The JV (Joint Venture) Sam (India) Builtwell Pvt. Ltd from Delhi and Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat ve Taahhut AS from Ankara secured the INR10.42 bn (EUR116.01 million) contract for the construction and design of a tunnel, containing four underground metro stations Bada Chauraha, Chunniganj, Nayagan, and Naveen Market and ramp for the Line 1 of […]
The first mega tunnel boring machine (TBM) has been provided in a critical milestone for the Snowy 2.0 project. The milestone was celebrated with the official naming by Snowy Hydro Ltd: The ‘Lady Eileen Hudson’ TBM. The Lady Eileen Hudson TBM, which owes its name from the wife of inaugural Scheme Commissioner Sir William Hudson […]
The main purpose of TBM Alice is to move beneath St. Kilda Road and the Yarra River, to link the Metro Tunnel’s new Anzac and Town Hall stations in Melbourne, Australia. This project will be started in December by relaunching the TBM Millie, which is excavating a parallel 1.8 km tunnel along the same route, […]
According to the Articles of Association between French and Italy, the government have nominated the members of Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin -TELT Board of Directors. The President of TELT, Mr. Hubert du MESNIL and the Director General, Mr. Mario VIRANO were both reappointed for France and Italy. On the 24 February, indicated Board of Directors […]
As Epiroc and Orica claim, they have co-developed the world’s first semi-automated, wireless explosives delivery system for using in blast operations and hard rock drill. The technology intends to guarantee that the right explosives are safely delivered into the right holes within the right timeframe for improved efficiency and safety. ‘Avatel’ enables charge crews to […]
Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) bored an 8.4 m diameter * 12.5 km length Water Conversion Tunnel, dubbed as the world’s longest water transmission project, through the Sarwat Mountains. SWCC deployed a 160m long TBM to travel the distance from Jabal Al-Kar to the Ring Road in Taif to ensure sufficient water supply […]