WT May 2010
Indo-Russian JV scoops Kolkatta metro deal
AFCONS, in a joint venture with Transtonnelstroy, has recently won a US$211 million project from the Kolkata Metro Corporation. Full story...ITA president to step down as WTC and NAT gear up for success
As Martin Knights prepares to step down as ITA president, three contenders vie for the coveted post. Full story...New contractor set to resume halted work on Brightwater BT3
Following its suspension in May 2009, due to serious damage incurred by a TBM, work on the Brightwater conveyance tunnel in King County, Washington, looks set to resume Full story...Second TBM arrives for Brisbane's Airport Link
Three container shipments from Germany were all it took to deliver a 3,600t TBM to Brisbane for use on the city’s Airport Link tunnel project. Full story...Cross River Rail line receives boost
Australia’s Queensland Government has released details of a proposed north-south rail line running through the centre of Brisbane, which will include an under-river tunnel and new underground stations Full story...
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Indo-Russian JV scoops Kolkatta metro deal
AFCONS, in a joint venture with Transtonnelstroy, has recently won a US$211 million project from the Kolkata Metro Corporation. Full story...
ITA president to step down as WTC and NAT gear up for success
As Martin Knights prepares to step down as ITA president, three contenders vie for the coveted post. Full story...World Tunnelling Online
In its quest to bring readers the latest news in a faster and more direct format, World Tunnelling has started a newsletter called World Tunnelling Online (WTO) that is being emailed directly to all subscribers. Full story...New tunnel books published
Publisher CRC Press Balkema (Taylor & Francis Group) has recently added two new books to its tunnelling and underground construction series of titles. Full story...NFM sends two TBMs to Seville
Two NFM 14m diameter EPB TBMs will help bore part of a new ring road project in Seville, Spain, following the signing of twp supply contracts between French TBM-maker NFM and two Spanish groups. Full story...BAM Nuttall begins Glendoe remediation
BAM Nuttall has been awarded the remedial work at the US$247 million Glendoe hydro power station in Scotland. Full story...New contractor set to resume halted work on Brightwater BT3
Following its suspension in May 2009, due to serious damage incurred by a TBM, work on the Brightwater conveyance tunnel in King County, Washington, looks set to resume Full story...Second TBM arrives for Brisbane's Airport Link
Three container shipments from Germany were all it took to deliver a 3,600t TBM to Brisbane for use on the city’s Airport Link tunnel project. Full story...Bilfinger Berger builds Stockholm ring road
German construction group Bilfinger Berger is designing and building a new section of ring road in Stockholm, that will include a number of tunnels. Full story...Cross River Rail line receives boost
Australia’s Queensland Government has released details of a proposed north-south rail line running through the centre of Brisbane, which will include an under-river tunnel and new underground stations Full story...Robbins TBM a first for Laos as hydro project starts
Tunnel workers in Laos, SE Asia, recently witnessed the launch of the country’s first-ever tunnel boring machine which will excavate a new hydroelectric tunnel for the Theun Hinboun Expansion Project. Full story...New president for Brookville
Larry J Conrad has been appointed president of tunnel and mine equipment maker Brookville Equipment Corporation. Full story...New board appointments at Halcrow
Three new board appointments have been announced by Halcrow non-executive chairman Tony Pryor. Full story...JV drops out of Seattle running
Vinci Traylor Skanska, one of the JVs vying to construct the tunnel to replace the decrepit 1953 Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle, US, has dropped out of the running. Full story...Mott MacDonald wins consultant award
Mott MacDonald has been recognised as International Consultant of the Year (ICY) 2010 at the NCE/ACE Consultants of the Year Awards in London. Full story...Normet buys 40% of chemical maker TAM
Normet Group has announced that it has acquired 40% of chemicals manufacturer and supplier TAM International. Full story...GIA engaged on Hong Kong tunnel
Work has started on Hong Kong’s West Drainage Tunnel to avoid flooding; helping the effort are three GIA Häggloaders and three locomotives. Full story...Features
Weathering the storm
Odd-Björn Kleven was recently appointed director of tunnelling and special projects at underground construction equipment manufacturer Normet International. He talks to George Demetri about developments at the firm and in technology. Full story...
Ontario sewer tackles rocky ground
Murray Malott and Chris Banks of Canada-based McNally Construction describe the construction of a sewer tunnel involving numerous shafts and boulder-laden ground Full story...Tunnel boom in Toronto
Brian Garrod gives a rundown of the diverse range of tunnels currently planned or under construction in Greater Toronto. Full story...EPBs cover more ground
Desiree Willis and Shinichi Konda of The Robbins Company detail the latest improvements in EPB TBM design, highlighting recent examples of their use Full story...Roadheaders looking up
Roadheaders are experiencing a renaissance. Wilhelm J Kogelmann, of US-based roadheader manufacturer Alpine Equipment, rounds-up the latest developments Full story...WTC on track again
The annual World Tunnel Congress (WTC) opens its doors this year in Vancouver, Canada, on May 14-20. Here follows a selection of the companies exhibiting Full story...Herrenknecht's hard bore
The recently opened Clem Jones tunnel is Brisbane’s first major road tunnel and links a complex system of motorways north and south of the city. It has been bored through hard rock. Herrenknecht’s Dr Karin Bäppler reports Full story...Issue: WT May 2010
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