Latest Tunnels News

National Highways is using cosmic ray technology to inspect a 126-year-old railway tunnel in Glasgow.

This month's NCE News Wrap is out now, bringing you recent key stories in a quick five-minute roundup.

Transport for the South East’s (TfSE) proposals for the longest road tunnel in the UK have been branded "too distant a prospect" by Adur and Worthing Council.

The Dartford Crossing east tunnel will close overnight on seven different occasions over the next eight days for essential maintenance.

National Highways has finally resubmitted its development consent order (DCO) application for construction of the Lower Thames Crossing.

High Speed Two Ltd (HS2 Ltd) is seeking innovative ideas to repurpose material excavated as part of the second phase of the project.

Learnings from tunnelling work on Crossrail below the Thames have helped the High Speed 2 (HS2) team launch its fifth tunnel boring machine (TBM) from a site in West Ruislip in west London.

The development consent order (DCO) application for the construction of the Lower Thames Crossing will finally be resubmitted to the Planning Inspectorate during the coming days, NCE understands.

Major capital projects are facing significant overruns in costs and delivery, with total claims exceeding $80bn (£69.2bn) in value and cumulative overruns amounting to a staggering 840 years, according to a new report.

A consultation has now been launched on the updated draft West Midlands Rail Investment Strategy 2022-2050.