Latest Tunnels News | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:26:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Latest Tunnels News | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Network Rail to undertake repairs and upgrades in and around 1.3km Ore tunnel in Sussex https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-to-undertake-repairs-and-upgrades-in-and-around-1-3km-ore-tunnel-in-sussex-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-to-undertake-repairs-and-upgrades-in-and-around-1-3km-ore-tunnel-in-sussex-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:26:31 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283874 Network Rail is to undertake major improvement work in and connected to the 1,282 m long Ore tunnel between Hastings and Rye this autumn.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-to-undertake-repairs-and-upgrades-in-and-around-1-3km-ore-tunnel-in-sussex-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 Costain trials robot-mounted digital tunnelling quality and safety assurance system https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/costain-trials-robot-mounted-digital-tunnelling-quality-and-safety-assurance-system-19-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/costain-trials-robot-mounted-digital-tunnelling-quality-and-safety-assurance-system-19-09-2024/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:56:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283806 Costain has trialed a new system that provides quality and safety assurance data and information for tunnels while they are being constructed or fitted out by automated robots.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/costain-trials-robot-mounted-digital-tunnelling-quality-and-safety-assurance-system-19-09-2024/feed/ 0 Mace reveals it is nearing completion of Heathrow cargo tunnel renewal https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mace-reveals-it-is-nearing-completion-of-heathrow-cargo-tunnel-renewal-18-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mace-reveals-it-is-nearing-completion-of-heathrow-cargo-tunnel-renewal-18-09-2024/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:31:47 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283698 The last module in the lining of Heathrow Airport’s 870m cargo tunnel under its runways is about to be installed by Mace under a £145M renewal project.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mace-reveals-it-is-nearing-completion-of-heathrow-cargo-tunnel-renewal-18-09-2024/feed/ 0 Funding arrangements for £2.9bn grant for NYC Hudson Tunnel altered as work ramps up https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/funding-arrangements-for-2-9bn-grant-for-nyc-hudson-tunnel-altered-as-work-ramps-up-02-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/funding-arrangements-for-2-9bn-grant-for-nyc-hudson-tunnel-altered-as-work-ramps-up-02-09-2024/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:13:34 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283070 The funding arrangements for a £2.9bn ($3.8bn) grant for the £12.6bn ($16bn) Hudson Tunnel project have been altered so 70% of the funding will come from the US government and 30% from the states of New York and New Jersey as work on the project…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/funding-arrangements-for-2-9bn-grant-for-nyc-hudson-tunnel-altered-as-work-ramps-up-02-09-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 | TBM reaches halfway point on 5.6km tunnel into Birmingham https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-tbm-reaches-halfway-point-on-5-6km-tunnel-into-birmingham-28-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-tbm-reaches-halfway-point-on-5-6km-tunnel-into-birmingham-28-08-2024/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:29:48 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282881 Balfour Beatty Vinci JV (BBV) has celebrated reaching the halfway point on boring the 5.6km Bromford Tunnel into Birmingham for High Speed 2 (HS2).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-tbm-reaches-halfway-point-on-5-6km-tunnel-into-birmingham-28-08-2024/feed/ 0 Tunnelling gets underway on Melbourne’s £13.3bn North East Link road project https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tunnelling-gets-underway-on-melbournes-13-3bn-north-east-link-road-project-23-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tunnelling-gets-underway-on-melbournes-13-3bn-north-east-link-road-project-23-08-2024/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:12:48 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282682 Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Zelda has begun excavating a 6.5km section of Melbourne’s A$26.1bn (£13.3bn) North East Link road project, as reported by GE.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tunnelling-gets-underway-on-melbournes-13-3bn-north-east-link-road-project-23-08-2024/feed/ 0 Snowy 2.0 pins hopes on £38.4M acquisition of additional tunnel boring machine https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/snowy-2-0-pins-hopes-on-38-4m-acquisition-of-additional-tunnel-boring-machine-23-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/snowy-2-0-pins-hopes-on-38-4m-acquisition-of-additional-tunnel-boring-machine-23-08-2024/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:48:50 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282679 The ongoing underperformance of tunnel boring machine (TBM) 'Florence' has forced Snowy Hydro to invest in an additional $75M (£38.4M) TBM.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/snowy-2-0-pins-hopes-on-38-4m-acquisition-of-additional-tunnel-boring-machine-23-08-2024/feed/ 0 Shetland Islands Council appoints Stantec to conduct ‘own’ consultation on inter-island tunnels https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/shetland-islands-council-appoints-stantec-to-conduct-own-consultation-on-inter-island-tunnels-20-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/shetland-islands-council-appoints-stantec-to-conduct-own-consultation-on-inter-island-tunnels-20-08-2024/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:59:15 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282533 Shetland Islands Council has appointed Stantec to conduct its own consultation on proposals to construct tunnels connecting a number of the islands with the mainland and to each other.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/shetland-islands-council-appoints-stantec-to-conduct-own-consultation-on-inter-island-tunnels-20-08-2024/feed/ 0 First tunnel boring contract awarded on NYC’s £12.6bn Hudson Tunnel project https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-tunnel-boring-contract-awarded-on-nycs-12-6bn-hudson-tunnel-project-07-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-tunnel-boring-contract-awarded-on-nycs-12-6bn-hudson-tunnel-project-07-08-2024/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:13:22 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=281926 The first tunnel boring contract for the $16bn (£12.6bn) Hudson Tunnel project in New York has been awarded to Schiavone Dragados Lane JV.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-tunnel-boring-contract-awarded-on-nycs-12-6bn-hudson-tunnel-project-07-08-2024/feed/ 0 Stonehenge Tunnel among infrastructure projects axed by government in budget overhaul https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/stonehenge-tunnel-among-infrastructure-projects-axed-by-government-in-budget-overhaul-29-07-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/stonehenge-tunnel-among-infrastructure-projects-axed-by-government-in-budget-overhaul-29-07-2024/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:00:29 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=281435 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that UK infrastructure projects including the £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge Tunnel “will not move forward” as the government looks to fill a £22bn hole that the government has discovered in its audit of public finances.

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