It is from last year but very relevant.
The need
Provision of assets and its facilities
Maintenance, safe operation and emergency response
Legislation and good...
Anybody for stamps?
Faroe Islands - The Sandoy Tunnel - First Day Cover
It's yours for 12,25 euros.
https://www.nordfrim.com/faroe-islands-the-sandoy-tunnel-1#
So, hopefully no more dumping of the brown matter in River Thames
https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/27/map-shows-route-new-super-sewer-central-london-20538932/amp/
An opinion.
The idea of a bridge or tunnel between the North and South islands gets raised any time there are problems with the Cook Strait ferries,...
It is in the news in The Netherlands. The 2,5km long Corbulotunnel near the city of Leiden is in still construction. When finished it will be an important part of the Nieuwe Rijnlandroute (N434) between the A4 near Leiden and the A44 near Wassenaar....
It took less time to build the Roman Colosseum, the Hoover Dam, or the Panama Canal than Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown
https://thehub.ca/2024-04-09/reece-martin-canadas-endless-transit-troubles/
Morocco's 2.1km long Al Movahidin Tunnel is in the list.
https://constructionreviewonline.com/biggest-projects/list-of-africas-longest-tunnels-the-top-6/
The construction of Munich's "2. Stammstrecke" involves the creation of a second tunnel parallel to the existing Stammstrecke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkfk99Ex4rA
The proposed Future Circular Collider (FCC) would constitute the largest tunnel ever constructed at CERN and be considered a major global civil-engineering project in its own right.
https://cerncourier.com/a/tunnelling-to-the-future/
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8rme6q
Folks, you have seen what happened in Japan and Turkey. Some people on the ground decide to drill and they drilled through train tunnels...
Here is the story, if you have not read...
İstanbul's huge bridges and tunnels are on CNN. Very well prepared article and video.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/bosphorus-istanbul-asia-europe-bridges-tunnels/index.html
(after the tunnel in Gdańsk under Martwa Wisła).
GÜLERMAK did a great job.
https://www.muratorplus.pl/inwestycje/inwestycje-publiczne/tunel-w-swinoujsciu-byl-jednym-z-pierwszych-w-polsce-drazonych-przez-maszyne-tbm-aa-Lwgt-Ypt1-LQBd.html
As a weekend teaser.
Yes, Sweden has a ski tunnel which was built in 2005 and 2006 and cost SEK 61 million. 1.3 km long. It is also 8 meters wide and 4 meters high.
Photo: ChrisPsi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation ran a test and a high-speed train, using maglev technology, has broken its previous record of 387mph.
https://en.as.com/videos/chinas-hyperloop-is-fastest-high-speed-train-in-history-v/