Technology
Underground construction is an ever-evolving industry with new changes evolving on the technology front.
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Interborough Express advancing from planning to active phase
New York’s Metro Transportation Authority (MTA) Board authorized the selection of a joint venture between Jacobs and HDR as the…
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Tunneling completed on Italian side of Brenner Base tunnel
Tunnelling on the Italian side of the Brenner Base Tunnel has been completed. The last of three Herrenknecht tunnel boring…
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World’s first kilometer-deep hard rock shaft boring machine unveiled
China Railway Construction Corp. Limted (CRCC) unveiled a boring machine that is says is the world’s first boring machine capable…
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Application of post-tensioning in TBM tunneling: Case study of JWPCP effluent outfall tunnel project in Los Angeles, CA
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Unique HS2 tunnel portal completed to solve high-speed rail’s ‘sonic boom’ conundrum
Contractors building HS2 have completed work on a pair of innovative extensions to the southern portal of its longest tunnel…
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ITA Tunnelling Awards Nominations are open
The 11th edition of the ITA Tunnelling Awards will take place in Belgrade, Spain on Oct. 1. Nominations for the…
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World’s largest diameter TBM set to launch in China
On March 26th, the world’s largest diameter earth pressure balance-double shield convertible tunnel boring machine (TBM) named ‘Strong Foundation’ independently developed by…
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Herrenknecht receives bauma innovation award for tunnel enlargement system
Herrenknecht AG was awarded the bauma Innovation Award 2025 in the “Machine Technology” category for the development of the Tunnel…
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Dallas to host RETC 2025 June 8-11
The Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC) returns June 8-11 in Dallas, TX. The conference has a long history with…
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Epiroc delivers Tunneling Intelligence at world’s longest and deepest undersea tunnel project
The Rogfast tunnel, set to be the world’s longest (26.7 km or 16.5 miles) and deepest (392 m or 1,286…
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