A Chinese company (China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. Limited (CPPE)) began construction of two main underground tunnels in Sri Lanka's Colombo metro area which will prevent the threat of floods in the...
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation KMRC calls a seasoned tunnel engineer in the name of John Endicott to rescue after the collapse of houses on the path of tunnel boring machine.
he say: "Unless the water seepage is stopped, subsidence will...
The route for the new $50 billion Suburban Rail Loop in Melbourne has been confirmed, with the Victoria Government announcing the suburbs that will get new...
Over 450 cubic metres of concrete mixture was injected through a surface bore in Bowbazar through Monday but it was still not enough to fill the vacuum that has been created underneath Durga Pithuri Lane and Shyakra Para Lane that had led to the...
Kolkata: Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) overlooking the fact that along with clay there may be sand pockets in the subsurface layer of the city, might have led to the disaster in Bowbazar in which several buildings developed cracks...
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...
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...
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.
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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...
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...