Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel crosses 60 meters underwater
People’s Daily Online - Beijing,China
This project represents the highest standards of underwater tunnel construction currently available in China and its success marks a major breakthrough
Palo Alto digs in for train-tunnel battle
Palo Alto Online - Palo Alto,CA,USA
The proposed agreement contradicts the high-speed rail agency’s repeated assertions that all options — including deep underground tunnels — would be …
Austria says deal near on Brenner rail tunnel | Financial 24
08:51 Austrian Transport Minister Doris Bures expressedconfidence Monday that a deal will be signed in the coming weeks forplans to build a rail tunnel at the Brenner Pass
Outfall tunnel makes way for more housing in Mississauga and Peel …
Daily Commercial News - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
A $23.5-million, 2.2-kilometre-long outfall tunnel is being installed deep below the waters of Lake Ontario at the Clarkson Wastewater Treatment Plant
UCA of SME is conducting a one day conference
to discuss Seattle Regional Tunneling and Large Bore Tunnel Replacement for the Alaska Way Viaduct. May 4, 2009.
Business group opposes motorway’s tunnel vision
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
It has decided against recommending a more basic project using bridges and less generous compensation, at an estimated cost of $950 million
Building A Subway Is 96 Percent Cheaper In China » INFRASTRUCTURIST
China also builds subways rather cheaply–$100 million per mile versus $2.4 billion per mile in the Big Apple. Not surprisingly, projects there are more aggressive in all respects: there are 60 tunnel boring machines operating
Survive the recession with planes, trains and automobiles
Architects’ Journal - London,UK
Next month, Crossrail will choose from a shortlist of four firms to win one of the London rail link’s first design contracts – a £5 million project to make
Cologne latest: site had flooded in September
By Jessica Rowson
| £400M Crossrail contract award ‘likely next week’ New Civil Engineer - London,England,UK Crossrail have further delayed the announcement of the £400M project delivery partner contract until next week at the earliers, NCE can confirm. |
Time has come to replace viaduct with tunnel
Seattle Times - United States
House Speaker Frank Chopp, who has not been a tunnel fan, appears to be softening in his opposition.
Stimulus money to jump start Caldecott fourth bore project
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission would allocate some $197 million from the stimulus bill to the $420 million Caldecott Tunnel project
Decision to build or scrap $1 billion Port of Miami tunnel by …
The Florida Department of Transportation plans to complete its review of the Port of Miami tunnel by week’s end and decide whether to build or shelve the stalled $1 billion project to carry trucks and other vehicles
Sound Transit tunnel bids are cheaper than predicted
Seattle Times - United States
The winner will burrow twin tunnels for two miles between the stadium and Capitol Hill, where old buildings are already being demolished at the future
Port of Miami tunnel decision to be made by week’s end
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
The Florida Department of Transportation is expected to make a decision this week on whether to build a truck tunnel to the Port of Miami.
Another low bid for major University Link contract
March 25, 2009
Sound Transit opened more good news today as the agency unsealed two bids for the largest contract on the University Link light rail extension. The apparent low bidder to dig twin tunnels from the University of Washington to Capitol Hill was Traylor Frontier – Kemper Joint Venture with a $309,175,274 bid for the work.
Aecom gets $80M Hong Kong highway contract
Forbes - NY,USA
… worth an estimated $30 million with Hong Kong’s transportation department. The new project includes a longer road and an additional deep tunnel, Aecom said.
Community forum addresses bored-tunnel concerns
Ballard News Tribune - Seattle,WA,USA
Several maps were also shown to depict the numerous alternative routes of travel to and from the northwest area with the new bored tunnel
Arup has gone on the offensive to push its Heathrow Hub concept, as recent media reports suggest that the chair of High Speed 2 favours a cheaper interchange between Crossrail, the West Coast Main Line, the Heathrow Express and any new high speed line north in the London suburb of Acton.
Tunnel cracks being checked
Hills News - Sydney,NSW,Australia
A 24-metre section of the tunnel is under surveillance for movement while trains continue to use the line and plans are being drawn up to repair the tunnel.
NCE-Article: Cross purpose 19 March, 2009 | Supermarket giant Tesco is having another go at building
a new store over the railway at Gerrards Cross after the newly built tunnel
it was to sit on partially collapsed first time around.
| 24-7 work on Beacon Hill’s Sound Transit tunnel Seattle Times - United States Contractors are working around the clock inside Sound Transit’s one-mile Beacon Hill tunnel, preparing for the underground station’s July grand opening |
Central Subway may travel farther north than planned
The San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco,California,USA
The massive tunnel-boring machine is currently scheduled to come above ground several blocks from Chinatown — near Washington Square on Columbus Avenue
High Speed 2 train service could run in Britain by 2021
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
One option would be to site the station at Old Oak Common, near Wormwood Scrubs in west London where passengers could change onto Crossrail
Memorial for the 1971 Port Huron Water Tunnel Explosion « Michigan …
By Michigan in Pictures
Construction of the tunnel had begun in the spring of 1968 and was plagued by controversy, mishaps and plan changes from the start. The tunnel was to go five miles under the lake off Port Huron through bedrock
Niagara tunnel project could be three years late: OPG
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Ontario Power Generation confirmed today that its Niagara tunnel project could be three years late in a worst-case scenario
Oneonta Tunnel reopening celebration in the Gorge set for Saturday
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
by Stuart Tomlinson, The Oregonian Michael Lloyd/The oregonianthe Oregon Dept. of Transportation celebrates the opening of the Oneonta Tunnel Saturday.
Expert: Viaduct bored tunnel would be “world-class” project
The $1.9 billion tunnel proposed to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct would be the largest-diameter bored tunnel ever, but it is eminently doable, an expert said Friday morning.
Jacobs scoops key Crossrail design contract
New Civil Engineer - London,England,UK
Jacobs has scooped Crossrail design frameworks for the Tunnels & Shafts and Central Stations categories of the project.
The Red Sea might save the Dead Sea
Reuters - USA
Three potential systems are being examined: a buried pipeline, a low-level tunnel all the way, and a higher-level tunnel-and-canal system.
Professor emeritus Tor Brekke, renowned tunneling expert, dies at 75
UC Berkeley - Berkeley,CA,USA
“He made a special effort to take his students into the field to show them real tunnel work: how shotcrete was applied or a road header worked.
Crossrail contract delayed again - but for one week only promises …
New Civil Engineer - London,England,UK
Confirmation of the winner of Crossrail’s £400M project delivery partner role has been delayed for a second week. Crossrail executive chairman Doug Oakervee
BEML Forays Into Tunnel Boring Biz
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
BEML will be the first company in India for the manufacturing of tunnel boring machines. Both BEML and NFM will explore and exploit the opportunities
| Wash. transportation department seeks bids on Seattle viaduct project Puget Sound Business Journal - Seattle,WA,USA Earlier this year, officials agreed that a $4.2 billion, deep-bore tunnel will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct in downtown Seattle. |
Palo Alto officials want study of high-speed train tunnel
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Among those alternatives are not only a rail tunnel but a plan that would cut off high-speed service in San Jose, forcing riders to transfer to Caltrain
Seattle Regional Tunneling Conference 
Mark your calendars and rally the troops!
One day Conference to discuss Seattle Regional Tunneling and Large Bore Tunnel Replacement for the Alaska Way Viaduct
Miami-Dade commissioners looking to tattle tunnel project to Obama …
Miami Today - Miami,FL,USA
Namely, a tunnel to the Port of Miami. The Florida Department of Transportation did not include the $1 billion-plus tunnel project on its list of stimulus
Crossrail decision delayed until next month
Contract Journal - UK
By David Rogers A decision on who will pick up the main management role on the £16bn Crossrail project has been delayed until next month.
Seattle-to-Tukwila light-rail line runs out of “cushion” for a …
Seattle Times - United States
The float is now zero, says a January progress report published this month The most difficult part of the route is a one-mile Beacon Hill Tunnel
TFL Freezes Plans For Mobile Phones On London Underground
ITProPortal - London,UK
Transport for London has announced that it will freeze plans to offer … and the end of Tube contractor Metronet means that mobile phones on the tube won’t
Officials explore tunnel expansion possibility
Journal and Courier - Lafayette,IN,USA
A contractor is using a tunnel-boring machine to create an underground tunnel a half-mile long that will hold 1.2 million gallons of sewage and stormwater.
King County: Oops, we made a sinkhole
KOMO News - Seattle,WA,USA
Inside each tunnel is a mammoth boring machine that cuts through rock, sand, gravel — whatever it encounters.
ROME’S TREMENDOUS TUNNEL: The Ancient World’s Longest Underground …
شفاف الشرق الأوسط - USA
The tunnel was discovered by Mathias Döring, a hydromechanics professor in Darmstadt, Germany. Treading on moss-covered steps, he squeezes his way into dark
Oneonta Tunnel reopens with a blast of history
Gresham Outlook - Gresham,OR,USA
By Sharon Nesbit Workers walk through the renovated Oneonta Tunnel at on the historic Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway.
Jacobs Engineering gets design frameworks
Forbes - NY,USA
AP , 03.17.09, 10:53 AM EDT Construction services provider Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. said Tuesday that it received design frameworks from Crossrail Ltd
Brisbane’s tunnel close to breaking through
NEWS.com.au - Australia
BURROWING beneath Brisbane for the Clem Jones tunnel is close to completion, with less than 1km to go for workers to see the light at Woolloongabba.
Salt mining is a light in recession’s dim tunnel
International Herald Tribune - France
… commodity for de-icing roads has been a solid livelihood for five generations and, these days, it’s a steady lamplight in the dim tunnel of recession.
NYC-NJ rail tunnel contracts released for bids
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
By VICTOR EPSTEIN | AP Writer NEWARK, NJ - Transportation officials opened bidding Friday on an $8.7 billion construction project to build a new rail tunnel
1st bid ads for $8.7B rail tunnel set to go
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
NJ Transit, which is still negotiating the federal government’s contribution toward the tunnel, put $130 million toward ARC.
Korea-Japan Tunnel
Korea Times - South Korea
… construction plans” for the project. The proposed route would connect Geoje Island near Busan to Karatsu in northwestern Japan by an undersea tunnel.
Urban Miners Build Tunnels Beneath New York City’s Streets
Voice of America - USA
The sandhogs are about halfway through the three-tunnel, four-year job. They work 24 hours a day, every day. Chris Smart is the project engineer
Tysons Corner Gets its Share of the Stimulus Pie « Buying Your …
By christinerich
Through Tysons, trains will travel along an aerial track supported by piers. Huge flyovers will carry the tracks from highway medians onto local roads. A tunnel about 2000 feet long will carry trains underneath Tysons’ main intersection
First NY-NJ tunnel contracts released for bids - Crain’s New York …
Project officials seek contractors for New Jersey underpass and 21200 feet of excavation in Manhattan
| Dulles Metrorail project receives $900M from feds Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA The second phase would run to Dulles airport and Loudoun County. |
Miami-Dade County asks Obama for help on tunnel project
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
BY ALFONSO CHARDY Voicing deep frustration with how the Florida Department of Transportation is handling the $1 billion Port of Miami tunnel project
| NJ Transit seeks bids for Mass Transit Tunnel project Progressive Rail Roading - Milwaukee,WI,USA Today, New Jersey Transit will begin advertising the first construction bids for the Access to the Region’s Core Mass Transit Tunnel (MTT) project |
Crossrail announces programme partner
KHL Group - Wadhurst,East Sussex,UK
Transcend, the AECOM, CH2M Hill and Nichols Group joint venture, has been appointed programme partner for the UK’s Crossrail project
CO2 concerns over A3 closure
BBC Berkshire - Reading,England,UK
Campaigners say the closure of parts of the A3 when the new Hindhead tunnel opens would mean unnecessary travel for locals.
Big transit projects planned for Big Apple
USA Today - USA
Work is set to begin this spring on a $9 billion train tunnel under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan
Metro to Dulles Back on Track with $900M Check from Uncle Sam
News Channel 8 - Washington,DC,USA
TYSONS CORNER, Va. - The long-awaited Silver Line, the 23-mile Metro extension to … Planners nixed a tunnel to bring down the price tag,
New Metrorail Line Really Coming
Washington Post Blogs - Washington,DC,USA
The Washington region can now plan on construction of a new Metrorail line through Tysons Corner and out to Reston.
Ministers back 200mph rail link
Manchester Evening News - Manchester,England,UK
MINISTERS have signalled support for plans for a `Crossrail of the North’ which will slash rail journey times between Manchester and Leeds to just 25 minutes
New Newsletter at BEG-Website:
http://www.beg.co.at/community/
Welcome to the Website of the BEG - Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH: http://www.beg.co.at/alternative-sprachen/beg-english/
Boring Machine Blamed For Kenmore Sinkhole
KIROtv.com - Seattle,WA,USA
County engineers believe a boring machine 150 below the sinkhole that was grinding a 13-mile-long tunnel for the Brightwater Treatment System
Cologne Collapse: Summary and update on www.wdr.de
Brightwater likely caused Kenmore sinkhole
Seattle Times - United States
It’s likely related to the construction project — which includes a 13-mile tunnel that will start at the sewage-treatment plant, being built on Highway 9
A new mantra for China’s big thirst: Less is more
International Herald Tribune - France
As currently proposed, it would dam three rivers high in the Tibetan plateau and tunnel more than 60 miles through mountain rock
Manchester to Leeds in 25 minutes
Manchester Evening News - Manchester,England,UK
RAIL journeys between Manchester and Leeds could be slashed to 25 minutes under plans for a `Crossrail of the North’.
NEAT - Trans-Alpine Tunnelling Pictures from Switzerland
| ARC: Trans-Hudson Passenger Rail Tunnel home, about · video · library · gallery · news · links · project map · Contractor Info · get involved. A New NY-NJ Passenger Rail Tunnel is critical |
Sound Transit set to break ground on 3-mile light-rail tunnel in …
Seattle Times - United States
Sound Transit next week will start building a three-mile light-rail tunnel from Husky Stadium to Westlake Center, with a station at Capitol Hill
Strong support for north harbour tunnel
The Copenhagen Post - Copenhagen,Sealand,Denmark
A proposal from deputy mayor Klaus Bondam to build a tunnel connection from the Helsingør motorway to Copenhagen’s Nordhavn harbour has broad support
Alaskan Way Viaduct - time to get moving and maybe it will
Seattle Times - United States
Will he stand in the way or let the tunnel project move to the governor’s desk?. Chopp told me he is hugely focused on the daunting state budget
Subtopia: Tunnelizing Migration 1: The Border Tunnel Capital of …
By Bryan Finoki
As you may or may not know Nogales, Arizona has quickly become the border tunnel capital of North America, as in illegal cross-border tunnel, at least as far as the U.S. government can tell.
Cologne: “A hole in the city”
Picture-Series in German Newspaper “Die Zeit”
The collapse of the Historical Archive of Cologne
on Tuesday buried more than a millenium’s worth of documents under tons of rubble. Archivists and historians hope something can be salvaged, but the future of the city’s past is grim.
Cave-in in Cologne. Real cause not yet clear! Will take time to know what really happened
Cologne: Why could it probably have happened? May be?
Cologne cave-in at Metro-Construction. Explained in German Newspaper. See pictures/graphs.
Helsinki’s Hakamäentie road tunnel to open in June
Helsingin Sanomat - Helsinki,Uusimaa,Finland
In all, the Hakamäentie tunnel project will compliment the Helsinki layout with 6260 metres of roads and streets, 3900 metres of ramps, 7000 metres of light
| A Devil of a Mountain
Pacifica Tribune - Pacifica,CA,USA |
Rescue workers search for survivors in Cologne
Media said the collapse may have been sparked by work on an underground train line, though authorities could not confirm this.
Eurotunnel Will Pay Its First Dividend
Wall Street Journal - USA
Since the tunnel’s opening in 1994, the group has struggled with debt and has reported a series of losses. But the group restructured its debt in 2007
Andean tunnel project to physically integrate Mercosur
MercoPress - Montevideo,Uruguay
A Chilean and an Argentine company signed a partnership this week for the construction of a low altitude tunnel crossing the Andes
Hole-Through of TBM at Schluechtener Tunnel for German Railway
Nice video and pictures, sorry in german language only
Dig DART tunnel under LBJ
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
As Dallas is about to embark on this Big Dig for LBJ Freeway, this is the best possible time to run a connecting rail line for DART under the new LBJ
Billionaire denies dreaming of a transcontinental tunnel | Top …
A 55-mile wide tunnel linking Russia and the U.S. was first mooted by the Tsars
The Wheeling Tunnel Will Once Again be Buzzing With the Sounds of …
State Journal - Charleston,WV,USA
WHEELING — Now that work is completed in the eastbound tube of the Wheeling Tunnel, it’s time for the westbound tube.
Historical archive collapses in Cologne, 9 missing
German media said the collapse may have been sparked by work on an underground train line. “I am not aware of any work at the moment that might have caused this,” said Gudrun Meyer, a spokeswoman for the subway company.
Multi-storey building collapses in Cologne
German media said the collapse may have been sparked by work on an underground train line.
Seymour-Capilano filtration project approaches $1 billion
North Shore News - North Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
When it became clear the parties were at an impasse last year, Metro put the tunnel project out to tender. In the last few weeks it has tentatively selected
Underground, overground: the ICE award winners
Building.co.uk - UK
These were constructed using an earth-pressure-balancing tunnel-boring machine, while the spoil was taken out by conveyor and taken away by barge
Devil’s Slide tunnel project nears halfway point
Tunnel makers break through to the other side of Huangpu
Shanghai Daily - Shanghai,China
By Dong Zhen | 2009-3-2 | NEWSPAPER EDITION MAJOR construction work on the Renmin Road Tunnel, which will connect the Bund with Lujiazui
Spanish company wins contract to build huge LBJ Freeway project in …
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
And, perhaps most impressively, a deep tunnel or trench would be dug beneath the existing lanes to add six toll lanes.
Tunnel work to begin for West Side subway extension
Chelsea Now - New York,NY,USA
The $1.14 billion tunneling work is being performed by S3II Tunnel Constructors—a joint venture of Schiavone Construction
North Shore water filtration project receives a $200 million …
Vancouver Sun - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
… the Seymour-Capilano joint venture of Dragados, Seli and Schiavone and the … About $20 million will pay for increases in construction and engineering
YouTube clip of the A3 tunnel breakthrough on Biglorryblog thanks …
Britain’s longest land road tunnel took a step closer to completion last week, offering hauliers relief from congestion on the A3, as tunnel excavations from north and south met underneath the Surrey countryside.
