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Industry News
TBM breaks through at London’s Silvertown Tunnel
To counter chronic congestion in the Blackwall Tunnel, which dates back to Victorian times, London is building the Silvertown Tunnel…
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First underwater breakthrough completed for London Power Tunnels
A 140-tonne Herrenknecht TBM (tunnel boring machine) working on National Grid’s London Power Tunnels (LPT) has completed its drive in…
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Industry News
Two TBMS pass milestone on HS2 project
Two Herrenknecht tunnel boring machines (TBM) have passed the 8.8-km (5.5-mile) mark of their 16-km (10-mile) drive under the Chilterns…
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Industry News
TBM ready for mechanical excavation at Brenner Base Tunnel
WeBuild and CSC, announced that the Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Lilia successfully complete the factory acceptance test and…
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Digital
Purple Line Expansion project and Mill Creek Tunnel win awards from International Tunnelling Association
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) announced the winners of its 2022 awards and American projects and engineers…
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Digital
Fifth tunnel boring machine launched at London’s HS2 project
The fifth tunnel boring machine (TBM) to be put to work on London’s HS2 tunnel project has been launched from…
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Digital
Herrenknecht picks up Innovation Award at bauma trade show
The world’s largest trade show for construction, building materials and mining equipment, bauma, kicked off on Oct. 23 in Munich,…
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Energy
First TBM breaks through for south London power tunnels
The first of five drives by four tunnel boring machines (TBM) in London was completed in June, travelling 6.7 km…
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Emerging Tech
Two autonomous tunnel boring machines to be used for Sydney Metro West project
The Sydney Metro West tunnel project in New South Wales Australia will employ the use of autonomous tunnel boring machines…
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Industry News
HS2’s London Tunnels program nears launch date as first TBM’s arrive
The first two Earth pressure balance tunnel boring machines (TBM) arrived on site for the HS2 London Tunnel program.…
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