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Norwegian tunnelling methods could reshape the Peak District tunnel case

A new proposal has revived the long-running idea of a road tunnel beneath the Peak District, aiming to improve journeys between Manchester and Sheffield while reducing heavy traffic through the nation...

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Second giant TBM begins work on India’s first undersea rail tunnel

A second large-diameter tunnel boring machine has started excavation on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project, advancing one of the most technically demanding parts of India’s first bullet trai...

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UPLIFT aims to make deep geothermal energy safer and more predictable

A new Horizon Europe project called UPLIFT is targeting one of the most difficult questions in renewable energy: how to extract heat from deep, hot and low-permeability rock in a way that is technical...

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Lima completes tunnel excavation for Peru’s first fully underground metro

Excavation has been completed on Lima Metro Line 2, marking a major milestone for Peru’s first fully underground metro system. The breakthrough of the final diaphragm wall at Station 4 completed the p...

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Hong Kong launches tender for 7 km East Kowloon green transit system for steep urban districts

Hong Kong has launched an open tender for the Smart and Green Mass Transit System in East Kowloon, marking a major step toward delivering a new 7 km urban transit corridor through one of the city’s mo...

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Debohra completes both tunnel tubes beneath Vienna highlighting low-disruption urban tunnelling

Tunnel boring has been completed on both tracks of Vienna’s U2 metro extension, marking a major milestone for one of the city’s most important public transport projects. The works form part of the wid...

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India’s largest rail TBM begins tunnelling beneath Mumbai

India’s Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project has reached a major underground construction milestone, with the country’s largest rail tunnel boring machine beginning excavation from the Vikhroli sh...

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Fatal landslide exposes construction-stage risks around tunnel portals

A fatal landslide at the under-construction Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi road tunnel project in Kerala has renewed concern over construction-stage slope stability in the Western Ghats. The landslide o...

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Scripting in RS3: Your Tunnel Liner Results, On Demand

What if checking every section along your tunnel took less time than making a coffee? Tunnel lining design is not painful during the analysis stage – the work gets bogged down afterward. Once RS3 has...

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Polcevera ventilation tunnel completed for Italy’s Terzo Valico project

Excavation has been completed on the 2 km Polcevera ventilation tunnel, a key underground element of Italy’s Terzo Valico dei Giovi and Genoa Junction railway project. The tunnel forms part of a wider...

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