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Cost to save trapped micro-TBM in Toronto hits £14.6M

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The cost to free a micro tunnel boring machine (TBM) that became trapped last year while constructing a storm sewer in Toronto, Canada, has risen to C$25M (£14.6M) due to ground stabilisation challenges.

As first reported by NCE sister title Ground Engineering, the rescue mission has become increasingly expensive since February…

TechFest Awards deadline extended to 21 July

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The deadline for the TechFest Awards has been extended to Friday 21 July, giving potential entrants just under two weeks extra to submit their entries.

Celebrating innovation in civil engineering and construction, the awards will be held in the evening after TechFest's daytime conference on 23 November at Hilton London Bankside,…

Silvertown drainage and utilities works to commence this weekend

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The Blackwall Tunnel southbound crossing will close for the third time in 2023 this weekend so engineers can divert utilities for upcoming work relating to the Silvertown Tunnel project.

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that from midnight on 8 July to 5am on 10 July, the southbound tunnel from Poplar…

Skanska completes £1.4bn Los Angeles light rail project

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Skanska has completed work on a $1.8bn (£1.41bn), 3km light rail subway in Los Angeles.

The contractor has completed the Regional Connector project as part of a joint venture with Traylor Brothers for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.  The project consisted of a 1.76km long, 6.4m diameter tunnel excavated…

Brenner Base Tunnel awarded a further £599M from European Union

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The European Union has pledged a further €700M (£599M) to the Brenner Base Tunnel project through its Connecting Europe Facility.

The under-construction Brenner Base Tunnel is a new rail route being driven beneath the Brenner Pass on the Italian/Austrian border at a total project cost of £13.2bn. It dives under the…