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Shortlist for Sydney greater western metro line
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| Shortlist released of three consortia invited to bid for delivery of station boxes and 10km of underground infrastructure for the metro link for greater western Sydney and the city’s new international airport |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-01Mar2021-Sydney-airprort-metro-link-shortlist.php |
| Publication Date: Mar 2021 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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43km Sydney highway excavations progress
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| Roadheaders have made the first breakthrough on the WestConnex M4-M5 underground link highway as excavation of Rozelle Interchange nears halfway |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-24Feb21-WestConnex-breakthrough-on-M4-M5-Link-Rozelle-progresses.php |
| Publication Date: Feb 2021 | Author: Jonathan Rowland, TunnelTalk |
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Planning permission granted for Sydney Harbour link
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| Construction of the Western Harbour immersed tube link under Sydney Harbour is approved by the New South Wales Government |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-28Jan2021-Planning-permission-for-Western-Harbour-link-approved.php |
| Publication Date: Jan 2021 | Author: Jonathan Rowland, TunnelTalk |
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Sydney progresses Western Harbour and Beaches Link
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| Progress on Sydney highway development as shortlist for Western Harbour Tunnel development partner is announced and Beaches Link environmental impact statement is released |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-17Dec2020-Progress-in-Sydney-on-Western-Harbour-and-Beaches-Link.php |
| Publication Date: Dec 2020 | Author: Jonathan Rowland, TunnelTalk |
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Sydney Western Harbour link procurement
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| Expressions of interest have been called for construction of the proposed immersed tube highway under Sydney Harbour as part of a new crossing to support the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel crossing and by pass the city centre to the west |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-03Sep2020-Sydney-begins-procurement-of-Western-Harbour-highway-link.php |
| Publication Date: Sep 2020 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Lonato rail link TBM set for assembly in Italy
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| A CREG TBM manufactured in China is procured to excavate the twin tube Lonato high speed rail tunnel in Italy |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Italy-03Jun2020-CREG-EPBM-for-Lonato-rail-tunnel.php |
| Publication Date: Jun 2020 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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Conference schedule uncertainty
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| As a consequence of the disruption caused by the Covid 19 pandemic, organisers and venues of the schedule of industry fixtures for the second half of 2020 and into 2021 are still in a state of uncertainty and confusion |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Discussion-Forum-June2020-Conferences-confusion-uncertainty-and-virtual-alternatives.php |
| Publication Date: Jun 2020 | Author: Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk |
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Projects resume and conferences go online
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| Projects resume and conferences go online |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Discussion-Forum-2020-Coronavirus-Unprecedented-times.php |
| Publication Date: May 2020 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Consultancy contract confirmed on Fehmarnbelt Link
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| Atkins signs eight year contract with Femern to provide consultancy for Fehmarnbelt link immersed tube between Denmark and Germany |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Company-News-13Feb2020-Atkins-signs-consultancy-deal-with-Fehmarn.php |
| Publication Date: Feb 2020 | Author: Atkins News Release |
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Smooth sailing into the 2020s
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| As we turn into the new year and the new decade, there is no shortage in planned and progressing projects and urgent needs for underground infrastructure to keep all sectors of the industry engaged and busy |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Discussion-Forum-01Jan2020-Plenty-to-progress-through-the-new-year-and-the-new-decade.php |
| Publication Date: Jan 2020 | Author: Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk |
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Looking back on 2019
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| Events of 2019 give indications of the direction of the industry and major projects into the future |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Discussion-Forum-Dec2019-Looking-back-on-2019.php |
| Publication Date: Dec 2019 | Author: Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk |
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Countdown to ITA Awards 2019
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| The 5th edition of the ITA Awards will be held from 18 to 20 November 2019 in Miami, Florida |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Accolades-and-Awards-14Nov2019-2019-ITA-Awards-approaches.php |
| Publication Date: Nov 2019 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Finalists announced for ITA Awards 2019
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| The finalists for the 2019 ITA Awards have been announced |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/ITA-12Sep2019-2019-ITA-Awards-finalists-announced.php |
| Publication Date: Sep 2019 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Shortlist of 2019 ITA Awards entries selected
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| Shortlist of 2019 ITA Awards entries selected |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Acalades-andAwards-25Jul2019-Entries-pre-selected-as-outstanding-for-the-ITA-2019-Awards.php |
| Publication Date: Jul 2019 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Global entries for 2019 ITA Awards
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| Global entries for 2019 ITA Awards |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Accolades-and-Awards-18Jul2019-Global-entries-received-for-2019-ITA-Awards.php |
| Publication Date: Jul 2019 | Author: ITA News Release |
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Call for nominees for 2019 ITA Awards
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| Nominees invited for 2019 ITA Awards |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Accolades-and-Awards-04Apr2019-Nominees-invited-for-2019-ITA-Awards.php |
| Publication Date: Apr 2019 | Author: ITA News Release |
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Obituary
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| There is deep loss and emptiness at many job sites and project offices around the world and among colleagues and friends at the shock news that Enrique González of Spanish contractor Dragados has lost his life after being knocked down by a truck during a bicycle road race on Saturday 23 March near his home and close to the city of Madrid. He died at the scene of the accident. Following a funeral service on Wednesday, his body was taken by his wife and young family for burial in his hometown of Oviedo. Enrique will be missed by so many for his energy, his knowledge, his personal integrity and his professional ‘we-will-succeed’ attitude. |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Obituary-Mar2019-Enrique-Fernández-González.php |
| Publication Date: Mar 2019 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Hampton Roads undersea TBM drive awarded
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| Hampton Roads undersea TBM drive awarded |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/USA-20Mar2019-Award-of-Hampton-Roads-undersea-TBM-drive.php |
| Publication Date: Mar 2019 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Review for revision of BS 6164 code
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| BSi revising BS 6164 code of practice for health and safety in tunnelling |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Discussion-Forum-28Feb2019-Input-sought-for-revised-health-and-safety-code-of-practice.php |
| Publication Date: Feb 2019 | Author: BSi News Release |
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Germany approves Fehmarnbelt fixed link
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| Germany finally approves plans to construct the immersed tube highway and railway fixed link with Denmark but prepares for appeals against project |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-14Feb2019-Germany-approval-for-Fehmarnbelt.php |
| Publication Date: Feb 2019 | Author: Femern A/S News Release |
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Fire protection for Hong Kong-Macao sea link
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| Promat developed the structural fire protection system for the HZMT, which consisted of 290,000m2 of PROMATECT®-H boards and 8,000 tubes of 600ml PROMASEAL®-A acrylic sealant along with a substantial amount of PROMASEAL® FyreStrip to seal movement joints |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/TunnelTECH-Jan2019-Fire-protection-for-the-Hong-Kong-Zhuhai-Macao-tunnel-project.php |
| Publication Date: Jan 2019 | Author: Rick Fox, Asia Pacific Regional Tunnel Manager, Promat |
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Fehmarn plans as German approval nears
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| Fehmarn planning advances as German approval nears |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-15Jan19-Fehmarn-link-update.php |
| Publication Date: Jan 2019 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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China manufacturing on show
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| Among the 3,350 exhibitors at the bauma China construction equipment trade show in Shanghai in late 2018, 73% were Chinese, emphasizing the growth in the made-in-China brand and the strategies the nation has in exporting its manufacturing capacity internationally |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Conferences-27Dec2018-bauma-China-showcases-Chinese-manufacturing.php |
| Publication Date: Dec 2018 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Winners of the 2018 ITA Awards
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| Winners of the ITA Tunnelling Awards were announced at a gala banquet in Nanjing, Chuzhou, China, with the immersed tube of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao project taking the top honour and Dr Evert Hoek presented with the Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Awards-Accolades-Nov2018-ITA-2018-Award-winners-announced.php |
| Publication Date: Nov 2018 | Author: Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk |
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Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao sea link
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| The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao sea link highway project is a design-build project featuring a 6.7km-long subsea immersed tube tunnel between two man-made islands that link the six-lane highway to landfall bridges at either side |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/China-Oct2018-Hong-Kong-Zhuhai-Macao-sea-link-highway.php |
| Publication Date: Oct 2018 | Author: Lin Ming, Project Director; Lin Wei and Liu Xiaodong, Project Designers; Yin Haiqing, Lu Yongchang, Liang Heng, Gao Jibin, Construction Managers of the design-build China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) JV for construction of the artificial islands and immersed tube tunnel |
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Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao highway sea link immersed tube construction
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| After nine years in construction, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao fixed sea link highway and its 6.7km long immersed tube tunnel under the shipping channels of the Pearl River estuary is opened on 23 October 2018 by President Xi Jinping of China |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/TunnelCast-Hong-Kong-Zhuhai-Macao-link-opens.php |
| Publication Date: Oct 2018 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Final element ready to complete Marieholm link
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| The last of three elements for the Marieholm immersed tube is ready for placing to create the highway link under the Gota River |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Sweden-19Sep18-Marieholm-road-tunnel-Trafikverket.php |
| Publication Date: Sep 2018 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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Excellence in the 2018 ITA Awards shortlist
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| Finalists announced for the 2018 ITA Awards to be presented in November in Chuzou, China |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Awards-Accolades-30Aug2018-Finalists-ITA-Awards.php |
| Publication Date: Aug 2018 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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TBM confirmed for Hampton Roads undersea link
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| A TBM operation is selected over the immersed tube alternative for providing the parallel tube to upgrade capacity and eliminate the current single tube bottleneck for the undersea section of the Hampton Roads bridge-tunnel link across Chesapeake Bay |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/USA-09Aug2018-TBM-option-confirmed-for-Hampton-Roads-undersea-link.php |
| Publication Date: Aug 2018 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Sweden makes Varberg, Stockholm contract awards
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| Swedish transport authority Trafikverket awards contracts in Varberg and Stockholm |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Sweden-28June2018-Varberg-Stockholm-contracts.php |
| Publication Date: Jun 2018 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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TBM developments a main focus at NAT
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| Presentations of high standard detail and composition provoked interesting Q&A audience participation within each of the technical sessions at the NAT conference in Washington DC in June 2018 |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Conferences-Jun2018-TBMs-in-high-profile-at-NAT-in-Washington-DC.php |
| Publication Date: Jun 2018 | Author: Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk |
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Shortlist for Hampton Roads subsea link
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| Three private-sector teams will be invited to tender the parallel capacity expansion project of the Hampton Roads bridge-tunnel link across Chesapeake Bay |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/USA-03May2018-Three-shortlisted-for-Hampton-Roads-channel-link-expansion.php |
| Publication Date: May 2018 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Bid deadline and milestone in Sweden
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| Tender deadline for Varberg rail tunnel as Marieholm project hit another milestone for Swedish client Trafikverket |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Sweden-29March2018-Varberg-rail-Marieholm-road-tunnel-Trafikverket.php |
| Publication Date: Mar 2018 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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UK Silvertown project decision delay
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| Decision delay for London’s Thames River Silvertown road crossing |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/UK-15March2018-Silvertown-road-contract-delay.php |
| Publication Date: Mar 2018 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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Hydrodemolition for renovation of historic Maastunnel
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| After 75 years in operation, the historic Maastunnel in Rotterdam is undergoing major renovation and restoration employing hydrodemolition to remove deteriorated concrete |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/TunnelTECH-Feb2018-Hydrodemolition-assists-renovation-of-historic-Maastunnel.php |
| Publication Date: Mar 2018 | Author: Roger Murrow for TunneTalk |
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Renewed momentum for Helsinki-Tallinn fixed link
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| A fixed rail link between Helsinki, Finland, and Tallinn city Estonia has been discussed for several decades with the aspiration being pursued by several groups including the FinEst consortium |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Finland-Estonia-Feb2018-Helsinki-Tallinn-fixed-link-vision.php |
| Publication Date: Feb 2018 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Russia plans start of Sakhalin fixed link
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| Russia to build an immersed tube fixed link to connect Sakhalin with the mainland |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Russia-13Feb2017-Sakhalin-Island-fixed-link.php |
| Publication Date: Feb 2018 | Author: Eugene Gerden for TunnelTalk |
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Promises and plans for US public infrastructure
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| A plan to advance US$1.5 trillion was put forward by President Trump in his first State of the Union address in 2018 to “rebuild our crumbling infrastructure” |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/USA-Jan2018-State-of-union-infrastructure-plans.php |
| Publication Date: Feb 2018 | Author: Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk |
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Road tunnel under the Neva for St Petersburg
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| The St Petersburg Government is planning to build a new road tunnel under the River Neva which is positioned as a replacement for the once planned mega-TBM drive Orlovsky highway tunnel |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Russia-12Dec2017-Road-tunnel-under-the-Neva-in-St-Petersburg.php |
| Publication Date: Dec 2017 | Author: Eugene Gerden for TunnelTalk |
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Turkey examines achievements and aspirations
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| A two-day symposium in Istanbul identified how Turkey is leading underground activity in the region and is attracting players in each sector of the market to met the demand and provide value for money for the many projects currently progressing and in planning |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Conferences-Dec2017-Tunnelling-activity-in-Turkey.php |
| Publication Date: Dec 2017 | Author: Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk |
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China acquires Aecon of Canada
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| CCCI, the international division of China Communications Construction Group has taken over construction and infrastructure group Aecon for an agreed Can$1.3 billion (US$950 million) |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Company-News-Nov2017-China-acquires-Aecon-of-Canada.php |
| Publication Date: Nov 2017 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Fehmarn looking at 2020 construction start
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| Schedule shifts for giant Fehmarn road-rail project |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-November17-Fehmarn-road-rail-tunnel-schedule.php |
| Publication Date: Nov 2017 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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Sevastopol Bay immersed tube plans
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| Plans are adopted to build an immersed tube road tunnel link across the city across Sevastopol Bay in Crimea |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Crimea-Nov2017-Road-tunnel-plans-for-Sevastopol.php |
| Publication Date: Nov 2017 | Author: Eugene Gerden for TunnelTalk |
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UK Silvertown project decision delay
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| Decision delay for London’s Thames River Silvertown road crossing |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/UK-Nov17-Silvertown-road-tunnel-decision-delayed.php |
| Publication Date: Nov 2017 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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New east coast base for COWI North America
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| COWI New Jersey office moves to new premises |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Company-News-26Oct2017-COWI-North-America-office-move.php |
| Publication Date: Oct 2017 | Author: COWI News Release |
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Managing safety under Sydney Harbour
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| Managing the fire life safety issues for Australia’s first and currently only subsea road tunnel under the harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, has been a 25 year operation and has been a constant programme of upgrade and development |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-Aug2017-Sydney-Harbour-highway-tunnel-25-years-old.php |
| Publication Date: Aug 2017 | Author: Australasian Tunnelling Society News Release |
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EPBM for Thimble Shoals parallel tunnel
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| The Chesapeake Tunnel JV of Dragados and Schiavone selects Herrenknecht to manufacture the EPBM that will excavate the parallel Thimble Shoals Tunnel under Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, USA |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/USA-02Aug2017-Herrenknecht-to-supply-TBM-for-Thimble-Shoals-parallel-tunnel.php |
| Publication Date: Aug 2017 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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Bids in for Melbourne Metro PPP race
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| Bids submitted by all three shortlisted consortia for Melbourne Metro PPP contract |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-19Jul2017-Tunnels-and-stations-contract-awarded-for-Melbourne-Metro.php |
| Publication Date: Jul 2017 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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Hampton Roads crossing plans revitalized in USA
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| Procurement of the planned Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project in Virginia, USA, includes potential for TBM bored tunnels or additional immersed tube construction to increase traffic capacity across Chesapeake Bay |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/USA-11Jul2017-Hampton-Roads-Bridge-Tunnel-expansion-project.php |
| Publication Date: Jul 2017 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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Gothenburg immersed tube highway
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| Float-out of first immersed tube element begins the installation stage of the the Marieholm road tunnel in Gothenburg for the Swedish transport authority Trafikverket |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Sweden-25May17-Gothenburg-Marieholm-immersed-tube-road-tunnel.php |
| Publication Date: May 2017 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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Rebranding of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
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| As part of its takeover and rebranding process, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff is now officially WSP worldwide and will operate in the United States as WSP USA |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Company-News-May2017-Rebranding-of-WSP-Parsons-Brinckerhoff.php |
| Publication Date: May 2017 | Author: WSP USA News Release |
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Bids in for Melbourne Metro PPP race
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| Bids submitted by all three shortlisted consortia for Melbourne Metro PPP contract |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-12Apr2017-Melbourne-metro-rail-PPP-consortia-bids.php |
| Publication Date: Apr 2017 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Fehmarn signs new framework consultants
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| New consultancy contracts signed for Fehmarn road and rail undersea immersed tube project to connect Denmark and Germany |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-30Mar17-Fehmarn-project-consultancy-contracts-signed.php |
| Publication Date: Mar 2017 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Rock splitting solution on Hong Kong bypass
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| An award-winning project on the island of Hong Kong will ease heavy traffic congestion in the east-west direction and required particular engineering and excavation expertise to excavate the hard rock trinocular highway tunnel and without using drill+blast |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Hong-Kong-20Mar2017-Specialised-excavation-for-Central-Wan-Chai-highway-bypass-rock-tunnel.php |
| Publication Date: Mar 2017 | Author: Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk |
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Silvertown Thames highway crossing shortlist
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| Three international consortia are named by Transport for London as the shortlisted prequalified groups selected to tender for the new Silvertown highway tunnel crossing of the Thames River in London |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/UK-16Mar2017-Silvertown-Thames-crossing-highway-shortlist-announced.php |
| Publication Date: Mar 2017 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Variable density TBM on song in Hong Kong
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| Hong Kong MTR gains milestone progress on the Shatin-Central Metro Link including success with a Herrenknecht variable density TBM |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Hong-Kong-Mar2017-Shatin-Central-MTR-Link-VD-TBM.php |
| Publication Date: Mar 2017 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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Parsons Brinckerhoff name to disappear
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| Parsons Brinckerhoff, one of the most recognised engineering firms in the US and international tunneling industry, is to lose its iconic name and be absorbed into WSP after being bought by WSP in October 2014 |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Company-News-Jan2017-Parsons-Brinckerhoff-absorbed-into-WSP.php |
| Publication Date: Jan 2017 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Fehmarn prequals framework consultants
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| Fehmarn immersed tube project prequalifies consultants for new framework services packages |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-15Nov2016-Fehmarn-re-tenders-consultancy-contracts.php |
| Publication Date: Nov 2016 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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Harbour Crossing bidders selected
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| Five TBMs required for 15km twin running tunnels of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-07Sep2016-Bidders-selected-for-Sydney-Harbour-Tunnel.php |
| Publication Date: Sep 2016 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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Thimble Shoals tunnel contract award
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| Revised and de-scoped bids for construction of the bored Thimble Shoals Parallel Tunnel |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Chesapeake-Bay-Bridge-Tunnel-27Jul2016-Thimble-Shoals-Tunnel-awarded.php |
| Publication Date: Jul 2016 | Author: CBBTC News Release |
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Revised bids for Thimble Shoals Tunnel
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| Revised and de-scoped bids for construction of the bored Thimble Shoals Parallel Tunnel |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Chesapeake-Bay-Bridge-Tunnel-20Jul2016-Revised-Thimble-Shoals-Tunnel-bids.php |
| Publication Date: Jul 2016 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Bids in for PPP race
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| Collapse of tunnelling works beneath a main street of Ottawa city centre in Canada brought the mid-week morning traffic to a standstill when a large sinkhole swallowed the road deck and raised questions for the engineers about the design and progress of the underground excavations by the design-build contractor |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-17Aug2016-Melbourne-Metro-tunnel construction-shortlist-announced.php |
| Publication Date: Jul 2016 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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Three EOIs for Melbourne Metro mega-project
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| Collapse of tunnelling works beneath a main street of Ottawa city centre in Canada brought the mid-week morning traffic to a standstill when a large sinkhole swallowed the road deck and raised questions for the engineers about the design and progress of the underground excavations by the design-build contractor |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-12Jul2016-Three-EOIs-for-Melbourne-Metro-Tunnels-and-Stations-package.php |
| Publication Date: Jul 2016 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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First contract award for Melbourne Metro
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| Collapse of tunnelling works beneath a main street of Ottawa city centre in Canada brought the mid-week morning traffic to a standstill when a large sinkhole swallowed the road deck and raised questions for the engineers about the design and progress of the underground excavations by the design-build contractor |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-22Jun2016-First-contract-award-for-9km-Melbourne-Metro.php |
| Publication Date: Jun 2016 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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New immersed tunnel for Göteborg
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| Trelleborg awarded the gasket and seal contract for the new Marieholms concrete immersed tube road tunnel in Göteborg, Sweden, which is currently under construction by the Züblin/Boskalis JV |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Company-News-08June2016-Trelleborg-wins-gasket-and-seal-contract.php |
| Publication Date: Jun 2016 | Author: Trelleborg/ Trafikverket News release |
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Narrow bid spreads for Thimble Shoals Tunnel
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| Bids for design-build construction of the Thimble Shoals Parallel Tunnel for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel come in US$292 million more than the Engineers Estimate. All bids proposed a TBM solution. |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Chesapeake-Bay-Bridge-Tunnel-25May2016-Thimble-Shoals-Tunnel-bid-spreads.php |
| Publication Date: May 2016 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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Modern seals for segment lining integrity
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| Recent developments in the design and materials of segment gaskets have enabled several technical improvements, chief among these are anchored or cast-in gaskets, the use of hydrophilic material to swell on contact with moisture, and designs to resist higher pressures |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/TunnelTECH-Apr2016-Segmental-lining-gaskets-review.php |
| Publication Date: May 2016 | Author: Maurice B Jones, WAM Underground Communications for TunnelTalk |
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Complaint forces Fehmarn contract signing delays
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| The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle is to be closed for two weeks to enable safe undercrossing by TBM Bertha. |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-16May2016-Legal-challenge-to-Fehmarn-contract-awards.php |
| Publication Date: May 2016 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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Thimble Shoals contract award imminent
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| Construction award of the Parallel Thimble Shoals Tunnel, along one of two tunnelled sections of the iconic Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in Virginia, USA, is expected in the next month. Construction will be either immersed tube or TBM |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Chesapeake-Bay-Bridge-Tunnel-26Apr2016-Parallel-Thimble-Shoals-Tunnel-award-imminent.php |
| Publication Date: Apr 2016 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Shatin-Central Link progress in Hong Kong
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| Trelleborg selected for Hong Kong Victoria Harbour immersed tunnel gasket supply as drill+blast and TBM excavations progress on the 17km Shatin-Central Link |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Hong-Kong-17Feb2016-Victoria-Harbour-immersed-tunnel-for-Shatin-Central-link.php |
| Publication Date: Feb 2016 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Lake Mead makes ASCE Award shortlist
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| Lake Mead No. 3 Intake Project makes final shortlist of the American Society of Civil Engineers 2016 OPAL Award for Outsranding Engineering Achievement. |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Awards-Accolades-10Feb2016-Lake-Mead-Intake-No-3-makes-2016-awards-shortlist.php |
| Publication Date: Feb 2016 | Author: ASCE News Release |
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TBM record for Sydney rail mega-project
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| Five TBMs required for 15km twin running tunnels of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-02Feb2016-Five-TBMs-for-15km-Sydney-Metro-City-and-Southwest.php |
| Publication Date: Feb 2016 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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TBM specified for critical Thames highway crossing
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| UK Highways Agency selects TBM methodology for the planned Lower Thames highway crossing between Gravesend and xxxxx |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/UK-28Jan2016-TBM-preferred-for-Lower-Thames-highway-crossing.php |
| Publication Date: Jan 2016 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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COWI looks to grow its US tunnel business
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| Jenny Engineering officially becomes part of COWI North America |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Company-News-17Dec2015-Jenny-Engineering-officially-becomes-COWI-North-America.php |
| Publication Date: Dec 2015 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Boundaries busted for highway under the Bosphorus
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| A 3.4km long bored tunnel under the Bosphorus in Turkey will provide a double deck highway crossing of the strait to add capacity to existing bridge and ferry links across the continental divide between the Asian and European sides of Istanbul city, using a BOOT (build, own, operate, transfer) model to finance, design and construct the total 14.5km long highway project |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Turkey-24Sep15-Eurasia-highway-tunnel-crossing-of-the-Bosphorus-in-Istanbul.php |
| Publication Date: Sep 2015 | Author: Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk |
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Technical Partner to develop UK mega-project
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| UK Highways England to appoint Technical Partner to develop Lower Thames mega project |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/UK-19Aug2015-Technical-Partner-to-develop-new-Thames-crossing-proposals.php |
| Publication Date: Aug 2015 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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Melbourne kills off road link to revive metro
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| A new political administration in the State of Victoria, Australia, has scrapped the Melbourne East-West Link highway project that had been awarded to a joint venture of Lend Lease, Acciona and Buoygues, and instead revived plans for a 9km metro rail link under the Central Business District |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Australia-28Apr2015-Melbourne-scraps-East-West-highway-link-and-revives-9km-Metro-Rail-Project.php |
| Publication Date: Apr 2015 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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Fehmarn link approved but intial bids “too high”
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| Tunnel construction bids much higher than expected for the Fehmarn immersed tube leading to long negotiations with all bidders over preliminary offers and possible solutions to finalise procurement and reach contract awards to build the road and rail fixed link between Denmark and Germany for which the Construction Act has been adopted by the Danish Parliament |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-Apr15-Fehmarn-road-rail-immersed-tubetunnel-construction-contracts-preliminary-bids-high-prices-negotiations-Femern-Construction-Act-adopted-northern-Europe-fixed-link-Europe-Scandinavia-fixed-crossing.php |
| Publication Date: Apr 2015 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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RFQs for USA Bay Bridge Tunnel expansion
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| Chesapeake Bay and Bridge Tunnel District issues RFQs for $1 billion design-build construction of the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Chesapeake-Bay-Bridge-Tunnel-23April2015-Notice-of-RFQs-for-US$1-billion-Parallel-Thimble-Shoal-Tunnel-construction.php |
| Publication Date: Apr 2015 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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European connectivity masterplans
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| Transport Ministers of seven European Member States and four European Coordinators of major cross-boarder corridor projects in Europe were present at the BrennerCongress 2015 conference in Innsbruck in March 2015 to discuss the planning, financing and procurement strategies for realizing the multi-billion investments in the nine corridors of the TEN-T network for improving transportation connectivity through the European Unio |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Conferences-08Apr2015-European-connections-disucssed-at-Brenner-Congress.php |
| Publication Date: Apr 2015 | Author: Dipl.-Ing. Roland Herr, International Freelance Journalist |
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Fehmarn costs adjusted as awards awaited
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| Fehmarn construction cost estimates are updated for inflation and in preparation for tender assessment of the largest contracts and to give data for submission of the Construction Act government permissions to establish the combined road-rail immersed tube fixed link between Denmark and Germany |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-Jan2015-Fehmarn-financial-update.php |
| Publication Date: Jan 2015 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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Promoting the underground and meeting demand
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| As the tunnelling industry pushes at its own boundaries, demand is expanding dramatically placing pressure on industry resources, in particular on new talent and increased human resources and manpower |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/2015-perspective-Jan15-Promoting-and-expanding-the-underground-in-2015.php |
| Publication Date: Jan 2015 | Author: Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk |
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Designing a 100km collider tunnel for CERN
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| CERN alignment planning using BIM software modelling in partnership with engaged concept design consultant Arup, and also in partnership with geological profiling and mapping specialists Amberg and GANZ, for the proposed 100km long Future Circular Collider tunnel facility in Switzerland and France |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/CERN-10Dec2014-Future-Circular-Collider-preliminary-alignment-studies.php |
| Publication Date: Dec 2014 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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Sinking the concrete elements at Midtown
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| Sinking the first concrete elements of the new Midtown Tunnel in Virginia, USA, on behalf of the Elizabeth River Crossings Consortium (ERCC) by its joint venture design build contractor team of Skanska, Kiewit and Weeks Marine (SKW) |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Midtown-Tunnel-02Dec2014-Sinking-the-first-elements-for-the-Norfolk-Portsmouth-immersed-tube-tunnel.php |
| Publication Date: Dec 2014 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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London river crossing preliminary design
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| Preliminary design specifications of the proposed £700 million 12.5m diameter Silvertown to Greenwich traffic tunnel under the River Thames in London, with Mott MacDonald as lead engineering designer. Preference at this stage is for a single EPBM to drive both the twin-running tunnels. |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/London-02Dec2014-Silvertown-traffic-tunnel-preliminary-design.php |
| Publication Date: Dec 2014 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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COWI acquires Donaldson Associates of the UK
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| COWI has announced today its acquisition of Donaldson Associates of the UK in a move that strengthens its underground engineering, geotechnics and heavy civil engineering activities and established a foundation for COWI in the active UK tunnelling market. |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Company-News-06Oct14-COWI-acquires-Donaldson-Associates.php |
| Publication Date: Oct 2014 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Fehmarnbelt Link announces M&E prequalifers
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| Four joint venture teams prequalified for M&E fit out of Germany-Denmark Fehmarnbelt undersea link |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-09Sept2014-Fehmarnbelt-announces-M&E-prequalifiers.php |
| Publication Date: Sep 2014 | Author: Femern A/S News Release |
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Innovation gets Amsterdam Metro on track
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| Boring in soft soil, underneath historic buildings, and sometimes within millimetres of existing infrastructure and support structures, construction of the twin tunnels for Amsterdam North-South Metro has been a complex operation requiring substantial technological innovation. |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Amsterdam-Metro-09July14-Innovation-on-North-South-Line-construction.php |
| Publication Date: Jul 2014 | Author: Armand van Wijck – TunnelTalk Europe Correspondent |
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Netherlands joins race to host WTC 2017
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| Amsterdam joins race to host WTC 2017 |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Netherlands-24April2014-Bidding-to-bring-WTC-to-Amsterdam-in-2017.php |
| Publication Date: Apr 2014 | Author: Armand van Wijck, TunnelTalk Europe Correspondent |
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Civil tenders submitted for Fehmarn Link
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| Civil tenders submitted for Fehmarn immersed tube tunnel between Denamrk and Germany |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-17Apr14-Fehmarn-Link-road-rail-works-tenders.php |
| Publication Date: Apr 2014 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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Norway launches bid to host WTC2017
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| Norwegian Tunnelling Society NFF launches bid for Bergen to host WTC2017 |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Norway-02April2014-Bidding-to-bring-WTC-to-Bergen-in-2017.php |
| Publication Date: Apr 2014 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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M&E prequalification process under way
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| Femern A/S launches procurement phase for a single mega-M&E contract covering ventilation, fire safety, emergency systems and monitoring for the 18km Fehmarnbelt fixed link between Germany and Denmark
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| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-12Dec2013-Fehmarnbelt-fixed-link-M-and-E-procurement.php |
| Publication Date: Dec 2013 | Author: Femern A/S News Release |
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Bosphorus rail link joins East and West
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| Nearly 10 years after work began, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey today marked a the jointing oftwo continents with the opening of the Marmaray undersea immersed tube railway tunnel across the Bosphorus Strait providing rail travel and transportation for the first time between the European side and the Asian side of Istanbul through the deepest immersed tube rail tunnel in the work at 56m (184ft) before the sea surface |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Bosphorus-Crossing-29Oct2013-Immersed-tube-undersea-rail-link-inaugurated.php |
| Publication Date: Oct 2013 | Author: Shani Wallis, TunnelTalk |
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Turkey invests in specific industry training
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| International professionals gathered together in Istanbul, Turkey, to conduct a successful short course on tunnelling and microtunnelling technology and design to an audience of Turkish students and young engineers |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Education-and-Training-16Oct2013-Turkey-stages-a-tunnelling-short-course.php |
| Publication Date: Oct 2013 | Author: Turkish Tunnelling Society News Release |
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Hong Kong awards major undersea highway
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| A new TBM bored tunnel to provide a twin tube undersea highway link from the New Territories to Chek Lap Kok Airport on Lantau Island in Hong Kong will demand new hyperbaric intervention innovations for successful undersea TBM operations |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Hong-Kong-05Sep2013-New-undersea-highway-tunnel-to-link-the-New-Territories-with-Chek-Lap-Kok-Airport-on-Lautau-Island.php |
| Publication Date: Sep 2013 | Author: Armand van Wijck, TunnelTalk |
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Abstract rush for WTC2014
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| WTC 2014 Igassu Falls Brazil Scientific Committee reports submission of technical abstracts has exceeded expectations |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Brazil-22Aug2013-Rush-of-abstracts-for-WTC2014-in-Igassu-Falls.php |
| Publication Date: Aug 2013 | Author: Peter Kenyon, TunnelTalk |
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Sandvik jumbos on rail duty in Turkey
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| Seven high-specification drilling jumbos are ordered by the construction joint venture Şenbay-Özgün for excavation of the 10km long Doğançay tunnel project on the high-speed railway link between Istanbul and Ankara in Turkey |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Turkey-14Aug2013-Sandvik-jumbos-on-high-speed-duty-in-Turkey.php |
| Publication Date: Aug 2013 | Author: TunnelTalk reporting |
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Fehmarn link prequalifiers unveiled
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| Prequalified contractors confirmed for Fehmarnbelt immersed tube tunnelbetweenDenamrk and Germany |
| http://www.tunneltalk.com/Denmark-Germany-27May13-Fehmarn-Link-road-rail-immersed-tube-tunnel-prequalified-contractors.php |
| Publication Date: May 2013 | Author: Patrick Reynolds for TunnelTalk |
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