On Friday, Michigan Governor Whitmer asked Enbridge Energto y provide proof that the damaged oil pipeline (one of the two) under the Straits of Mackinac will not pose a...

In a much documented disaster, East-West Metro boring had been stalling for months after "the TBM hit an aquifier". Subsequently the TBM Chundee had been lost to the depths of underground mud and later replaced by a new TBM...

The very same contractors, Spanish-owned CPB Contractors and Chinese-owned John Holland apparently now accuse Transurban for stalling an agreement. Both companies had wanted to get out of the contract only a few months ago showing the excavation and...

Phase 1 of the Bengaluru Metro (Namma Metro) has proved very messy tunnelling. Contractors (CEC-Soma-CICI on the East-West corridor and to Coastal-TTS on the North-South corridor) complained about unexpected and very difficult geology with boulders...

Assembly of Bengaluru's 4 new Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) can not be completed. Chinese experts responsible for the assembly of the machines can not arrive in India because international flights are not allowed. TNIE writes that 3 of the TBMs...

Breakthrough has been achieved in the 33 kilometer long Koralm Tunnel. Excavation of the tunnel started in 2008 under the Koralpe mountain range of Austria. If you also count the exploratory tunnel, work started not 12 but 18 years ago. In 2026,...

  Queensland's plans for stimulating the post-COVID19 economy via multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects may experience resistance from environmentalists. Brisbane Times writes especially the planned 3 new billion dollar rail...

Xinhuanet reporter reports China Railway Fifth Bureau Guizhou Company finished excavation of Huali Tunnel right tube on June 15 2020. Excavation finished 75 days ahead of time. Right tube is 2203 meters long. Only 100 meters remain for left tunnel...

  A day after Chinese aggression in India-China border at Ladakh, Director General Border Roads (DGBR) visited the 8.8km Rohtang (Atal) tunnel construction site. The strategically important tunnel will be opened by Prime Minister in...

  The excavation of the second tube for Tenda Tunnel between Italy and France will restart today (18 June). 3182 metre long Tenda Tunnel is a road tunnel under the Colle di Tenda mountain passage between France and Italy. When it was...

In Milano's M4 tunnel construction the vault of a subway tunnel collapses in Santa Sofia, Corriere della Serra writes.  20 mixers full of concrete was necessary to fill in the gap created on the collapsed surface. 17 people have been...

China  Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. wins tender Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project. STEC has many experience in tunnel works in many countries in the...

  Japan will loan P75.5 billion or about ¥154 billion within the frameworks of two separate loan agreements signed last week. Money will be used for the Duarte admonistration's 'Build,Build,Build" infrastructure project....

  Start date for the construction of the E6 between Ranheim and Værnes may be postponed for eight years. Labour Party and & Sp in Malvik meeting with the Norway's road operator Nye Veier did not conclude in agreements. `They...

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation MD annouced that the phase 2 of 72km Namme metro is in delay. This is because out of the 9100 strong workforce, only 5600 are at work. The remaining 3500 workers have left Bengaluru because of...

  For entire length of  Avenida de Andalucía upper slabs have been completed. This is part of 713m  Renfe-Guadalmedina section that UTE Metro Conexión gets build for Malaga...

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  All tunnels of Suzhou Rail Line 5 finished and work. Already city with 4 subway lines in 166km. Also 5 more lines in construction in 187km. Suzhou Line 6, Line S1 in TBM tunneling finish June 2024 December 2023. Line 7, Line 8 started end...

500 Meters of the E18 in downtown Oslo will be taken underground. Most likely cut & cover. It is expected to cost NOK 2.8...

  Urban Transport News report National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) tender for the construction of 5.6 km railway tunnel New Ashok Nagar – Sahibabad line saw five bidders. All of them are well known companies in India...