A consortium of CPB Contractors, Ghella and Acciona has been picked by the Victorian state government in Australia to deliver the AU$3.6bn (£1.8bn) tunnelling package for a new rail line in Melbourne.
The tunnel project will form part of the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East. The project is one of four…
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Construction of 88km German railway to Fehmarnbelt tunnel commences
Germany’s national railway company Deutsche Bahn has commenced construction of the 88km of railway that will run up to the Ferhmarnbelt tunnel between Germany and Denmark.
The 18km Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Germany and Denmark will be the world’s longest immersed tunnel and the world’s longest underwater road and rail tunnel when…
World record for longest single TBM drive broken on North York Moors mine project
The world record for the longest single tunnel boring machine (TBM) drive has been broken after Strabag reached the 25.8km mark of its 37km tunnel for the £7.2bn Woodsmith mine project in northern England.
Working on behalf of Anglo American, Strabag is constructing the tunnel for a planned polyhalite mine underneath…
Bouygues-Murphy JV wins £1.3bn Lower Thames Crossing tunnelling contract
National Highways has awarded the £1.34bn Tunnels and Approaches contract for its Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) scheme to a joint venture of Bouygues Travaux Publics and J Murphy & Sons (BMJV).
BMJV was selected ahead of the other shortlisted contractors BFV JV (Bam, Ferrovial, Vinci) and DHJV (Dragados, Hochtief). At the…
Brenner Base Tunnel | TBM restarts after seven months stuck in a fault zone
The tunnel boring machine (TBM) Flavia has recommenced its drive beneath the Alps for the Brenner Base Tunnel after spending seven months trapped in a fault zone.
The TBM is driving the western tunnel of the Mules lot, the biggest lot on the £13.2bn Brenner Base Tunnel project. The lot involves…
IPA wants AI, modern methods of construction, infrastructure pipeline to be ‘business as usual’ by 2025
Use of artificial intelligence (AI), implementation of modern methods of construction (MMC) and a comprehensive pipeline of work should be “business as usual” in infrastructure delivery by 2025, according to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA).
These business as usual expectations were the main theme in the IPA’s latest Transforming Infrastructure…
Concrete works commence at German portal of Fehmarnbelt tunnel
Construction of the German portal of the Fehmarnbelt fixed link at Puttgarden on the island of Fehmarn has commenced.
The 18km Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Germany and Denmark will be the world’s longest immersed tunnel and the world’s longest underwater road and rail tunnel when complete. The immersed tube tunnel will house…
Drilling from all angles attempted to rescue Indian construction workers from collapsed tunnel
Emergency drilling will take place in efforts to rescue 41 Indian construction workers who have been trapped for 10 days since the collapse of an under-construction tunnel in the Himalayas.
The workers are trapped in the Silkyara highway tunnel in Uttarkashi after a portion collapsed in the early hours of Sunday…
£2bn ‘complex’ tunnel interchange scheme opens in Sydney as linked tunnel scheme takes shape
The Rozelle Interchange tunnel project, described as one of the most complex underground junctions in the world, has opened in Sydney after three years of construction work.
The A$3.9bn (£2bn) Rozelle interchange is a 33km project that includes 24km of tunnelling underneath the Rozelle Rail Yards. There three levels of…
Tideway hits another milestone as Albert Embankment cofferdam flooded
The Albert Embankment cofferdam built out into the River Thames in central London as part of Tideway has been re-flooded – signalling the latest milestone for the £4.5bn super sewer project.
The cofferdam along the Thames’ south bank in Lambeth was first created in November 2018 by building a wall of…