Sustainability
Underground construction is an industry evolving with the global green movement. Yes, construction can be sustainable, it has to or we can’t move toward a green economy.
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The power of connections in the UCA
by Erika Moonin, 2023- 2024 UCA Chair The world is changing quickly with new innovations and technology. No doubt, these…
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Environmental Product Declarations —What they mean for the tunneling industry
Environmental Product Declarations can help measure the use of embodied and operational carbon used in the construction of tunnels such…
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41 workers trapped for 17 days are rescued in India
All 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India for more than two weeks…
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Amtrak launches procurement for Sawtooth Bridges replacement project
Amtrak, in coordination with NJ TRANSIT, has begun the procurement process for the Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project. Replacement of the…
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Rescue efforts slowed by difficult ground conditions at collapse in India
Efforts to free the 40 workers trapped in a tunnel in India have been slowed by difficult ground condition and…
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Liebherr R 930 Tunnel crawler excavator launched on the world market
Liebherr has announced the R 930 Tunnel crawler: an excavator specially designed for underground construction sites. The Liebherr tunnel excavator…
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Ten scholarships to be presented at 2023 Cutting Edge Conference
By Genny Homyack Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Cutting Edge Scholarships. These scholarships include a one-year student membership…
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First tunnel boring machine breaks through at future Oak-VGH Station in Vancouver
The first of two tunnel-boring machines has broken through at the future Oak-VGH Station, achieving another milestone for the Broadway Subway…
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Schnabel Engineering and JCK Underground Merge
Schnabel Engineering, a leading provider of tunnel, dam, geotechnical, and infrastructure engineering has announced its acquisition of JCK Underground, an…
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Work begins in West Northants on HS2’s longest ‘green tunnel’
HS2 has begun assembling the project’s longest ‘green tunnel’ – designed to blend the high-speed railway into the rural landscape…
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