Hinkley Point C tunnel boring work starts beneath Bristol Channel seabed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcjeRUlAY88 Work has begun at Hinkley Point C this week to install 38,000 concrete segments required to support the three underground marine tunnels at up to 33 metres below the seabed of the Bristol Channel. These tunnels are part of the nuclear power station b...Tags: Balfour Beatty, united kingdom, britain
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UK contractors ignore coronavirus concerns, tunnelling goes on as `business as usual`
I wonder how is the situation in other tunnelling sites? As dumb as in Cheshire? https://tunnelcontact.com/discussion/view/13571/despite-coronavirus-cheshire-west-and-chester-council-tells-vinci-to-press-ahead-with-northgate-construction-workTags: united kingdom, coronavirus, health, pandemic, covid-19, covid19
Extinction Rebellion set to protest against Silvertown Tunnel at the O2 Arena in Greenwich
The climate change activism group published plans for a protest against the controversial tunnel development. The group claims the road tunnel to bring thousands of HGVs (heavy goods vehicles) under the river between Greenwich and Silvertown and will contribute to London area's air ...Tags: United Kingdom, England
Thames Tideway TBMs already reached boring halfway
Time flies when you're having fun! The tunnel boring machines boring the Thames Tideway tunnel are now done with the 13km of the 25km super sewer for London. Aparrently the tunnel now goes all the way from Fulham to Blackfriars going under a total 13 bridges! Read for yourselves:...Tags: United Kingdom, England, London super sewer tunnel, London Thames Tideway
Thames Tideway Tunnel uses Open BIM software
For those BIM-illetarate, it stands for 'Building Information Model'. It is defined as Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a fac...Tags: London super sewer, United Kingdom, England
Contracts to build the £1bn River Thames Silvertown Tunnel will be made public
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has promises to open the contracts up to public scrutiny "subject to legal advice", during a London Assembly meeting on his final budget for 2020-21. This comes after pressure from Liberal Democrat Party and the Green party. https://www.newcivilen...Tags: United Kingdom
"Stonehenge Tunnel Plans are to be cancelled"
Salisbury Journal claims the plans for the Stonehenge tunnel set to be scrapped. The journal says the reason for the cancellation of the project is the high costs. The 1.8 mile long tunnel was expected to cost over £2 billion. Supposedly Boris Johnson is not prepared to pay for it...Tags: Britain, United Kingdom
Lower Thames Crossing funding included in the budget
The Lower Thames Crossing will be a new connection between the counties of Kent and Essex. Critical part of the new route will be a twin bore tunnel crossing under the River Thames east of Gravesend and Tilbury. The crossing itself will cost £6.8 billion, but investment in local road...Tags: United Kingdom, Britain, England, London, London tunnels
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