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Video: HS2 lifts TBM Sushila via gantry crane after completing 5-mile journey
The machine is said to have excavated over 1.2 million tonnes of earth and installed 4,217 tunnel rings
Herrenknecht to showcase mechanised tunnelling tech
The booth will highlight five key thematic areas focusing on forward-looking trends
Optimising drilling and foundations: How updated machines promise greater efficiency
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Technology is making drilling and foundation equipment more sustainable and easier to operate than ever before. Andy Brown drills down into the details
Element Six and Master Drilling announce partnership for tunnel development technology
The technology has been tested under both underground and surface conditions in the UK and South Africa
China鈥檚 largest open-type rock TBM
Tunnel Boring Machine has an excavation diameter of 11.93m
High-altitude hydroelectric megaproject in Austria
More than 200 construction machines are working on an Austrian hydroelectric project
Can California鈥檚 US$20bn water utility construction curb a climate change catastrophe?
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Can a US$20 billion project in California reverse climate-change effects on the state water system?
South Australia selects five-firm consortium to finish 鈥榣argest infrastructure project鈥�
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South Australia selected a consortium to finish its 鈥榣argest infrastructure project鈥�, which is ahead of schedule
Cross-border connectivity: What鈥檚 the latest in tunnelling projects across Europe?
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Catrin Jones looks at the latest activity at some of Europe鈥檚 most complex tunnelling projects
New York鈥檚 massive Hudson Tunnel Project awards TBM contract
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The Hudson Tunnel Project in New York has awarded a contract for tunnel boring
Contractor using remote-control excavators on Sydney Metro project
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A contractor is using remote controlled excavators for major Sydney Metro work
Implenia JV picked for 鈥榗omplex鈥� US$600 million deep-sea tunnelling project
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Implenia will construct a large tunnel for this European island
UK consortium鈥檚 robotic-AI prototype the 鈥榝irst鈥� for tunnels
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New details on a prototype AI machine for tunnel builds
Norway鈥檚 鈥榳orld-first鈥� ship tunnel gets technical advisor
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See which company has contracted with the Norwegian government on this one-of-a-kind project
Trevi Group selected for Melbourne freeway project
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Company will work on this major Australian motorway scheme
Balfour Beatty Vinci JV tunnel boring machine starts last HS2 dig
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The equipment will finish off tunnelling for the high-speed rail project
Bauer working on the construction of Metro Line 3 in Panama
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The new line is expected to significantly reduce traffic congestion in the city after its commissioning in 2026
Six firms to improve Swiss motorways
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Six Swiss companies will work on two major road projects
China鈥檚 CRCC claims to have manufactured world鈥檚 biggest TBM main bearing
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Chinese construction company China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) claims to have produced the world鈥檚 biggest main bearing for a tunnel boring machine (TBM).
The challenges of building the world鈥檚 longest railway tunnel
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Brenner Base Tunnel chief engineer explains some of the biggest challenges behind building the world鈥檚 longest railway tunnel.
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