Latest Tunnels News

Tunnelling for London’s Tideway “super sewer” reached the halfway stage in late February but at the Chambers Wharf site on the eastern drive there is still much to do.

The possibility of a tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland is being considered by the UK government, according to the Scottish secretary.

Shareholders in North Yorkshire’s Sirius Minerals polyahlite mine project gave mining giant Anglo America the greenlight yesterday for its acquisition of the business.

Delivery of a new metro line in Brisbane, Australia is set to be government-led after the Queensland Government announced the appointment of Kate Jones as minister for Cross River Rail.

Contracts to build the £1bn Silvertown Tunnel beneath the River Thames will be made public, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has promised.

Spring next year will mark completion of a major engineering scheme at Werrington, just north of Peterborough. The project will improve rail capacity on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). The work so far has achieved some major milestones, but there are still some challenging ones to come as the…

A fixed bridge or tunnel could soon replace Scotland’s second busiest ferry service, it has been revealed.

Ground breaking development in Malaysia of autonomous tunnelling – tunnel boring machines without operators – is reinforcing international recognition of the emerging ‘Asian Century’.

Tunnelling has made massive strides in terms of safety and deliverability. The challenge now is how to get the cost down.

Highways England has launched the procurement process for a delivery partner to oversee construction of the £6.8bn Lower Thames Crossing.