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![Nuclear deal paves way for 11km of subsea tunnels]()
Nuclear deal paves way for 11km of subsea tunnels
After more than five years in the planning and negotiation stage French energy supplier EDF says it is ready to announce its final investment decision on the £18 billion nuclear power station at Hinkl
2016-01-04 admin
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![Bosphorus Eurasia highway TBM breaks through]()
Bosphorus Eurasia highway TBM breaks through
Successful breakthrough of the 13.5m diameter Mixshield TBM S-762 at the end of its 3.34km drive under the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey records an achievement of industry significance, reports Shani Wal
2015-09-17 admin
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![Korea completes record setting rail excavation]()
Korea completes record setting rail excavation
It is the third longest railway tunnel in the world - after the 57km Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland and the 54km Seikan Tunnel in Japan - and it took three years and five months in Korea to reach
2015-07-30 admin
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![First TBM launches for Riyadh Metro Line 1]()
First TBM launches for Riyadh Metro Line 1
The first of seven TBMs is launched for US$10 billion construction of Riyadh Metro Lines 1 and 2 (Blue and Green Lines).Earlier this month (July) the BACS construction consortium led by Bechtel (USA),
2015-07-16 admin
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![Entries file in for ITA Awards 2015]()
Entries file in for ITA Awards 2015
Since registration opening on 10 April, more than 30 nominations have been filed for the 2015 awards that will recognise excellence within the tunnelling and underground space industry. The entries wi
2015-07-03 admin
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![Landmark breakthrough for UK Crossrail]()
Landmark breakthrough for UK Crossrail
TBM excavation of the 21km of twin running Crossrail tunnels in London is complete. The last of eight 7.1m diameter Herrenknecht machines, TBM Victoria, broke through the head wall at Farringdon Stati
2015-06-17 admin
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![Working Groups report progress at WTC 2015]()
Working Groups report progress at WTC 2015
Eight new documents from the various Working Groups of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) are published this year and presented during the World Tunnel Congress in Du
2015-06-10 admin
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![Mitsubishi TBM business consolidation]()
Mitsubishi TBM business consolidation
Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is reportedly preparing to consolidate its TBM manufacturing business by teaming up with rival Japanese TBM manufacturer IHI and steel manufacturing giant JF
2015-06-03 admin
