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Banihal-Katra rail link: India's longest escape tunnel completed
- Dec, 15, 2022
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- Banihal
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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
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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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PLAXIS, OpenGround & GeoStudio Users: Nominate Your Project for the 2022 Going Digital Awards
- Apr, 08, 2022
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Nominations are now open for the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure If you used PLAXIS, OpenGround, or GeoStudio to tackle a complex geotechnical project, you can win a trip to London and...
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Novel methods for underground construction
- Mar, 02, 2022
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Lateral thinking and technology transfer are set to revolutionise the construction of transportation and utilities tunnels, underpasses, car parks and other underground structures. Patrick Lane-Nott,...
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New York-New Jersey: Gateway rail tunnel work may start in 2023
- Feb, 28, 2022
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The Gateway rail tunnel, a project of $12.3 billion, linking New York City and New Jersey has reached a major preconstruction milestone with the completion of geotechnical studies necessary for the e...
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Indian Railways: the longest tunnel is completed
- Feb, 15, 2022
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- India
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The main tunnel of T-49, which is the longest tunnel of Indian Railways, between Sumber and Arpinchala station of Katra-Banihal section of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project was co...
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Sao Paolo: part of an expressway collapses over metro tunnel
- Feb, 01, 2022
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- Brazil, São Paulo
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Part of a major expressway collapsed on Tuesday above a construction site in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo where a tunnel was excavated for a new subway line. No fatalities were reported, but it...
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3 major East Coast tunnel, the Hudson Tunnel, the Howard Street Tunnel and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, projects move forward
- Jan, 11, 2022
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Three major tunnel projects that connect key transportation arteries on the East Coast are advancing. The Hudson Tunnel between New York and New Jersey, the Howard Street Tunnel in Maryland and the C...
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Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: Europe's new shortcut links Germany and Denmark
- Dec, 22, 2021
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- Germany, Fehmarn
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The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will link Denmark and Germany and is currently one of the largest construction projects in Europe. Its construction will significantly reduce journey times between the two Balt...
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Hudson Tunnel Project gets green light for construction
- Dec, 01, 2021
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- United States
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The Hudson Tunnel Project looks to have finally broken through the last barrier leading to construction. The Project proposes to rehabilitate the existing tunnel under the Hudson River that carries A...
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