In order to excavate a 300m long drainage tunnel near the north portal of the High Speed 2 (HS2) Chiltern tunnel in Buckinghamshire, two mini tunnel boring machine (TBM) is considered and this is the first one. With 8.9m length and 19t weight, this machine has been named Lizzie after the Queen and will be […]
In order to use in a new underground gold mine currently under construction, Epiroc, which is a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a large order for equipment, containing battery-electric machines and automation solutions, from the Canadian Malartic Partnership. As one of Canada’s largest gold mines, the Odyssey […]
The digging process of the deepest open excavation shaft on Watercare Central Interceptor, New Zealand’s largest wastewater project, has been completed by of Ghella Abergeldie Joint Venture. Cooperating its contractor Ghella Abergeldie Joint Venture (GAJV), the Central Interceptor team has made advancement on the $1.2bn (£630M) wastewater tunnel scheme in central Auckland. While the excavation […]
In order to help with tunnel design for Singapore’s Cross Island Line, Japanese construction firm Nishimatsu Construction has signed an agreement with consulting group Cowi. Excavation process of 2.9km tunnel and 300m long cut and cover tunnels on phase one of the Cross Island Line underground mass transit system, as well as a two-story facilities […]
In order to construct twin nine-kilometer rail tunnels between Sydney Olympic Park and Westmead, Australia’s first autonomous tunnel boring machines (TBM) will be used. As a part of the Western Tunneling Package with a $2.16 billion value, which in February 2021 has granted to the Gamuda Australia and Laing O’Rourke Consortium, this work concluded a […]
Commencing excavation of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) at a shaft in northeastern Paris is an indication of finishing the tunneling process for lines 16 and 17 for Société du Grand Paris’ Grand Paris Express project. On 1 March 2022, the TBM named Batan completed its 3.8km drive in Paris’ Aubervilliers suburb when it broke […]
