Montana Rail Link to spend millions on Mullan Tunnel
Billings Gazette
This photo is captioned, “Chinese workers at Mullan Tunnel in 1883.” This cannot be true since the portals were not installed until after 1894.
Digging To Begin On Tunnel Project
Washington Post - United States
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is building a 5.3-mile “bi-county tunnel” along I-270 and the Beltway, to serve as the last major link
San Francisco Bay tunnel to carry water
United Press International - USA
The Chronicle said the tunnel project, which is part of a larger San Francisco Public Utilities Commission water system upgrade plan
Raising a monster from the deep
Kennards Lift & Shift provided a spreader beam to lift the 98t tunnel boring machine. A delicate operation in which a submerged, 98t tunnel boring machine was lifted from the waters of Botany Bay
Tunnel Boring breakthrough for Robbins
Trenchless Australasia - Melbourne,Australia
The final tunnel boring machine (TBM) breakthrough of the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link in Sydney occurred in late July 2005 after another TBM broke through
Huge tunnel to be built under San Francisco Bay
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
The project is believed to be the first major tunnel ever built across the bay. Using a giant boring machine, workers will carve a 14-foot high corridor
The Tunnel: Massive machine will burrow underground to create a …
TheNewsTribune.com
AP The machine that will be used to bore a tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle will be even larger than this machine
Walking through Hezekiah’s Tunnel in Jerusalem « Luke Chandler’s Blog
By lukechandler
His engineers carved a tunnel under the mountain, channeling the spring’s water to a pool inside the city walls. After blocking and camouflaging the spring’s outside entrance, Jerusalem had the water
Pictured: Truck hanging on the edge as bridge collapse in China … -
On the edge: The truck hangs precariously following the collapse of the Chediguan bridge in China’s Wenchuan County today.
Yangtze dam alarm
Straits Times - Singapore
It cited the collapse of a drilling tunnel in 2003 as an incident highlighting the builders’ ignorance of geological risks, reported the South China Morning
TBM completes tunnel for Northern Sewerage Project in Melbourne
Trenchless Australasia - Melbourne,Australia
A 3 m (9.8 ft) diameter Robbins Double Shield TBM recently completed its first section of tunnel in July 2009.
Mott MacDonald leaps into lead on Crossrail design contracts
New Civil Engineer - London,England,UK
Mott MacDonald has scooped two more Crossrail design contracts making it the biggest winner of work on the £16bn project to date.
| 35 km bridge/tunnel combination in China Bauingenieur - Germany … will advise the Chinese government during the design and construction of a 35 km long bridge/tunnel combination in the south of China |
Gautrain’s 15-km-long tunnel nears completion
Creamer Media’s Engineering News - Garden View,South Africa
Around 14 km of the 15-km-long tunnel of the multibillion-rand Gautrain rapid rail project has been completed. The underground route of the Gautrain
6 years and $2.4B later, Central Link ready to roll
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce (subscription) - Seattle,WA,USA
Shotcrete strengthened the walls of the underground Beacon Hill Station, located 16 stories below ground. High-speed elevators will carry passengers
Rail project speeds ahead on fast track
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
… to win a $340 million construction contract announced by the Transport Agency this week for the $430 million Victoria Park motorway tunnel project.
China builds world’s longest tunnel
Apr 15, 2009 … China builds world’s longest tunnel China to speed up water diversion project in 2009. China builds world’s longest tunnel
Queensway Tunnel to celebrate 75th anniversary
The Queensway Tunnel linking Birkenhead and Liverpool under the River Mersey celebrates its 75th anniversary this month.
Start of mountain tunnels construction in Sochi | RIA Novosti …
… of highway and railroad underpasses from Adler to Krasnaya Polyana under construction. Photo #397620. Add Remove. Tunnel construction launched in Sochi
Tunnel ready in £11m canal revamp
BBC News - UK
British Waterways said the tunnel reconnected the historic Droitwich Barge Canal to the network and was a “key milestone” in the project.
Liebherr’s tunnel vision
CN plus - London,UK
The project, which is a joint venture between contractors Beton- und Monierbau and Alpine Bau, is due for completion in mid-2012
More Boston Tunnel Work on the Way | ENR: Engineering News Record …
Jun 30, 2009 … The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority on June 25 awarded a \.9-million contract to the Boston office of Stantec for engineering
Giant borers go under Brisbane
Construction Contractor - Sydney,Australia
Roadheaders and tunnel boring machines will help deliver the $4.8 billion Airport Link and Northern Busway project as quickly and quietly as possible.
INTERVIEW - Delhi metro shows the way for India infrastructure
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
Despite the Delhi metro’s success, Sreedharan said India lags far behind Asia’s other emerging economic giant, China, in fast implementation
Sochi 2014 To Celebrate Progress At “YES!” Festival
GamesBids.com - USA
Sochi 2014 says the city’s infrastructure has changed dramatically, including brand new roads, tunnels, power substations and amenities
Tunnels
This page, from the EDSITEment-reviewed PBS Web site, provides information and resources on tunnel architecture and construction, with links to features
Tunnel project reaches milestone
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tunnel Excavation pdf papers first resultDevil’s Slide Tunnel …
tunnel Excavation Papers - sample results: Devil’s Slide Tunnel Project Construction Item List,Microsoft Word - Theoretical and practical researches
