Articles Tagged with ''Tunnel Boring''

Tunneling through an urban environment like that of Los Angeles is complex enough. Add to that a medley of poor soils (including tar pits); a variety of dangerous gases; and two seismic faults and it becomes a task that until not so long ago was impossible.

Would a student who has never seen a tunnel under construction envision a tunneling career? The Moles, a heavy construction leadership group with its roots in tunneling, thinks the answer is “not likely.”

Cross passages between both bores of London's 0.7-mile Silvertown tunnel are nearing completion, marking the end of excavations on the River Thames crossing.

New South Wales officials awarded a $2.9-billion contract to Acciona Construction for Stage 2 of the Western Harbour Tunnel last December.

ENR California's Owner of the Year embraces progressive design-build approach on the $9.3-billion VTA BART Silicon Valley Phase II.

Pumped storage hydro owner Snowy Hydro says tunnel integrity has not been compromised, but contractors are taking precautions.

Contractors are navigating existing infrastructure and coordinating among stakeholders as they construct a 700-ft extension to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's Plane Train tunnel.