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Severe subsidence caused by underground motorway in Sydney

Satellite imagery revealed that the $17 billion WestConnect underground project has caused severe subsidence of the ground above. Satellite data is a beneficial tool that can determine the impact o...

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Norway to achieve "floating tunnel" project

Norway plans to invest in floating tunnel technology in order to facilitate motorists' transportation. Norway's landscape, consisting of glaciers, mountains and fjords, is one of the most impressiv...

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Mumbai subway goes beneath Mithi River

The construction of a 153-meter long metro tunnel below the Mithi River in Mumbai has begun. The project is carried out by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), the contractor of Colaba-Bandra-Seep...

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Is tunneling safe in Los Angeles?

Following Elon Musk's attempt to introduce underground transportation systems a question is raised. Is tunneling safe in Los Angeles? Musk founded a construction company (Boring Company)...

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Tunnel in Chicago prevents an area from flooding

A tunnel designed to divert rainfall water has resolved a persistent flooding issue in Chicago's Albany Park.  The diversion tunnel utilizes a network of supplemental tunnels and shafts to car...

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Ground collapse due to tunneling work in Perth railway

A leak in a cross passage between twin-bored tunnels has led to a ground collapse in Perth's Forrestfield Airport railway, Australia. The leak developed about 200m. north of the Forrestfield statio...

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Structure in Stonehenge damaged due to tunnel work

A 6,000-year-old structure located near Stonehenge was damaged due to tunnel works according to archaeologists. Archaeologists state that Highways of England, that were conducting preparatory works...

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TBM breaks through hard granitic rock on Atlanta water tunnel

The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) that was used to achieve Atlanta's water supply tunnel overcame extreme hard rock conditions. The 3.8-meter diameter Robbins Main Beam TBM completed its 8 kilometers...

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India's first railway station inside a tunnel

India is about to acquire its first railway station inside a 27-km-long tunnel. The Keylong station will be constructed at a height of 3,000m. on the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line which is near the Sino...

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Unexpected cavern in tunnel construction in France

A Tunnel Boring Machine successfully passed through an unexpected cavern during its drive on the Galerie des Janots water tunnel project in La Ciotat, France. The Galerie des Janots is part of a pr...

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