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Industry News
Robbins Double Shield Sets Record in Nepal
In the southern Himalayan mountains of Nepal, a Robbins Double Shield TBM has crossed into new territory. At the end of June…
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First breakthrough achieved for Western Sydney airport project
The first breakthrough has been achieved on the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project. Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Eileen…
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Strata partners with binni
Strata has announced a new global partnership agreement with tunneling software developer Binni. Under the terms of this partnership, Strata…
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Emerging Tech
Tunnel boring machine completes majority of main Brenner tunnel
A significant part of the first main tunnel of the Brenner Base Pass tunnel was completed with the breakthrough of…
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Education
TUM Boring team wins Not-a-Boring competition for second time
Germany-based tunnel innovation firm TUM Boring, formed by the Technical University of Munich won The Boring Company’s Not-a-Boring-Competition for the…
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Industry News
City of Toronto launches plan to retrieve tunnel boring machine
A $9 million construction contract has been issued to Clearway Construction Ltd. to retrieve a tunnel boring machine (TBM) that…
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Construction begins at Toronto’s Scarborough transit tunnel project
It has been more than nine years since the Toronto City Council approved the Scarborough subway extension project and now…
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Energy
Tunnel boring marks major milestone for Broadway Subway Project
Tunnel excavation at the Broadway Subway Project in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is set to begin. The project will connect…
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Emerging Tech
Largest TBM of its kind built in China
The largest tunnel boring machine (TBM) of its kind, a machine with a diameter of more than 7 m (23…
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Energy
Major contract awarded for construction on the second Gotthard road tunnel
A joint venture team of Implenia and Frutiger, known as Secondo Tubo, has been awarded a £408 million (US$409 million)…
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