In tunneling and underground operations, the C20 Rock Splitter series provides contractors with a safe and quiet alternative to explosives and hydraulic breakers. MONROE, Wash. – Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled…
Black & Veatch Adds Tunneling and Buried Infrastructure Expertise
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 30, 2016—Todd Wanless, a tunneling and geotechnical engineering expert with strong experience in water, wastewater and stormwater…
Seymour–Capilano Twin Tunnels Deliver Treated Water to Metro Vancouver Residents
Drinking water for Vancouver’s Lower Mainland communities comes from rain and snowmelt collected by three mountain watersheds. Metro Vancouver is responsible…
Seattle Commuters Prepare for Two-week Closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct
Drivers and transit users, pay heed: there are 14 days to get ready for a closure of the State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct through downtown Seattle. Starting Friday, April 29, the Washington State Department of Transportation will close the viaduct between…
Topcon Announces Global Distribution Agreement with VMT GmbH
LIVERMORE, Calif./ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands, April 12, 2016—Topcon Positioning Group announces the launch of Topcon Delta, its new deformation monitoring solution for construction, tunneling and mining. Topcon Delta is a system of software and…
Tunneling is Complete on Australia’s Sydney Metro Northwest Project
Tunnelling has finished on Australia’s longest railway tunnels, with the last of four giant tunnelling machines completing work on Sydney Metro Northwest. NSW Premier Mike Baird, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance and local MPs witnessed…
Crossrail Wins Global Tunnelling Project of the Year
Crossrail, Europe’s largest infrastructure project, won the Judges’ Supreme Award at the 2015 New Civil Engineer International Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards. London Underground won the prestigious Global Tunnelling Project of the Year (under…
Seattle Tunnel Partners Successfully Lower the Repaired “Big Bertha” Tunneling Machine
SEATTLE, Aug. 25, 2015—Seattle Tunnel Partners and crane crews from Mammoet have successfully lowered the 2,000-ton front end of the SR 99 tunneling machine to a platform at the bottom of the access pit. Crews will now use the crane to fine-tune the position…
International Tunneling Awards to be Presented in Switzerland in November
With the growth of infrastructure needs and requirements for better use of space and resources, the development of underground options have often proved to provide relevant solutions to these challenges. As part of this endeavour, the International Tunnelling…
Tunneling Below Second Avenue
In Manhattan, where street traffic tends to stall, only one subway runs the length of the East Side. Every weekday, 1.3 million passengers — more than are carried in 24 hours by the transit systems of Boston, Chicago and San Francisco combined — cram onto…
