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Final design of HS2 Chiltern Tunnel’s North Portal revealed
- Mar, 21, 2023
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- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
High Speed 2 (HS2) revealed the final designs of Chiltern Tunnel’s North Portal on Tuesday, March 21st. The North Portal is the last of seven key structures in the tunnel’s design, which will be v...
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Contract for subway station and tunnel in Oslo awarded to Implenia
- Mar, 16, 2023
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- Norway, Oslo
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The contract for the K2D Skøyen to Vækerø project was awarded on the 16th of March. K2D Skøyen to Vækerø is part of the new Fornebu subway line in Oslo, which will have a total length of 8.2km....
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Freight train derailed by rockslide in West Virginia, USA
- Mar, 08, 2023
- Rock Engineering Transportation Geotechnics Geoenvironmental Engineering Remediation Technology News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, West Virginia
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A freight train was derailed due to a rockslide on Wednesday, March 8 at 4.51 a.m. near Sandstone, West Virginia. More specifically, the train mainly consisted of empty coal cars and, according to U...
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World’s longest purpose-built pedestrian and cycle tunnel is set to open in Norway soon
- Apr, 15, 2023
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- Norway, Bergen
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The world’s longest purpose-built tunnel for bicycles and pedestrians is set to open on the 15th of April in Bergen, Norway. The Fyllingsdalen tunnel will run 2.9km long, through the Løvstakken mou...
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Landslide in east Taiwan: Suhua Highway tunnel blocked
- Jan, 12, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Rock Engineering Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to Liberty Times, a landslide destroyed a section of a rock shed on the Suhua Highway in eastern Taiwan around 11:55 p.m. on Wednesday blocking the traffic. The rock shed connected the No....
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Indian Railways’ longest electrified tunnel to change the freight transportation
- Jan, 04, 2023
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- India
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Indian Railways’ longest electrified tunnel has proven to be a major game changer in the country’s freight transportation. The tunnel located between South Central Railways’ Cherlopalli and Rapuru st...
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Banihal-Katra rail link: India's longest escape tunnel completed
- Dec, 15, 2022
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- Banihal
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
India’s longest escape tunnel, which is 12.89 km long constructed on the 111km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway line in Jammu and Kashmir was completed by the Indian Railways. The longest tun...
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Green light for the Swedish rail tunnel construction
- Nov, 15, 2022
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- Sweden
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 1.6-kilometre Ersmark tunnel will be constructed in Sweden by Spanish contractor Comsa in a consortium with Nortúnel S.A. After some delay due to an appeal, the Swedish Transport Administration (...
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The longest railway tunnel in Nordics handed over
- Nov, 17, 2022
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- Norway, Oslo
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 20km long Blix tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Scandinavia and the first Norwegian railway tunnel with two separate tunnel tubes. It has been completed by joint venture Acciona Ghella (AG...
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Northern Philippines: At least five fatalities and dozens injuries after 7.0-magnitude earthquake triggers landslides
- Jul, 27, 2022
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Seismic News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Philippines
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least five people have been killed and dozens have been injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the northern Philippines set off multiple landslides and damaged buildings. So far, 64 people ha...
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