WT September 2010
Input invited for tunnel standards
The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is seeking comments concerning the establishment of National Tunnel Inspection Standards (NTIS). Full story...Robbins main beam chosen for Pallisades
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. Full story...Murphy wins Kent tunnel contract
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...Consortia named for Dublin metro
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. Full story...Euro survey highlights tunnel failings
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...CALTRANS starts fourth bore of Caldecott tunnel
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...Atkins to acquire top US builder
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. Full story...
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Input invited for tunnel standards
The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is seeking comments concerning the establishment of National Tunnel Inspection Standards (NTIS). Full story...
Robbins main beam chosen for Pallisades
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. Full story...Murphy wins Kent tunnel contract
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...Four Lovat TBMs for Metrolinx LRT
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. Full story...Consortia named for Dublin metro
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. Full story...Euro survey highlights tunnel failings
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...CALTRANS starts fourth bore of Caldecott tunnel
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...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. Full story...Atkins to acquire top US builder
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. Full story...New CFO for Parsons Brinckerhoff
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. Full story...Features
Playing a defining role
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. Full story...
Tunnelling through Flysch: some practical experience
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 Full story...Quick job in Quebec
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 Full story...Membranes act structurally
The use of new generation sprayed membranes in sprayed concrete linings can have surprising structural benefits, argues Mike Harper Full story...Designing sustainable and economic tunnels
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 Full story...Issue: WT September 2010
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