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A site visit at the new subway line being constructed in Athens, Greece

A new subway line is currently being built in Athens, Greece, and we paid a visit to one of its construction sites. Furthermore, the new line is going to be the city’s fourth and facilitate 15 new s...

Advancing the Frontiers of Blocky Rock Mass Modelling with Discrete Fracture Networks | Rocscience

This article describes the importance of Discrete Fracture Networks (DFNs) in rock mechanics modelling. It outlines capabilities in Rocscience programs RS3 (and RocSlope) to analyze discontinuous (...

Consent granted for the development of Scotland’s £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant

The development of a £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant in Ben Cruachan, Scotland, was granted consent on Tuesday, July 25. The project involves the expansion of the existing Cruachan Powe...

Landslide disrupts national highway traffic in J&K’s Ramban, India

A landslide halted traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in J&K’s Ramban, India, on Sunday, April 2. More specifically, the landslide occurred just outside the brand new 880m long T5 Pa...

World’s longest purpose-built pedestrian and cycle tunnel is set to open in Norway soon

The world’s longest purpose-built tunnel for bicycles and pedestrians is set to open on the 15th of April in Bergen, Norway. The Fyllingsdalen tunnel will run 2.9km long, through the Løvstakken mou...

Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: The longest underwater rail and road tunnel in the world will connect Germany and Denmark

An 18-kilometer underwater tunnel will soon connect Germany and Denmark. It should be mentioned that when it is finished, in 2029, the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will be the longest combined rail and road tu...

Indian Railways’ longest electrified tunnel to change the freight transportation

Indian Railways’ longest electrified tunnel has proven to be a major game changer in the country’s freight transportation. The tunnel located between South Central Railways’ Cherlopalli and Rapuru st...

150 French public personalities to stop the construction of the new cross-border Lyon-Turin railway tunnel

Over 150 French public personalities have signed a letter asking to stop the construction of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel and redirect the investments toward exiting trains and routes. The letter wa...

Banihal-Katra rail link: India's longest escape tunnel completed

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...

Green light for the Swedish rail tunnel construction

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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