A fire is reported in a large construction machine in under-construction Boknafjord tunnel of Rogfast project. Reportedly the machine is 4-5 kilometers inside the tunnel. The fire department decided not to enter the tunnels because of the...
Unions have raised concerns about workers' readiness to use "refuge chambers"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-29/more-work-stops-on-snowy-hydro/104873152
-Held by the MoL; winders selected based on the evaluation results of the advanced construction technologies… two prizes this year, as were the previous year.
-“Will continue corporate-level endeavors to develop new...
Engineering daily write this Korean book published by Director Kim Young-geun of the Construction Strategy Planning Office of Korea has four parts:
Tunnel Risk and Tunnel Accidents
NATM Tunnel Accidents and Lessons
TBM Tunnel Accidents...
For your interest
Korea: 24 Vehicles damaged by concrete fallen from Suam Tunnel ceiling
https://tunnelcontact.com/discussion/view/61088/korea-24-vehicles-damaged-by-concrete-fallen-from-suam-tunnel-ceiling
Ground subsidence in Gifu Prefecture was likely caused by tunnel construction work for the magnetic-levitation (maglev) Chuo Shinkansen Line, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said.
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15591176
Explosion occured when at Mokhtar Soussi Dam construction site, the workers were attempting to remove a metal piece stuck in the tunnel using a gas cylinder for...
This is form June and about the work accident in China that killed 3 people last year. Although the news article if about 7 months old, it is timeless to take lessons from...
Instead of buying another TBM, we retrofitted the shield and cutterhead with new parts from Germany. It's technically difficult when the tunnels are...
ÖBB press release gives an account of the tunnel floodings as part of the mid-November floods in Austria.
According to ÖBB , "the four-track west route was massively hit by heavy rainfall and storm, especially the...
For Melbourne's North East Link, contractors Clough Group recycles old car tyres into safety barriers.
Clough Group says "This Australian-first initiative is supporting local jobs, saving tonnes of waste from landfill,...
The Laerdal Tunnel in Norway is the world's longest road tunnel, stretching an incredible 15 miles and taking around 20 minutes to drive from one end to the...
The Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority recently welcomed Republican, Ruth Hepfer as their newest member on the three-person board.
(Is Enbridge happy or...
Korea National Railway company Metropolitan Headquarters Holds a Seminar to Strengthen Railway Tunnel Construction Management Capabilities
- Pledge to Zero Safety Accidents and High-Quality Railway Construction -
The Metropolitan...
Korea National Railway company conduct an impact survey on the fishing industry after news that the noise and vibration from the blasting of the Honam High-Speed Railway Phase 2 Undersea Tunnel caused serious damage to the fishing grounds,...
After the Gotthard Tunnel accident last year, Joint Network Secretariat (JNS) of European Union Agency for Railways had been doing their investigation titled " Procedure “Accident in the Gotthard base tunnel with focus on broken...
One month pass and investigate...
https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/pak-chong-police-investigate-collapse-of-rail-tunnel-bodies-of-chinese-and-myanmar-found-470627
The intelligent sensing and anti-collision warning vehicle system for open-pit mine vehicles developed by Keda Autonomous, and the complete set of technical equipment for quickly constructing life-saving passages for mines ( tunnels )...