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41 trapped tunnel workers rescued after 17 days in India

The operation to rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India ended successfully on late Tuesday, November 28. Furthermore, as was previously reported, the workers had been trapped appro...

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Sydney’s 24-kilometer underground junction opens soon

Rozelle Interchange, Sydney’s new 24-kilometer underground junction, is scheduled to open within the coming weeks. Furthermore, the Rozelle Interchange is one of the most complex underground junctio...

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Operation to rescue 40 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel continues in India

Part of an under-construction tunnel in India caved in during the early hours of Sunday, November 12, trapping 40 workers inside. Furthermore, the incident took place at 5.30 a.m. local time, in the...

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South Asia’s first underwater tunnel inaugurated in Bangladesh

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, South Asia’s first underwater tunnel, was officially inaugurated on Saturday, October 28, with the Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, being the first...

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Broadway Subway Project’s TBM breaks through Oak-VGH Station in Vancouver, Canada

The first of the two tunnel-boring machines (TBM) digging through the Broadway Subway Project broke through the Oak-VGH Station in Vancouver on October 12, 2023. The news came on Friday, as the Gove...

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Drilling for Stuttgart 21 project’s 56km tunnels marks completion

A significant milestone was reached in the Stuttgart 21 project with the final tunneling breakthrough taking place in the city’s airport tunnel on September the 14th. Furthermore, the Stuttgart 21 p...

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Drilling for the 5.63-kilometer-long Učka Tunnel in Croatia has been completed

It was announced that drilling for the new 5.63-kilometer-long Učka Tunnel in Croatia has been completed on Monday, September 18. The new Učka Tunnel will be the second road tunnel under the Učka mou...

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British company introduces waterless pumped storage hydropower technology

A UK-based company has developed a waterless pumped storage hydropower technology, and recently teamed up to deliver 100MW energy storage capacity projects by 2030. Furthermore, this technology work...

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World’s longest railway tunnel will remain closed for months after derailment

Europe’s Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel, is going to remain closed to passenger trains for several months after it sustained damage from a derailment on August 1...

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HS2’s Florence and Cecilia TBMs reach Little Missenden

HS2 announced on Tuesday, August 8, that Florence and Cecilia, the two 2,000-ton tunnel boring machines (TBMs) had reached the Little Missenden ventilation shaft. This event marks a significant mile...

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