Amtrak crews have kicked off the first long-term track outage in support of the $1.6bn East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project (ERT ...

On May 19th, 2025, the retractable circular full-face pipe jacking machine “CREC1563”, developed and manufactured by China ...

The leading publication for the tunnelling and underground construction industry Tunnelling Journal (printed 6 times per year) back to back with 4 x North American Tunneling Journal and 2 x Canadian ...

In the first series (Our Underground Future) join Professor Arnold Dix as he takes you on a personal journey with his thought provoking, quirky, unique and dynamic exploration of our role and ...

Previous to 2017, each year at the ITA’s Annual General Assembly, during the final day’s gathering of the Member Nations an allocated time would be set aside for every Member Nation to present both ...

Interfaces in construction projects often introduce risk. And cross passages are, by definition, interfaces between main tunnels. “Challenges have increased where you have soft ground and the ...

Removing fossil fuels from sites is a must if countries – and companies – are serious about decreasing the carbon footprints of their activities. BEVs are already in use on the UK’s HS2 high-speed ...

Large-diameter dual-channel slurry TBM “CREC 1503” manufactured by CREG (China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd.) has successfully completed its Factory Acceptance Test. The 10.49m ...

Consortium Terra Verde, consisting of WeBuild S.p.A, GS Engineering and Construction Australia, and Bouygues Construction Australia, is the preferred bidder for the second SRL East tunnelling contract ...

A major milestone in the plan for subsea tunnels between the Shetland mainland and Yell and between Yell and Unst has been reached with the commissioning of sonar investigations and a report which ...

Canada’s Ontario government has broken ground on the final tunnel section of the $4.7bn Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, marking another significant milestone in the province’s plan to deliver a new ...

Following its 8km drive underneath the capital, HS2 and contractor SCS JV have lifted Herrenknecht TBM ‘Sushila’ out of the ground at the Green Park Way site in Greenford, West London. The cutterhead, ...