The Tunnel 1 breakthrough ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway was held successfully in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, on 15th December, 2020. H.E.Ning Jizhe, designated by H.E.He Lifeng, Chairman of NDRC, attended the ceremony via...

East Nippon Expressway announced interim findings of its investigation for October cave in. In October there was a hole 9n Chobu City on an expressway. Later two more cavities were discovered. They were all direct over a tunnel works. East Nippon...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vmajCeOpVY Construction of the 2nd Učka Tunnel started on Tuesday 15 December. Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković attended ceremony. Second tube requires €197 million investment. Work includes adding...

Jakarta Bandung Fast Train (KCJB) construction project built by PT Kerata Cepat Indonesia China (KICIC) finish 5th tunnel of total 13 tunnels. This tunnel is 1.8 kilometers long. With this accomplishment 74.94% of total 16 kilometer tunnels is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2VXFz-Zgpw Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) declares the 32nd breakthrough at Dadar Station. Earth Pressure Balanced Tunnel Boring Machine (EPB TBM) Krishna-1 has bored the 1.2 kilometre stretch from...

After more than a decade, construction of Ottawa’s Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel (CSST) has been completed. It will significantly reduce the amount of sewage flowing into the Ottawa River during heavy...

Yesterday a breakthrough achieved through the Debeli Brijeg tunnel in Pelješac. Contractor Strabag achieved the breakthrough for the 2,467 meters long tunnel after 8,5 months of excavating which started on April 7 2020. The excavation...

Transport for London (TfL) allocates an additional £245M to upgrade its ageing surface assets over the next five...

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are exploring the possibility of a "submerged floating tube bridge" between Northern Ireland and Scotland\ writes Irish Central quoting Times. This submerged tube would be floating 50m...

Minister of Transportation has chosen between the two alternatives (an immersed tunnel and a bridge, both with 8 lanes). It has not been announced yet. An announcement is expected together with a business case in the coming days. Mayors of Metro...

Original plans for the Cross River Rail for being operational was 2024. Now it looks the construction will only finish in 2024 and being operational is delayed to some date in mid 2025. Minister says the year 2021 will be the "the year of...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8el8xzFEvps December 15 2020 day - No. 1 Tunnel of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) was successfully holed through. China-Indonesia cooperation project use Chinese technology TBM (Tunnel Boring...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x4igzBxwLM China company CREG deliver giant TBM for Georgia. Diameter 15.08 meters. Length 182 meter. Weight  3,900 tonnes. CREG TBM is for expressway tunnel construction in Georgia.

China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) start important projects. Also Erqi Square tunnel project in Zhengzhou.  The total length of the project is 1,370...

Senior Tunnelling Engineer- London Closing Date: 15th January 2021 Employer: Arup Qualifications:   Civil Engineering, Tunnelling or Mining Master's degree with honours; Professional qualification / chartered...

  Khabarhub has interesting news: "Accustomed to corrupt practices, Chinese company offers bribe to influence Nepal’s hydropower project". The Chinese contractor is Guangxi Hydro-Electric Construction responsible to...

Plans to build a western rail link to Heathrow Airport have been delayed by several years due to the current financial situation. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2020/12/14/heathrow-rail-extension-pushed-back-by-several-years/ This blog site...

Albanian minister of infrastructure and energy Belinda Balluku announced tender for Llogara tunnel. Estimated value for contract is €155 million for this 6km tunnel. Deadline for bids is 12 February 2021. This tender follows earlier design...

Sunday 13 December 2020 was a historic day for Switzerland and the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino. Monte Ceneri Tunnel is now fully operational.   The new 15.4 km long railway tunnel speeds up radically the train trip between Milano,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZMTrzF1wis On 13 December 2020, Sunday, the new Ulriken tunnel opened on the Bergen line.  The 7.8 kilometer long tunnel runs between Arna and Fløen. The Minister of Transport Knut Arild Hareide...