Latest Tunnels News

A panel of High Court judges have ordered a retrial for a group of protesters who dug and then occupied tunnels at HS2’s Euston station site.

Barhale has been awarded a £4.5M contract by Thames Water to carry out protection works on a London sewer to mitigate impacts of HS2 tunnel boring machines (TBMs) working in proximity.

Key challenges in the construction of twin rail tunnels in Hong Kong included the urban context and the important choice of an appropriate tunnel boring machine (TBM).

An Association for Project Management (APM) survey has revealed that almost four out of five engineering project managers report their main projects being affected by recent economic events in the UK.

Plans for the world's longest and deepest subsea road tunnel are moving forward, with Norwegian road authority Statens vegvesen awarding Skanska a NOK5bn (£415M) contract to work on the northern part of the Boknafjord tunnel in western Norway.

Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) executive director Matt Palmer is "confident" the proposed National Highways project will be given the go ahead because of the "obvious" need to ease congestion on the Dartford Crossing.

HM Treasury must refocus its appraisal of infrastructure projects towards the outcome benefits and whole life value rather than costs and timeframes, according to an ICE trustee.

Construction of two bridges across the Sill Gorge in Austria as part of the Brenner Base Tunnel is underway, in what is said to be a “major engineering challenge”.

When I think about innovations, I often draw parallels to Formula 1 (F1) motor racing.

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