crossrail tunnels revealed
Five JVs have been featured on the recently published shortlist of bidders for two of the main tunnelling contracts for Crossrail.Four teams for Alaskan Way job
Washington State Department of Transportation has listed four consortia on its website with an interest in the SR99 Bored Tunnel Design Build project,also known as the replacement tunnel for the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle, USIranian TBMs continue steady march
Hamed Moammeri (Amberg, Iran) and Reza Ghaffarzadeh (Panah Saz Alvand Engineering) outline some recently completed TBM projects in IranNew CEO at Parsons Brinckerhoff
Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed George J Pierson as chief executive officer, effective on January 1, 2010. He is currently president and COO of the firm’s Americas division, and succeeds Keith J Hawksworth, who becomes chairmanA man for all seasons
San Francisco-based Dr Glenn Boyce, senior associate at Jacobs Associates, is one of few engineers to specialise in tunnelling and trenchlesss. By George DemetriHerrenknecht in German-Chinese trade event
Germany-based TBM-maker Herrenknecht recently participated in the German-Chinese ‘esplanade event’ held recently in the city of Wuhan, ChinaThree JVs commence battle for Sydney Metro Stage 1
Sydney Metro has received tenders from three international consortia bidding for the right to build the tunnels and station caverns on Metro Stage 1STUVA bangs the drum for safe tunnelling
STUVA organisers have expressed satisfaction at the success of their recent tunnelling event in Hamburg, Germany, on 1-3 DecemberTunnel talks between Chile and Argentina bear fruit
A recent agreement between Chile and Argentina could result in the construction of a series of road and rail tunnels across their common border.Lovat sells system
Lovat has sold a new hard-rock cutting head and main-drive system to The Kassouf Company for use on Fairfax Water’s Corbalis to Fox Mill Water Main Project 1859 Division 4 in Fairfax, Virginia, USBreakthrough for first Lovat TBM at Terrassa
One of two Lovat TBMs has achieved breakthrough after completing its first drive on the current phase of the Terrassa Railways Project in Terrassa, Spain.Brisbane looks down under for transport improvements
Proposals for an underground rail network to be built in Brisbane, Australia, form part of sweeping plans to modernise public transport in the city, which were unveiled recently by the Queensland State Government.ALS shifts TBM from Canada to Buenos Aires
UK-based Abnormal Load Services (ALS) recently transported a 7.8m-diameter Lovat soft-ground EPB TBM plus back-up system from Canada to Argentina
Robbins' TBM trio head to Malaysia
Robbins is to supply three 5.2m-diameter, main-beam TBMs for use on Malaysia’s Pahang-Selangor Raw Water tunnel
Keeping Kentucky clean
Jack Burke looks at a sewage tunnel project in Kentucky, US, designed to improve local water quality and increase storage capacityUniversity rail link to go ahead
Sound Transit’s plan to build the University Link light rail extension in Seattle now looks certain to go ahead, following a decision by ST’s board of directors to proceed with the projectInnoTrans organiser claims healthy bookings for 2010 exhibition
Display space at the rail-transport-technology fair InnoTrans 2010 is almost all booked up, according to organizer Berlin-based Messe BerlinChengdu contract bears fruit for Robbins
A commissioning ceremony for a 6.26m-diameter TBM was held by US-based The Robbins Company in Chengdu, China, last monthNFM reveals nuclear capability
NFM Technologies does more than just make tunnel boring machines, it seems. The French-based manufacturer has designed and manufactured handling equipment that will be used to load and unload M51 intercontinental ballistic missiles (IBM) onto French nuclear submarinesKoralm phase two bids invited
Austrian Federal Railways is expected this month to invite bids for the construction of Phase 2 of the US$3.5 billion Koralm tunnelBouygues triumphs in Miami
France’s Bouygues Travaux Publics has won a US$656 million contract to build the long-awaited Port of Miami tunnel in Florida, USMorganEst lowers TBM into Barry shaft.
UK infrastructure provider Morgan Est recently lowered an 18t Iseki Unclemole TBM into a shaft in Barry, near Cardiff, Wales
Tsurumi pumps up Bosphorus
Tsurumi Pump, a Japanese manufacturer of pumps and generators, has supplied 90 pumps, including 40 of its LSC ‘Puddle Sucker’ models and 50 KRS and KTZ units, to contractor Parsons Brinckerhoff for work on the US$3 billion Marmaray project in Istanbul, TurkeyMaking a difference
Born in the Netherlands, Hans Greve is executive vice-president of mining & construction at TBM-maker Aker Wirth. He spoke to George Demetri about his achievements and aspirationsLiebherr crane conveyor handles hoisting
Liebherr has developed the KFA Crane Conveying System for the Machine Technology Service Centre in Germany, operated by Bilfinger Berger, to handle hoisting during tunnel projectsCompact Cat roars ahead
A dedicated tunnel-constructor version of the Caterpillar 328D LCR compact radius excavator is proving highly productive at the A9 Autoroute project in Switzerland
World's biggest tunnel project ends
Imagine cities without cars, where carcinogenic dust and noise are confined to below ground and city parks form the refreshing, clean oases that they are meant to beEquity partners sought for Bosporus
The Korean-Turkish consortium that will build and operate the US$1 billion Bosporus road tunnel is seeking new capital from interested parties.Alpine surfaces at Delhi airport
After ten months of tunnelling, Alpine, the second biggest construction group in Austria and part of the FCC Group, has announced that it has competed the final breakthrough on the Airport Metro Express Line in New Delhi.HCC to build NE India hydro plant
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has secured a US$59 million contract from the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) for the construction of Pare Hydro Power Project in Arunachal Pradesh, North East India.Civils 2009 ready to roll
On November 25-26, Earls Court 2 in London, UK, opens its doors for the Civils show, hailed as the UK’s definitive civil engineering showcase comprising manufacturers, suppliers, contractors and consultants from all areas of the industry.US$1.6bn EIB loan boosts Crossrail
The importance of London’s Crossrail scheme has been affirmed by the recent agreement between Transport for London (TfL) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a US$1.6 billion loan to finance part of TfL’s contribution to the scheme.More education please - CSM-style
Three days at the Colorado School of Mines have impressed George Demetri.Herrenknecht crosses under Yangtze
Herrenknecht recently announced that two of its mixshield TBMs, each with a diameter of 14.93m, have crossed beneath the Yangtze River to reach Nanjing after bores of almost 3km.Impregilo scoops US$243m Abu Dhabi tunnel contract
Italy’s largest construction firm Impregilo has won a US$243m contract to build a waste water tunnel in Abu Dhabi as part of plans to upgrade the capital’s infrastructure.Tyne and Tyne again
A new tunnel utilising immersed tube and cut and cover technology is being constructed in North East England to augment the existing road tunnel beneath the River Tyne. George Demetri visited the site to assess progress.Seven TBMs in 15 months
Geoff Archer, business development manager of Melbourne-based John Holland Tunnelling, reports on current and recently completed water and sewer projects in Melbourne and SydneyTunnellling for Gold
Constructing a dewatering tunnel at one of the world’s largest copper and gold mines saw Papua New Guinea’s first use of a TBM under inhospitable and difficult transport conditions. Desiree Willis of The Robbins Company reports.Continental to join Joy
Continental Crushing and Conveying, the UK-based manufacturer of belt conveyor systems and belt conveyor components, is being integrated into Joy Mining Machinery (JMM)LTA awards two Downtown Line contracts
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded contracts C913 and C920 for stage 2 of the Downtown Line (DTL2), together worth a total of around US$545 millionBlack & Veatch wins design deal for Chicago reservoir tunnel
Global engineering consultancy Black and Veatch has been selected by the US Army Corps of Engineers as design engineer for the McCook Reservoir Main Tunnel in ChicagoBASF TBM conference announced
BASF Construction Chemicals, a supplier of underground construction technical solutions, has confirmed that its annual TBM conference will be held this year in Singapore on November 5-6Tentative start to Sydney's West Metro project
Rock and soil testing on Sydney’s West Metro route began last month in preparation for tunnelling, despite uncertainty as to where exactly US$7 billion of funding will come from for the 24km-long underground rail routeQingdao approves subway spend
China’s picturesque coastal city of Qingdao (TsingTao) is to build a 54.7km subway line across the city, following the approval of a US$4.2billion plan that is scheduled for completion around 2016NFM in Cairo Line 3 deal
French TBM manufacturer NFM Technologies has signed a contract for the supply of a 9.46m-diameter EPB tunnel boring machine for the second phase of Line 3 of the Cairo MetroLondon-based JV prepares bid
Competition is heating up for Crossrail contracts – the east-west London rail line that will include around 21km of tunnel under central LondonLone TBM from Robbins battles on in Sino water tunnel
China’s Pinglu tunnel, which is part of the ambitious Yellow River Water Diversion Project, has seen the installation of its 15,000th ringExpressions of interest invited on two key tunnelling contracts
Expressions of interest for two principal tunnel contracts totalling 18km on London's Crossrail have been invited through notices published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).Mott MacDonald wins US$16 million design packages
Design contracts totalling US$16 million have been awarded to the Mott MacDonald engineering consultancy for the development of London’s Crossrail project, the east-west rail project running through London that is one of the world’s biggest and most complexBlocked tunnel forces power station closure
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has stopped power generation at the recently opened Glendoe Hydro power plant in Scotland following internal rockfalls that have partly blocked the top of the headrace tunnel carrying water from the reservoir to the power stationLovat TBMs to excavate York, Ontario sewer
Lovat will supply four of its RME 142SE EPB mixed-face TBM’s to the regional municipality of York, Ontario, Canada, for use on the construction of the Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer (SeC)Breakthrough on London mains extension
Morgan Est, one of the UK’s leading infrastructure specialists, has broken through on the US$63 million extension of London’s Thames Water Ring MainCavico to build hydro tunnel
Hanoi-based infrastructure company Cavico and its joint venture partners General Construction and Infrastructure Development Company and Song Da Corporation have signed a US$16 million contract with Dakdrinh Hydropower Company for the construction of a water tunnel at a hydro-power plant in central VietnamAre you ready for 2010?
Starting in January 2010, World Tunnelling will be giving its readers the chance to promote their tunnel projects in our ‘Project 2010’ feature. Projects can be recently completed or near completionBreakthrough marks end of Circle Line tunnelling
Following a TBM-breakthrough on August 17, tunnelling work on Singapore’s 33.3km-long Circle Line has been completed after seven and a half years and a tragic collapse in 2004A steady progress
Mining engineer Lok Home has progressed from mine development project manager, through field service, international sales and finally to president and owner of TBM-maker The Robbins Company. He spoke to George Demetri about his career, the outlook for tunnelling and TBM developments in generalAll in a year's work
Jack Burke visited the South Cobb Tunnel Project and was impressed by the site’s productivity and safety record
Tyne Tunnel dredging passes environmental test
The UK’s Environment Agency has given the go ahead for the dredging of the River Tyne in northeast England for the construction of the second Tyne Tunnel (TT2) to start on September 26
Expressions of interest invited on two key Crossrail tunnel contracts
Expressions of interest for two principal tunnelling contracts totalling 18km on London’s Crossrail have been invited through notices published in the Official Journal of the European UnionThames Tideway boreholes sunk
Boreholes have been sunk into the river Thames to probe ground conditions that lie along the alignment of the proposed Thames Tunnel.Contract signed for Cairo metro 3
VINCI Construction Grands Projets has announced that it has recently signed a contract, as consortium leader, with Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) for the civil engineering works package of Cairo’s metro Line 3.Robbins TBM completes first leg of sewer tunnel
Good progress is reported on Melbourne’s Northern Sewerage Project, involving a series of deep sewer tunnels designed to reduce the city’s propensity for huge wastewater overflows.Herrenknecht breakthrough
Herrenknecht announced recently that one of its TBMs has broken through six months ahead of schedule on the Erstfield-Amsteg leg of the eastern tube of the Gotthard Base Tunnel(GBT) project in Switzerland.Lovat makes headway
Seattle’s Brightwater Conveyance System (West tunnel construction) is making excellent progress, according to recent reports from the Jay Dee, Coluccio, Taisei JV.Deadline extended for Prague 2010
The deadline for receipt of abstracts for the Underground Constructions Prague 2010 conference has been extended to September 15.Dhaka seeks Chinese aid for river tunnel
Bangladesh is seeking Chinese support for the construction of a tunnel running underneath the Karnaphuli river.Thessaloniki metro benefits from EIB loan
Thessaloniki, Greece, has seen its much-awaited metro system take a further step to fruition following the recent approval of a €250 million (US$353.6 million) European Investment Bank loan.NFM launches Kazan-bound TBM
NFM Technologies will transport a 5.89m diameter Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) tunnelling machine for use on the westward extension of Kazan’s Line 1 in the Russian Federation.
Family presence ends at Lovat
Having purchased TBM-maker Lovat just over a year ago, Caterpillar announced recently that both Lovats – father and son – have voluntarily left the company.Golden short course ready for take-off at CSM
‘Breakthroughs in Tunnelling’ is a three-day short course (September 23-25 2009) to be held at the Colorado School of Mines, US.Jacobs sub wins Chinese rail-link contract
A subsidiary company of Jacobs Engineering Group has won a US$3 million contract to provide engineering services for the design and site investigation phase of the US$5 billion Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL).Jacobs sub wins Chinese rail-link contract
A subsidiary company of Jacobs Engineering Group has won a US$3 million contract to provide engineering services for the design and site investigation phase of the US$5 billion Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL).A ringside view
Steve Skelhorn and Laura McNally of Canadian contractor McNally Construction look at the evolution and design of segmental lining systems in a technical paper first presented at RETC in June.Health and safety underground
Martin Vogel of Suva digests the lessons learnt from the Alp Transit projects in Switzerland and proposes a pragmatic safety management system designed to ensure increased health and safety on tunnel projects.Uetliberg premieres new boring extender
S Maurhofer, overall project manager and director of the tunnelling division at Swiss-based Amberg Engineering, describes the excavation of the recently opened Uetliberg tunnel in Switzerland, which included the use of a tunnel boring extender.Staffing in difficult times
A tunnel engineer for over 40 years, Barrie Willis has worked mainly on major international projects, including the UK’s twin Mersey tunnels, before taking up his post managing the tunnel department at Netherlands-based personnel supplier IPS Group."Avant-garde" proposal
Chilean architects have proposed the construction of a 150km tunnel from landlocked Bolivia to an artificial island in the Pacific Ocean.Federal support for New Jersey ARC tunnel
President Obama has designated US$200 million towards the construction of the ARC Mass Transit Tunnel in New Jersey.RETC to rendezvous in Vegas
Held bi-annually in North America, the Rapid Excavation and Tunnelling Conference (RETC) will be held in Las Vegas this month, covering every aspect of tunnel design and construction. George Demetri takes a selective look at what will be on offer.Robbins aids Baku irrigation project
Robbins has completed the assembly of an EPBM machine in Guangzhou, China, for use at the Samur-Apsheron Irrigation Project in Baku, Azerbaijan.Morgan Est finishes National Grid work at Croydon
UK infrastructure firm Morgan Est has announced the breakthrough at its 10km, US$98.3 million Croydon electricity tunnel for National Grid.Lovat's Olympic training
LOVAT has begun a series of TBM deliveries that will play a vital role in building infrastructure tunnels for the 2014 Russian Winter Olympics.Robbins to deliver TBM to Laos
Robbins has announced that it is to deliver a TBM for a new hydroelectric project in Laos.Crossrail construction begins
The first of almost 400 18.5m-deep, steel, tubular piles, have been placed, signalling the start of construction on London's Crossrail project.Heathrow to get biggest baggage system
Work has begun on Heathrow Airport’s world-beating integrated baggage system.Minova expands resin production
Mining and construction consumables producer Minova has expanded its Minetek plant in Hyderabad, India.Water-recycling project scoops prize
A Singapore water-recycling scheme has won ‘Water Project of the Year’ at the annual Global Water Awards.CzTA calls for papers on transport and city tunnels
The Czech Tunnelling Association (CzTA) has announced a call for papers for the 11th International Conference of Underground Construction, held in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 14-16, 2010.Herrenknecht's Bosporus break
On April 13, a Herrenknecht TBM reached its target shaft on the Asian side of Istanbul having tunnelled under the Bosporus.Big clean-up
Work to bore a 3.3km-long tunnel beneath West Ham, East London, began on April 28 as part of a US$106 million scheme that will be in place by next spring to protect over 600 homes from sewer flooding.Victory in sight
Jack Burke reports from Colorado, US, on the Arrowhead East and West tunnels, a part of the Inland Feeder conveyance system which will have a 28.3m3/sec water capacity when completed in 2010.Leading on risk
Professor Arnold Dix of Queensland University of Technology and an independent consultant, is a technical/legal expert advisor and world authority on managing the risks associated with tunnels and underground infrastructures. He also specialises in operational safety, as well as in contractual, political and insurance issues for complex tunnel projects.
Gautrain hits the 90% mark
Dr Barbara Jensen, a spokesperson for Gautrain, has confirmed that 13,552m – 90% –of the 15km tunnel, which will form part of the Gautrain network, is now complete.German company to survey Bosnian HEP site
Essen-based technology services provider DMT has been commissioned to carry out a geodetic survey for a feasibility study for a new hydro-electric power plant near Vrelo, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.MRT project to face tunnel challenge
Indonesia’s first mass rapid transit (MRT) project in the capital Jakarta will face some big challenges, especially from the tunnel construction element, reports Syed Rashid Ali in Pakistan.A sprinkling of good sense
Carly Lovejoy’s article in this issue concerns the recent fire and associated repair work to the Channel tunnel linking the UK and France.Saudi tunnel will boost tourism
Saudi Arabia is looking into the possibility of constructing an 11km tunnel that would drastically reduce the travel time between the cities of Mecca and Taif in the western part of the Saudi kingdom, reports Syed Rashid Ali.More hydro power tunnel contracts for Cavico
Hanoi-based Infrastructure company Cavico has announced it has won a US$4.9 million contract for the construction of a diversion tunnel and coffer dam at the Hua Na hydro-power plant in Vietnam. The award was made by the state-owned Lilama company.'Tunnelling Academy' for London
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced details of a Crossrail ‘tunnelling academy’ that will offer a variety of courses considered essential to the delivery of the US$21.9 billion rail projectTunnel or bridge?
Linking Denmark and Germany, the Fehmarnbelt marine crossing will, when complete, be the world’s longest combined road and railway tunnels.Jacobs wins major Crossrail role
Following a competitive tender process, Jacobs Engineering has been appointed project representative for Crossrail, the 118km east-west rail link to stretch across Greater London and include 21km of tunnels.Testing times for bentonite
Ian Morrison takes an altogether more critical view on the use of bentonite as a TBM slurryIndian infrastructure wheels start to turn slowly
Infrastructure spending may be starting to have a beneficial effect on the Indian economy, given the recent flurry of activity on the hydro-electric front.
Aecon JV to complete Vancouver filtration tunnels
Canadian infrastructure specialist Aecon announced last month that it is part of a joint venture that has been awarded a US$181 million contract by Metro Vancouver to complete the twin tunnel component of the Seymour Capilano Filtration project in the Greater Vancouver area.Accolades for Rhode Island CSO scheme
One of the largest civil works projects in the history of Rhode island, US, has been awarded UCA 2009 ‘Project of the Year’ by the Underground Construction Association.RETC in Vegas
RETC (Rapid Excavation and Tunnelling Conference) will be held this year in Las Vegas, US, on June 14-17.Antonov flies tunnelling equipment into Sochi
An Antonov AN-124-100 freighter belonging to Volga-Dnepr Airlines delivered the first 94t consignment of tunnelling equipment to the Russian city of Sochi on behalf of tunnel-construction specialist OAO Bamtonnelstroy.DLR Extension picks up ICE award
An ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) London Merit Award for Infrastructure has been awarded to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Woolwich Arsenal Extension in East London, UK.Designs for Mixshields
In this abridged paper, Dr Martin Herrenknecht and Dr Karin Bappler review the progress of mechanised tunnelling technology, focusing on current design approaches to soft-ground TBMs.Black & Veatch win award for Charleston
Global engineering consulting and construction company Black & Veatch, in association with consulting engineer/architect Hussey, Gay, Bell and de Young, has received the 2009 Engineering Excellence Honour Award for its work on Charleston Water System’s Sewer Tunnel Replacement Program in Charleston, South Carolina, US.'Imitate or Innovate' theme for tunnel symposium
Anyone involved in tunnel ventilation may be interested to know that BHR Group is inviting registrations for its 13th International Symposium on tunnel aerodynamics & ventilation, to be held in New Brunswick, US, on May 13-15.Robbins trio dig deep in Mexico
Mexico City’s wastewater problem will be eased by a TBM-bored tunnel through unique geology, reports Desiree Willis of The Robbins Company.In Charge and Upbeat
Marek Grocholewski trained as a civil engineer in his native Poland and now heads Minova’s tunnelling division. Based in Germany, he has experience of both the tunnelling and mining sectors. Here, he speaks to George Demetri about his current role and some of the issues facing the industry.
Transcend confirmed for Crossrail project
A further sign that progress is being made on London’s US$21.9bn Crossrail project is the news that Transcend – a joint venture between AECOM, CH2M Hill and Nichols Group – has been confirmed as ‘programme partner’.Miami tunnel put on hold for now
It has been years in the making, but the Port of Miami tunnel is once more in the doldrums. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) secretary Stephanie Kopelousos recently recommended abandoning the existing arrangement due to serious questions over the funding provided by Miami Access Tunnel (MAT), the project’s private partner.Nanjing bore passes Yangtze mid-point
Good progress is being made on Nanjing’s cross-river development – a project seen as representing the pinnacle of Chinese underwater construction technology.Euroform segment order for Laos hydropower project
Herrenknecht subsidiary Euroform has won a contract to supply segment moulds and related carousel equipment for the US$240 million Theun Hinboun hydro project in Laos.Lovat breaks through on Auckland sewer tunnel
On January 30, a Lovat RME170SE Series 23700 TBM broke through on the Orakei Main Sewer Hobson Diversion (OMSHD) tunnel project in Auckland, New Zealand – 17 days ahead of schedule.Edison, Einstein, Hawking...and now Robbins
Richard Robbins (pictured), former president and CEO of TBM maker Robbins, has been awarded the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Engineering by the Philadelphia-based Franklin Institute.
Robbins TBM sets Delhi Metro record
One of 14 TBMs used on the excavation of the New Delhi Metro in India has surpassed its fellow machines in operational performance by achieving a best weekly advance rate of 202m, which equates to 168 rings.NFM enters the subcontinent
It looks as if French TBM-maker NFM Technologies is to supply the rapidly expanding Indian underground infrastructure market.Madrid metro branches out
The first line of the Madrid Metro was the central section of Line 1, which opened in 1919, since when many extensions and new lines have been built, but over the last few years it has been extended considerably.Immersed in discussion
You may notice that a substantial part of this magazine (pp21-31) is taken up by the World Tunnelling round table, held in Sargans, Switzerland on September 16.Global steel woes gather momentum
In a further escalation of the global economic downturn, the World Steel Association recently announced that world crude steel output fell by almost 25% in December; a dramatic contrast to the 1.2% slide recorded for the whole of 2008.
Hallandsås beset by more problems
Unforeseen complications with rock and water conditions have added even further costs and delays to the troubled Hallandsås tunnel project. Swedish railway admini-stration body Banverket announced last month that the project would be ready for traffic in 2015, not in 2012 as originally planned.NEWS BY SUBJECT
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