Lötschberg base tunnel was initially opened provisionally after water ingress.

https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/der-loetschberg-tunnel-wird-nur-provisorisch-geflickt-ld.1549508
#switzerland

AFRY gets the site management contract for the secondary #Gotthard tunnel

https://www.marketscreener.com/F-POYRY-AB-PUBL-16716931/news/F-Poyry-publ-AFRY-awarded-site-management-contract-for-secondary-Gotthard-tunnel-in-Switzerland-30450548/
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Lötschberg base tunnel reopened after a 6week closure due to water ingress.

https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/l%C3%B6tschberg-base-tunnel-reopened-after-water-ingress-mitigated/56360.article
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Grand Paris Express - The first tunnel boring machine breakthrough from Swiss construction giant Implenia.
https://www.blick.ch/news/wirtschaft/historischer-durchstich-fuer-implenia-in-frankreich-blick-war-dabei-schweizer-koloss-frisst-sich-durch-paris-id15781264.html
#GrandParisExpress #Implenia

The 15.4-kilometer-long #Ceneri base tunnel is scheduled to go into service on December 13, 2020. The first train to depart at 6:03 am heading north. To start the countdown, SBB boss Andreas Meyer and President of the Ticino State Council Christian Vitta baptized a train from the new Giruno fleet on Sunday with the name "Ceneri 2020".

Vitta called the opening of the tunnel a "historic moment" for the canton. By bringing Lugano, Locarno and Bellinzona together, this work will give birth to the "city of Ticino", he stressed. It will change the life of Ticino people - for commuters and for leisure.

https://www.letemps.ch/compte-rebours-lance-tunnel-base-ceneri
#Switzerland

How #Swiss #tunnel technology is controlling pollution a continent away in Santiago de Chile in South America

Throughout South America, pollution from transport and machinery has been adding to greenhouse gas emissions while causing growing health issues. A Swiss programme based on technology developed for trans-Alpine tunnels has helped Chile become a leader in addressing vehicle smog.

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/black-carbon-filters_how-swiss-tunnel-technology-is-controlling-pollution-a-continent-away/45432716
#Switzerland #Swiss #tunnelling #technology

New Civil Engineer Tunnelling Awards 2019

In total, French firms were involved in five award wins at this year’s event. In comparison, Spanish companies won four awards at the 2018 Tunnelling Awards

https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/french-firms-dethrone-spanish-counterparts-tunnelling-awards-06-12-2019/
#tunnels #awards

Monaco to invest 60 million euros for renovation of tunnel - Monaco authorities have announced a 60 million euros investment into work to be carried on the Rainier III tunnel which links Monaco to France. The tunnel which opened in 1994 and leads from the Principality to Cap d’Ail underwent a survey on Thursday morning. The work, which will include the introduction of safety points for motorists, in the case of an emergency are expected to be completed by 2026.

http://www.rivieraradio.mc/news/monaco-to-invest-60-million-euros-for-renovation-of-tunnel

Strabag gets a €80mn contract to build phase 2 of new integrated pumping station for the Toronto Wastewater Treatment Plant.

https://www.constructionglobal.com/infrastructure/strabag-tunnelling-under-toronto-enhance-wastewater-management
#Canada #tunnel #tunnels

Implenia celebrates breakthrough in southern tube of Albvorland tby he WANDA tunnel boring machine.

Implenia has been commissioned by Deutsche Bahn to build the 8-kilometre Albvorland Tunnel, a key section of the new 60-kilometre-long railway line between Stuttgart and Ulm. Today’s breakthrough in the southern tube by TBM Wanda marked the successful end of Implenia’s drilling work on the Albvorland Tunnel’s two tubes. TBM Sybille already made the breakthrough in the northern tube in August 2019.

https://www.marktpuls.ch/artikel/permalink/362407