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Anti-High Speed 2 (HS2) protesters have dug and are ready to occupy a 30m network of tunnels under Euston Square Gardens in London.

HS2 Rebellion protesters said they had acted to "defend the park and its trees" against the project. It is a move reminiscent of notorious climate activist Swampy who…

Civil engineering joint venture Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial and Bam (EKFB) – which is responsible for building the central section of High Speed 2 (HS2) – has appointed a new project director.

Peter Bimson was previously EKFB's deputy project director and Kier operations director. His promotion follows the departure of Eiffage's David…

Kier Highways has won Transport for London's (TfL’s) £200M maintenance and management contract for road tunnels and pumping stations.

The eight year contract begins in April, with the option to extend by a four years. It includes the maintenance of TfL’s road tunnels and highway pump stations, including mechanical, electrical and…

Morgan Sindall has completed work to “push” a curved concrete tunnel structure under the East Coast Main Line (ECML) near Peterborough for Network Rail in a UK industry first.

The new tunnel will create a diver under to carry slower moving freight trains under the ECML. This will stop prevent north-south…

High Speed 2 (HS2) main civils contractors are to begin the permanent construction of the Victoria Road crossover box.

The crossover box, near to Old Oak Common in West London, will allow HS2 trains to switch tracks underground on their approach into the new superhub station. Installation of 200m of sheet…

Rail Vikas Nigam has awarded Larsen & Toubro (L&T) the £430M contract to build twin bore tunnels for a new rail line through the Himalayas in the State of Uttarakhand, India .

Package 4 of the new 125km long broad gauge line between Rishikesh and Karanprayag includes construction of a 14.5km…

 This video was first broadcast at NCE’s Tunnelling Festival in December 2020. In this session, Transport for London (TfL) senior lead sponsor Andrew Lunt discusses work that has already taken place on the Silvertown Tunnel project as well as milestones to come. Lunt discusses the impact Covid-19 has had…

Highways England has appointed Arcadis, in partnership with 4way consulting, to develop a tunnels, systems and products strategy.

This two-year contract worth £1.3M will include the development of a technology roadmap and a testing framework for tunnel technology products. Those products will to support the delivery of an updated technology strategy…

 This video was first broadcast at NCE’s Tunnelling Festival 2020. In this session, industry experts discuss ways of extending assets life by renewing and investing in infrastructure. The panel look at investment priorities for tunnels up to 2022; ask how technology is changing for tunnel maintenance; and explore what…

  Coria del Río City Council. near Seville in Spain, has called for a review of stalled works on the SE-40 tunnels after it revealed €11M (£9.8M) had been spent on storing the tunnel boring machines procured for the work.

City mayor Modesto González used a city council plenary session to call…