Currently, seven out of every 10 shield tunneling machines (Tunnel Boring Machines, TBM) in the world come from China, and 95 percent of those used domestically are Chinese-made, http://en.people.cn/n3/2024/0429/c98649-20163195.html

APS, the Port Authority of Santos visits a tunnel construction site in China which is similar to the Santos-Guarujá connection. In this visit it was proven that 97 year dream is possible. A tunnel of about a kilometer long, connecting the...

Works on Lima's US$5.35 billion metro line No. 2 could be halted due to lack of permits. https://www.bnamericas.com/en/features/construction-of-us5bn-lima-metro-line-at-risk-of-imminent-stoppage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0ukxoErDxE On May 6th in Chile, the EPB shield machine manufactured by China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited (CRCHI) was officially launched. The EPB shield machine is named...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LFuXXE4jow Hankou Tunnel located on Xinxiang-Jincheng Expressway, constructed by China State Construction (CSCEC) has been certified by Guinness World Records as the world's longest spiral tunnel, with a total...

The Sunkosi Marine Diversion Project, utilizing a 13.3 km tunnel, employed advanced methods, including Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) technology. https://onlineradionepal.gov.np/en/2024/05/07/377884.html

The government awarded this project to SJVN, an Indian government-owned entity, through international competitive bidding in March 2008. https://kathmandupost.com/money/2024/06/05/nepal-s-first-export-project-achieves-tunnel-breakthrough

Newsweek  writes Spain Morocco will be connected with each other via a railway tunnel. https://www.newsweek.com/underwater-rail-tunnel-connect-europe-africa-1904671

At the beginning of May, the TBM Margherita (10 m in diameter and 140 m long) reached 1 km of advancement in the...

The €1 billion tunnel will be 3.4 kilometres long, 16 metres wide and 45 metres beneath sea... https://www.maritimejournal.com/marine-construction/ports-of-genoa-starts-1-billion-subsea-tunnel/1493753.article  

Spanish contractor Obrascòn Huarte Lain (OHLA) has signed a 157.6 million contract for construction of the Gjønnes Tunnel in Bærum Norway. https://www.worldhighways.com/wh12/news/obrascon-huarte-lain-wins-gjonnes-tunnel

Statens vegvesen (The Norwegian Public Roads Administration) has announced a contract for E134 between Røldal and Seljestad. - We are very pleased to finally get started with the new Røldal tunnel, and it is a milestone that the...

  Work starts on a new connection giving riders a safe, accessible, seamless link between GO, UP & TTC.  Construction crews are now at work delivering on the promise of a faster and easier connection between Bloor GO/UP Station...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHhZ7DxYcB4 The final breakthrough The Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) extension in Toronto,    

Mega project in China: 17.5-meter TBM “Shanhe” is ready for construction site Herrenknecht has built a Mixshield tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the construction of a two-storey road tunnel with three lanes in both directions in the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WMN-ZNOD4A TBM Penelope, the tunnel boring machine, broke through to the west shaft, completing its 220m journey under the River Tees in less than five weeks. It started its journey at the base of the 46 metre...

Microtunnelling works on Thames Waters Guildford sewage treatment works (STW) relocation project in west Surrey completed. https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/final-tunnel-breakthrough-on-guildford-sewage-project-13-05-2024/  

Construction giants CPB Contractors and John Holland are now suing the engineering firms that designed the project, in a bid to recoup...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAnjhxhpooA Below is the TBM Florence update from Snowy Hydro. The use of high pressure water jets to remove rock impinging on the shield of tunnel boring machine (TBM) Florence at Tantangara is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKuJav3PcUs A change of scope has been announced for the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) "to significantly reduce disruptions around SRL project work sites". Victoria state government is under intense scrutiny...