As the front section of the giant SR 99 tunneling machine Bertha is cut and lifted from a disassembly pit, crews are hard at work disassembling the back end of the machine through the new tunnel. This short time lapse condenses more than a month’s work into…
ABB Engineering Powers World’s Longest and Deepest Rail Tunnel
As Switzerland officially opens the world’s longest railway tunnel, the 57 km Gotthard base tunnel through the Alps, ABB has inaugurated a special pavilion…
CH2M and Arcadis Consortium Chosen for Lower Thames Crossing
The public consultation for the final decision on type of infrastructure for the Lower Thames Crossing was opened on 26 January 2016, by Highways England. Rendel,…
New Lake Mead Intake Named Among World’s Top Engineering Feats
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 8, 2016—The recently completed drinking water intake constructed to protect Southern Nevada residents from continuing drought has been nominated for the 2016 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award by the prestigious American Society…
Columbus Completes Excavation of 4-Mile Storwater Sewer Tunnel
A crucial requirement of the 2004 consent order between the City of Columbus and the State of Ohio is to reduce the environmental impacts caused by Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs). The Olentangy-Scioto-Interceptor-Sewer) Augmentation Relief Sewer, known as…
Arup Celebrates Grand Opening of Billy Bishop Airport Pedestrian Tunnel
TORONTO, July 30, 2015—Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, celebrated the official opening of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Pedestrian Tunnel in Toronto on…
CDOT to Improve Monitoring and Communications at Wolf Creek Pass Tunnel
MINERAL COUNTY—The Colorado Department of Transportation will have work underway August 20th to scope the US 160 Wolf Creek Pass tunnel for future fiber optics installation. CDOT has installed cable from Walsenburg to South Fork, excluding the tunnel. Next…
Innovations in Tunnel Construction Methods
The history of tunnel construction dates back to 1556 when the authoritative mining tome “De Re Metallica” authored by Georgious Agricola was published. In 1850, the mining industry shifted from using black powder to nitroglycerine in the form of dynamite.…
Federal Highway Administration Launches New National Tunnel Inspection Program
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2015—The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published the final rule for national tunnel inspection standards that will serve as the foundation of the nation’s first standardized tunnel…
Going Down Under Down Under: Brisbane’s Complex Airport Link Achieves Innovation and Cuts Costs
When the city of Brisbane, Australia, and its suburbs needed to reduce heavy congestion going to, from and around Brisbane Airport, Brisbane City Council initiated development of a massive infrastructure project to solve the problem. The council’s goal was…
