Latest Tunnels News

A major milestone has been reached for the Western Sydney Airport Metro project as a third earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine (TBM) has been launched.

Transport for London (TfL) has revealed options for a bicycle shuttle bus through the Silvertown Tunnel, which is now almost completely excavated as the tunnel boring machine (TBM) enters its final stretch.

Upgrade work on the Sunbury line in Melbourne, Australia, is complete, meaning the Metro Tunnel is now projected to open in 2025, a year ahead of schedule.

Firms working in the tunnelling sector have been give two extra weeks to put their projects and initiatives forward for NCE’s Tunnelling Awards.

A consortium encompassing several Vinci Construction and Vinci Energies companies has been awarded a €2.71bn (£2.32bn) design and build contract for Line 15 West of the Grand Paris Express.

The cost to free a micro tunnel boring machine (TBM) that became trapped last year while constructing a storm sewer in Toronto, Canada, has risen to C$25M (£14.6M) due to ground stabilisation challenges.

The Unites States government is to award up to $6.9bn (£5.4bn) of funding to help build the long-awaited second passenger rail tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and New York City.

The deadline for the TechFest Awards has been extended to Friday 21 July, giving potential entrants just under two weeks extra to submit their entries.

Formwork specialist Peri has completed the 12th and final shipment of its 10,000t of customised steel formwork to the Fehmarnbelt tunnel factory at Rødbyhavn, Denmark.

The Blackwall Tunnel southbound crossing will close for the third time in 2023 this weekend so engineers can divert utilities for upcoming work relating to the Silvertown Tunnel project.