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Melbourne's TBMs almost ready to advance

The biggest tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in the southern hemisphere are on track to arrive in Melbourne on time in early 2019 to build the West Gate Tunnel and Metro Tunnel.  T...

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Elizabeth line: The new crossrail of London

The new crossrail, named after Queen Elizabeth, which features a marathon of brand new tunnels beneath the streets of London will open by the end of 2018. The $20 billion crossrail project will ope...

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Tunnel becomes safe with the usage of Polystyrene blocks

An old and non-operational railway tunnel that lies underneath the approach roads north of the Forth Road Bridge has been made safe by stuffing it with expanded polystyrene blocks. The 420m tu...

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Nuclear tests in North Korea caused mountain deformation and possible radiation leakage

The underground nuclear explosion in North Korea on September 3rd, 2017 was so powerful that it moved a mountain, according to new research.  The blast was North Korea's sixth and largest nucl...

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Singapore's deepest transmission cable tunnel system is almost ready

A network of giant tunnels which will protect Singapore's electricity supply for the future has been completed. The multibillion-dollar Underground Transmission Cable Tunnel Project will house 1,20...

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Patent for cost-saving tunnel seal

A new cast-in rubber gasket corner joint system designed to reduce the risk of segment cracking during tunnel construction has secured a UK patent. The new 'compliant compressible corner', develope...

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Tunnel constructed to connect trail system in Colorado, US

The City of Fort Collins, Colorado recently completed the construction of a 70-feet hiking/biking tunnel, underneath Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway tracks, which will ultimately connect m...

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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: An ‘engineering wonder’ of the modern world

Operating since April 1964, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel functions both as a bridge and a tunnel, as its name implies. After the $200 million structure's completion, the American Society of Civil Engi...

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Tunnelling beneath Stonehenge: A controversial construction project

A £1.4 billion plan proposes replacing much of the A303 route that runs past Stonehenge with a new route that includes a 2.9km (1.8 miles), deep-bored tunnel, just a few hundred meters south of the mo...

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Visit Measurand at TAC 2016

Visit Measurand at booth 19, at TAC 2016 (Tunneling Association of Canada, 2016 Annual Conference) in Ottawa, Canada on October 17th and 18th, 2016. Lee Danisch and Fraser Carpenter are at the nati...

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