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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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Combining geological modelling and BIM for infrastructure

Transport for London (TfL)—the statutory authority responsible for most aspects of Greater London’s transport system—is planning a new road tunnel under the River Thames in East London. The proposed...

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Norway Proposes World's First Underwater Floating Tunnel

In order to cut down on travel time along the west coast of Norway, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has proposed the design of floating tunnels to run beneath fjords that would normal...

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Highway 99 Tunnel Further Delayed

Completion of the new Highway 99 tunnel, originally planned for late 2015, has been delayed even further, possibly until 2019. It is now estimated that the project will be over budget by $223 million....

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World's Longest Tunnel Running Under Swiss Alps Opens

On June 1st, the Gotthard Base Tunnel was officially opened, making it the longest and deepest tunnel. Nearly 20 years after work began, the tunnel connects Erstfeld to Bodio, Switzerland before conti...

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Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement to Resume

The Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement is a transportation megaproject in the City of Seattle, Washington.  The project consists of replacing an overcrowded and unsightly elevated highway along Seat...

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New Formula Protects Tunnels From Fires

The researchers of Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a method of spraying steel-fiber-infused shotcrete, which makes tunnels and bridges more robust against fire. The researchers of Ruhr-Unive...

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