Viaduct decision delayed, tunnel option back in play
Seattle Times - United States
At that time, the state transportation planners had dropped the idea of a bored tunnel but said it could be built later as a “stand alone” project
NJ accelerates plans for new rail tunnel to NY
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
by Bloomberg News New Jersey hopes to begin work on a new commuter-rail tunnel under the Hudson River within six months
| Editorial: End fourth-bore suit Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA The groups suing also claim the tunnel project would add to traffic on crowded streets near the freeway. That makes no sense. |
MIAMI PROPOSAL FOR PORT TUNNEL FALLS VICTIM TO CREDIT CRUNCH
Shipping Digest - Newark,New Jersey,USA
… way of financing the proposed $2 billion Port of Miami truck access tunnel in the current financial climate and has dropped the project from its plans
First tunnel under Yangtze River open to traffic
京报网 - 北京,北京,China
China’s first tunnel beneath the Yangtze River opened to traffic on Sunday in central China’s Hubei Province. It is 3.63-km long and has four lanes
Niagara Falls Review - Niagara Falls,Ontario,Canada
He spends his days underground, one of about 30 workers on the Niagara Tunnel Project digging the world’s largest tunnel through 10 kilometres of hard rock.
Largest contract for rail improvement to ARGE Rhomberg/Alpine
The project covers a 41 km section (Kundl/Radfeld-Baumkirchen), which is the first part of the northern feed to the Brenner-Basistunnel track
Newest Newsletter Brenner Eisenbahn December 2008: Klick this link
China opens 1st road tunnel under Yangtze River - International …
BEIJING: China opened its first road tunnel under the Yangtze River on Sunday, a move expected to cut travel time and ease traffic congestion in the central …
From China To The World: China builds 2nd railway to Central Asia
By china-to-world
This 13.6-km-long tunnel, which links up Jinghe, Yining and Korgas, all in western Xinjiang Ugyur Autonomous Region, constitutes a vital part of a railway that is designed as a second railway to connect China and Central Asia
Top Stories of 2008: Tunnel Woes Test Patience
Wheeling Intelligencer - Wheeling,WV,USA
A major problem developed when it was discovered that overspray from shotcrete, applied to bare tunnel walls as a base for new tile, damaged previously
Devil’s Slide behaves itself as tunnels grow
Devil’s Slide, the precarious promontory that cradles Highway 1 high above … $7 million stabilization project has thus far managed to keep Devil’s Slide
Photo Journal : Pictures of the Day
A worker walked in the newly completed Wuhan Yangtze River Tunnel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, Friday. The tunnel, which is approximately 11811 feet long, is scheduled to open Dec. 28, according to local news reports
Tunnel boring machine solves Gautrain tunnelingl troubles
The tunnel-boring machine (TBM) that will be used for tunnelling on the Gautrain project, arrived in South Africa from Germany last month
ÖBB-Infrastruktur Bau AG: Lower Inn Valley
The Brenner railway axis is one of the most important infrastructure … feeder line to the Brenner base tunnel on Austrian national territory
Zusatz:ITS magazine 4/2008
We have to build the Brenner rail tunnel as quickly as possible. But regrettably the project has been developing into an endless saga
Tunnel vision
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA
And that’s where the Access to the Region’s Core mass transit tunnel project will come in. With a daily ridership of almost 1 million, the NJTransit system
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA
… that will allow it to begin an eight-year project to bore a new double-tube tunnel under the Hudson River to Pennsylvania Station in New York City.
Spritzbeton Shotcrete 2009
Shotcrete - Conference 2009 … Wolfgang Kusterle and his team welcome you to the Conference and Exhibition Shotcrete2009 at the Alpbach Conference Centre
Firms invited to lead Crossrail
BBC Berkshire - UK
The government has invited bids to oversee construction of the £16bn Crossrail scheme to build a 73-mile (118km) rail network across London.
Tunnel plan plows ahead
Long Island Business News - Ronkonkoma,NY,USA
Polimeni International’s proposal to build a 16-mile tunnel under Long Island Sound received a big endorsement from Gov. David Paterson last week.
Tunnel Devotees Protest With Signs, Shovels
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
… signed off on plans to build an elevated track for Metrorail through Tysons Corner, … they waved signs and carried shovels to advocate for a tunnel.
Take a look inside Lafayette’s sewer tunnel project | www.jconline …
The cold weather isn’t slowing down construction crews building a massive sewage conveyance tunnel under downtown Lafayette.
Nice Pictures!!
Infrastructure halt may hurt South Bay
abc7news.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
The long awaited fourth bore in the Caldecott Tunnel, the synchronization of San Jose’s traffic lights, and the new affordable housing units in Palo Alto
Tunnel project ‘on schedule,’ ‘on budget’
Journal and Courier - Lafayette,IN,USA
While it was 28 degrees on the surface Wednesday afternoon, it was between 50 and 55 degrees in the tunnel, said Gui DeReamer, the project manager.
First view of £160m Crossrail station at Woolwich
This is London - London,England,UK
THIS is the first image of a new £160million Crossrail station planned for south-east London.
World’s Fourth Longest Rail Tunnel Gets Crowcon Gas Protection …
“We were delighted to have been selected for this prestigious project,” commented Crowcon’s Managing Director Warren Rees. “It follows several other large tunnel projects, including the Øresund Tunnel
A Trip Within the Beltway: Under Selling The B&O Metropolitan Branch
By Douglas A. Willinger
7. Another example would be the proposal for a Tysons Corner tunnel, which proposed a two level tunnel, using Spanish technology. Tysons Tunnel diagram. This idea could be further extended, and a two tunnel system could be created
Revival sought for tunnel plan
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
BY MICHAEL VASQUEZ Supporters of the proposed $1 billion Port of Miami tunnel, still stinging from the state’s abrupt decision last week
Channel tunnel repairs on schedule
Civil engineering news as it happens and the best civil engineering jobs brought to you by the award winning New Civil Engineer magazine.
PB and Arup to design $4.2b Airport Link | Arup
h1. Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) and Arup are in the detailed design phase for the Airport Link, Northern Busway and Airport Roundabout – Australia’s largest ever road infrastructure project.
Gautrain BEE shareholder secures contracts
Creamer Media’s Engineering News - Garden View,South Africa
The contract will start early in 2009, after the completion of tunnel-boring machine activities.
Hochtief build tunnels for XFEL research facility in Hamburg
Construction and Maintenance News - Minsk,Belarus
As leader of a joint venture, Hochtief Construction is to realize almost all the tunnel and shaft structures for the project, with a volume of EUR 206
CHRISTMAS WORLDWIDE: Light Tunnel 2
By As Seen Through Hazel Eyes
Light Tunnel 2 · Light Tunnel 2. Originally uploaded by RuggyBear. The tunnel of lights at the other end of the path.
Tunnel found next to border fence in Nogales
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
Under the foam, which was partially covered by dirt, agents discovered the exit of a tunnel. Agents sent a remote-controlled robot into the tunnel
Florida pulling plug on Port of Miami tunnel
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
Florida pulled the plug for a Miami tunnel that’s been in the works since the late 1980s. Will the DOT reallocate more than $1.3 billion to other projects?
Miami port tunnel in doubt as state pulls out
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The state of Florida is backing out of the $1.7 billion Port of Miami tunnel project, said Gus Pego, the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT)
Financial Times - London,England,UK
The Channel tunnel should return to full service in February, five months after a fire. The blaze has disrupted rail services between the UK and continent.
SEE SLIDESHOW with pictures of damaged tunnel!!!!
King’s Cross works are fast-tracked
CN plus - London,UK
The contract to build the new ticket hall was originally handed out by Metronet and work started in summer 2006.
Silver Line faces loss of funding for last link
Boston Globe - United States
By Noah Bierman The MBTA’s largest and highest-priority expansion project, a proposed $1.5 billion Silver Line tunnel under downtown Boston
Seattle: Low bid for first major University Link contract comes in 34% below estimates
Dulles rail gains FTA approval
Loudoun Times - Leesburg,VA,USA
Utility relocation in Tysons Corner is ongoing, and work to build a short tunnel near International Drive is expected to begin before Christmas
If state budget crisis lingers, Bay Area public works projects …
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
The long-awaited fourth bore for the Caldecott Tunnel, for which construction is tentatively scheduled to start in the fall
$10M saved on work for tunnel
Seattle Times - United States
Sound Transit said Tuesday it has saved $10 million on some early work on the future University Link tunnel. By Seattle Times staff Sound Transit said
Myth Making In Seattle: Official Estimates Exaggerate Cost of Tunnel
Cascadia Prospectus - Seattle,WA,USA
Cascadia Center is at the heart of the debate and has long advocated construction of a deep-bored tunnel to carry traffic under the city.
Pressure Builds To Keep Tunnel Option Alive
By mattr(mattr)
Things are moving fast and furious and there is growing momentum for the deep-bored tunnel option - which compared to a new elevated viaduct or added surface street traffic would best, minimize traffic congestion and environmental
“Hybrid” plans combine tunnel, surface streets in place of viaduct
Seattle Times - United States
Consider separating the seawall replacement from the rest of the project, and stage work in phases when cruise ships and tourists are not on the waterfront.
Brisbane River tunnel breaks on through to the other side
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s relief was obvious as the boring machine burst through the eastern end of the Clem Jones Tunnel. “It was a great feeling
Borer finds light at end of tunnel
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
The work of tunnel boring machine Florence is not over - it will travel a further 1.5km to Woolloongabba. Australia’s largest tunnel project
Colombian-Spanish-Mexican Consortium To Build Colombia’s Biggest …
Latin American Herald Tribune - Caracas,Venezuela
… the La Linea tunnel has a budget of 703 billion pesos (more than $300 million), and the bidding drew companies from Colombia, South Korea, China, Spain,
Railways secure €1.7bn in EU funding
European Voice - Brussels,Belgium
Most of the cost of the roughly €6 billion Brenner tunnel project should be financed by the governments of Austria and Italy.
Tunnel would lead to high waterfront land values
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
By LARRY LANGE Tunnel replacements for the Alaskan Way Viaduct would prompt the greatest increase in Seattle waterfront land values,
EU pumps $3b for rail project
Straits Times - Singapore
Of the total funds approved on Friday, 593 billion euros is slated for financing works on the Brenner base tunnel
TEN-T rail funding signed
Railway Gazette International - London,UK
‘They will greatly contribute to making the Brenner Tunnel and the Mont Cenis Tunnel between Torino and Lyon a reality
First Temple-Era Tunnel Unearthed In Jerusalem’s City Of David
TravelVideo.tv (press release) - USA
A remarkable discovery has been made this month in Israel, as archaeologists have uncovered a three millennia-old water tunnel
Turkish-Korean venture to build second Bosporus tunnel
Today’s Zaman - Istanbul,Turkey
The Turkish-Korean Joint Venture (TKJV) has won a tender for construction of a vehicle tunnel underneath the Bosporus.
History of rapid transit
By Bill
Boston has the oldest subway tunnel in the United States that is still in use, part of the Green Line downtown, dating from 1897. The original construction was a short four-track tunnel downtown, with only two stations
Glendoe hydro scheme, the real monster of Loch Ness
CN plus - London,UK
“It’s hard to do trials for shotcrete as every job you go to you’re using local products and they have their own peculiarities,”
Federal Regulators Sign Off on Dulles Rail Extension
Washington Post - United States
… for a project that local and state officials say is crucial to relieve traffic and spur economic growth at Tysons Corner and along the Dulles corridor.
Black & Veatch awarded contract to design tunnel dewatering pump …
Environmental Expert (press release) - Madrid,Madrid,Spain
That deep tunnel project greatly reduced wet weather overflows and basement backups, earning a Project of the Year Award from the American Public Works
