Las Vegas approves contract with Elon Musk's 'The Boring Company'
Las Vegas finally decides that Elon Musk's The Boring Company is capable of building the 1,6 kilometer long tunnel for the Las Vegas Convention Center. The project...Tunneling Memorobilia: Swiss postal stamp for the Gotthard Tunnel
Some time ago I received a letter from a Swiss friend of mine. It was a surprise because nowadays all mails I receive are mostly from tax office and some occasio...5 dead after a subway tunnel (under construction) collapses in east China
In China's Qingdao city, a subway construction site collapses. causing the death of 5 people working in the construction. Another reminder that ours is a...Reply on topic: Subsea Rail Link between UAE and India Proposed
This is, simply put, utter nonsense. I have no doublt such tunnels will be built maybe in 100 years or so. But it does not make it a vision. A vision must have some doa...Türkiye: Water tunnel project in challenging geology GEREDE in the news
Gerede tunnel is no spectacular. It is only a water tunnel 5,5m diameter. 31.6km long. Türkiye has more interesting tunnel projects. For example Bosphoru...Reply on topic: 5 dead after a subway tunnel (under construction) collapses in east China
Article does not say much about the circumstances of the accident. One wonders whether the safety precautions are taken during the boring...Reply on topic: Tunneling Memorobilia: Swiss postal stamp for the Gotthard Tunnel
It is a long stamp, as tunnels are. Beuatiful stamp. Hey.. I collect stamps but I never before think of tunnel stamps. I will look for tunnel stampsAustralia: Melbourne metro Tunnel faces cost blowout on early construction work, watchdog reveals
Melbourne metro construction costs are already 31% over in the early phases of project. 31%! So far $476 million, was approved but the expected expenditure is $62...Construction of France-Italy rail tunnel is in risk, after the European Parliament elections
The proposed 270km-long train link between Lyon and Turin, which would also have one of the longest rail tunnels in the world, risks being shelved following EU elections....
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