Tunnelling

The cutterhead of TBM Anne from the Victoria Road Crossover Box Credit: HS2
INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 launches fourth TBM under London

New tunnelling machine joins three others digging high-speed line under London

10 April 2024

One of the launch and reception shafts constructed by Barhale to allow an Akkermann TBM to be deployed to drive a 120m long tunnel beneath the Grand Union Canal in London Credit: Barhale
INFRASTRUCTURE

UK Power Networks and Barhale build tunnel to power HS2 construction to Euston

Micro-tunnel under the Grand Union Canal in West London to support HS2 main tunnelling completed

09 April 2024

Breakthrough at the pipeline construction site for the Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline project in Kehl Credit: Herrenknecht
UTILITIES

Breakthrough on the pipeline construction site in Kehl

A Herrenknecht AVN1200 has broken through on the Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline project

03 April 2024

The specially modified Bobcat E88 mini excavator being lowered into one of the ventilation shafts for the Förbifart Stockholm road tunnel project Credit: Bobcat
INFRASTRUCTURE

Bobcat excavator gets remote control for shaft work in Sweden

Bobcat E88 8.9t mini-excavator specially modified for work on a tunnelling project in Sweden

27 March 2024

 TBM ‘Celia’ breaking through at HS2’s tunnel under the Chiltern Hills completing a 10-mile journey that began in June 2021
INFRASTRUCTURE

Final breakthrough for HS2's longest tunnel

The second TBM building HS2, the UK’s new high-speed rail link, under the Chiltern Hills has now broken

25 March 2024

 The new Herrenknecht Double Shield for the Brenner Base Tunnel has a diameter of 10,370mm, a length of around 183m and weighs a total of around 2700t
INFRASTRUCTURE

Seventh TBM handed over for the record-breaking Brenner project

First of two Double Shield TBM for construction BBT project presented by Herrenknecht

20 March 2024

 Tereratec’s TBM, the largest double shield machine in the Indian Himalayan Region, is presently working for Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. of India
INFRASTRUCTURE

Indian hydropower project uses Terratec TBM with continuous conveyor

Continuously advancing conveyor is part of TBM built for Indian hydropower project

13 March 2024

 The breakthrough of TBM “Houda” having completed the bore for the tunnels of Lot 2 of the Line 16 of the new metro line of the Île-de-France
INFRASTRUCTURE

Webuild finishes excavation on Lot 2 of Line 16 of Grand Paris Express

Second Webuild TBM finishes bore for Paris Metro extension project

12 March 2024

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