Lower Thames Crossing tunnels and systems director Keith Bowers said that the project faces "huge challenges" due to its "highly sensitive" location
https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/lower-thames-crossing-dubbed-most-ambitious-road-job-since-m25-09-12-2019/
#Wellington City councillor Sean Rush pushes for the extra Mt Victoria tunnel and gets some push-back
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118104985/please-we-are-trapped-says-city-councillor-wanting-to-advance-capitals-tunnel-project
#NewZealand #tunnels
İzmir Municipality's Narlıdere metro progress: #Gülermak completes the boring of 860 meter part between 2 stations in 1,5 months. Narlıdere complete length is 7,5km
https://www.haberimport.com/izmir-narlidere-metrosunda-iki-istasyon-birlesti-17476.html
#izmir #tunnels
India : Government starts process for preparation of a Detailed Project Report for the proposed Mughal Road Tunnel in Kashmir.
https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/dipr-to-make-mughal-road-an-all-weather-route-on-the-anvil/
#indian #tunnels
Kolkata's East-West Metro authorities have revised the alignment of the tracks passing through Bowbazar and almost doubled the distance between the two tunnels for burrowing safely through...
#Victoria's construction industry receives half a million to help #women enter the industry.
#Melbourne #MetroTunnelProject #Tunnels
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-22/victoria-working-to-get-more-women-into-construction/11623824
Bessac gets the CA$184 million contract by Metro-Vancouver to construct shafts and tunnels from the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP) to the Fraser River, in Vancouver, Canada.
https://tunnellingjournal.com/bessac-awarded-annacis-island-outfall/
Newcastle Tyne Tunnel will install new technology to allow drivers unable to pay at t...pay later. It will cut queues and reduce #pollution it is estimated.
CEO of tunnels operator TT2 says cutting que...
Transport Minister Phil Twyford says he's not ruling out bringing forward constructio...ss-transit-before-mt-victoria-tunnel-in-capitals-transport-plans
#NewZealand #tunnels #tunnelWork
There is much interest in tunnels in Nepal. But #Nepal's first tunnel was built as early as in 1917 and with Nepalese technology.
The 500m tunnel through the Chure ridge between Het...