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Boring completed on Oslo’s E6 Clean Water Tunnel
The breakthrough on an 11km tunnel this week marks the end of tunnelling for Oslo’s new water supply system.
Thames Water opens tender notice for £5.7bn reservoir
Thames Water, the UK’s largest water company, has launched a £5.7bn tender notice for its proposed White Horse Reservoir in Oxfordshire.
Preparations under way to immerse Fehmarnbelt tunnel elements
The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel contractor expects the first tunnel element to be immersed in spring this year.
Veteran Robbins TBM rebuilt for flood mitigation project
A Robbins TBM originally manufactured in 1991 has been rebuilt for a flood mitigation project in the US state of Maryland.
BTS guide to SCL available free
The British Tunnelling Society’s “Sprayed Concrete Lining (SCL) in Soft Ground – Best Practice Design Guide” is available to download free.
Geotechnical Investigation for Pipejacking TBM’s
Geotechnical investigation for the application and design of pipejacking TBMs is discussed by Dr. Gabriel Lehmann, Head of Geotechnical Department, and Christina Mosdzin, Geotechnical Engineer, Herrenknecht AG
East Jeddah sewer project marks progress
The tunnel drive for Saudi Arabia’s East Jeddah Sewerage Tunnel project is 65% complete.
HS2 completes civil engineering works on longest tunnel project
Construction works on HS2’s 16km Chiltern Tunnel, the longest on the high-speed route, have been completed.
Boring Company sets new tunnelling challenge
The Boring Company (TBC) has launched a competition – the Tunnel Vision challenge – for a tunnel project up to 1 mile (1.6km) long and 12ft (3.65m) in diameter.