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Worker fatally falls at Hudson Tunnel construction site in Manhattan

A fatal accident occurred on October 23, 2025, at a Hudson Yards construction site in Manhattan, where a worker fell approximately 60 feet into a pit during operations for the $16 billion Gateway Tun...

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Digital twins underground: The paradigm shift from static models to living systems

Digital twins have revolutionized projects in engineering circles for years, but its application to the subsurface realm represents a new way of thinking. The best way to understand the underground i...

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Advancing Tunnel Sustainability with Fibre-Reinforced Shotcrete

Recent advancements in sprayed fibre-reinforced concrete (SFRC) technology are reshaping the way tunnels are designed and constructed. With nearly 70% of a tunnel’s embodied carbon coming from concre...

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The Underground Challenge: Why Traditional Tunneling Approaches Are Failing

Going underground is a seemingly simple approach to addressing the increasing pressure for infrastructure in our fast-growing societies—but it is far from simple. Tunneling can carry enormous costs p...

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Metro Vancouver completes tunnelling under Fraser River for Annacis Water Supply Tunnel project

Metro Vancouver has completed the tunnelling phase of the AnnacisWater Supply Tunnel, marking a major milestone in one of the region’s largest water infrastructure projects. The new 2.3-kilometre tun...

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Early soil borings start at the Nashville's tunnel Music City Loop project

In a new project update about Nashville's tunnel Music City Loop, the Boring Company reported that the work includes geotechnical borings as part of its permitting and design process. Crews have also...

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Heathrow unveils “offline” M25 tunnel plan to support third runway expansion

Heathrow Airport has detailed its strategy for one of the most complex motorway upgrades ever attempted in the UK, constructing a new section of the M25 to accommodate its proposed third runway. The...

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Dubai advances underground infrastructure vision with tunnels, caverns, and 100-year drainage network

Dubai is taking major steps toward a new era of subterranean development, with plans that combine transportation innovation and long-term climate resilience. The emirate’s Roads and Transport Authori...

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Geotechnical studies for Nashville's tunnel Music City Loop have began

Tennessee has taken a key first step toward construction of a new underground transit system as The Boring Company was granted a no-cost lease for a state-owned parking lot in Nashville to support in...

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Repair of massive 50-meter sinkhole in Bangkok enters new challenge after structural breach

In the early hours of September 26, emergency efforts to stabilize the massive sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital on Bangkok’s Samsen Road were paused after approximately 1,500 tonnes (around 700 c...

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