Mishap tied to TBM hitting acquifer.  The seal of a vital component of a tunnel boring machine of Kolkata East-West Metro gave way because of water pressure, leading to flooding of the tunnel in Bowbazar, engineers involved in...

  Switzerland's Implenia wins a SEK3.5bn contract in Sweden. It is for detailed planning and execution of a rail project with a tunnel under the city of...

  Three teams of international construction companies have been shortlisted for an Australian tunnelling contract worth up to...

Transport for London's (TfL) procurement of the £1bn Silvertown tunnel was 'flawed, in breach of the principles of equal treatment […] and manifestly erroneous', says the legal case by rival...

https://www.romania-insider.com/bidders-tunnel-sibiu-pitesti-highway

  The environmental impact of the two underground alignment options for the Cross Island Line (CRL) can be “adequately managed” with comprehensive mitigating measures and monitoring plans. Read more at...

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has recently released tenders for 2 contracts as part of the Cross Island Line (CRL) civil works, beginning the process for release of all 17 expected civil works contracts. Contract CR101 for the Design and...

  https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/homes-emptied-after-cracks-in-calcutta-s-bowbazar/cid/1701898

The feasibility study for the Penang undersea tunnel project is still not ready as it is now only 90% completed, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. However, he said the tunnel is not a...

DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office is looking for urban, privately managed tunnels, suitable for post-global catastrophe situations. The goal is to find out how “the underground domain” affects humanity, as the request for...

Lawmakers joined New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy this week urging federal and state unity to replace the more than 100-year-old Portal Bridge and Gateway Tunnel. Such age is beginning to wear on the swing-span Portal Bridge especially, causing delays as...

  To boost road connectivity in the State, two proposals have been mooted for a portion of the newly envisioned 40-km four-lane road-cum-bridge project from Gohpur to Numaligarh. One is to construct a bridge over the 10-km stretch of the...

  The rail line goes across a total length of 44.98 kms crossing as many as 19 bridges and 14 tunnels. The tunnels on the route covers a total length 38.55 kms, with the longest tunnel covering 5270 metres and the smallest tunnel covers 538...

  On September 3, there is a tender for redirecting the Hurman Çayı (Hurman Creek) in Elbistan and Afşin. It will be directed to Göksun Çayı instead of the Ceyhun ırmağı (Ceyhun river). Turkish...

  Turkish newspapers report that the segments used in İzmir Metrosu Narlıdere extension construction crack. Newspapers say the contractor Gülermak use Fiber Reinforced Polymer and Macro Synthetic Fiber in segments instead of steel...

  Initial tenders for the construction and operation of a tunnel between Gozo and Malta will be published this year, despite the success of a fourth ferry linking the two...

The first phase of Penang’s RM6.34 billion tunnel project will kickstart construction by end of October, amid criticism on the cost and delay in the completion of the feasibility study, reported The...

All that pro Malta-Gozo tunnel messages I see in this group, I think it needs some balancing. Obviously  I am also for building tunnels but not at all costs. Read this to see what environmental and other problems it will...

While Maltese government focuses on short term solution of bussing, public discussions for more permanent solutions increase. https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/97082/Maltas_population_size_no_stumbling_block_for_metro#.XWZYM6ahk0M

Maybank roped in for Penang megaproject   KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC) said it had overcome a hurdle in the contentious Penang Major Roads and Third Link development as Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank)...