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A Webuild, GS Engineering and Construction, and Bouygues Construction Australia consortium will build the northern section of Melbourne’s SRL East project.
Tunnelling & underground construction
HS2: Burton Green cut and cover tunnel pushes forward
Work has ramped up on High Speed 2's (HS2's) 700m long cut and cover tunnel at Burton Green in Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
Lessons learned from three historical tunnel lining failures
Three unusual tunnel collapses caused by lining failures hold important lessons for geotechnical engineers, University of Cambridge emeritus professor Robert Mair said in a recent lecture.
Altrad RMD Kwikform introduces new solution to limit excavation prop thermal loading
Altrad RMD Kwikform has officially launched its Tubeshor Active Thermal Compensator, designed to manage thermal variances that affect excavation prop loads.
London’s ‘super sewer’ opens its gates for the first time
The first sites along the 25km Tideway tunnel that runs from east to west London have been switched on, marking a significant milestone on the project.
Start of ground investigations to inform new Cern particle collider
Cern’s plans for a new particle accelerator that is set to replace the Large Hadron Collider have moved forward with ground investigations starting this month.
Pipejacking to start at Bolton wastewater facility
Microtunnelling will soon get underway on United Utilities’ £110M Bolton wastewater treatment works upgrade to improve water quality in the River Irwell.
Opening date of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel remains uncertain while costs rise by £431M
The Metro Tunnel rail project in Melbourne, Australia, is facing significant budget overruns and potential delays.
‘Lessons learnt from recent deep excavation projects about ground and structural stiffness’
At GE Basements & Underground Structures, Mott MacDonald's James Eadington will discuss the importance of ground and structural stiffness on projects involving deep excavations.
Second renewably powered TBM launched on Melbourne’s North East Link road tunnel
The second TBM has commenced its journey from Watsonia to Bulleen in Melbourne, marking a significant step in constructing the twin North East Link tunnels.
Balancing modernisation and heritage preservation at Salisbury Square
Wentworth House Partnership's Stuart Vaughan discusses the complexities involved in balancing heritage with innovation on the £300M Salisbury Square development.
TfL chooses Dragados UK for tunnels contract on Elephant & Castle station upgrade
TfL has appointed Dragados UK as the contractor for the design and construction of new passenger tunnels on its Elephant & Castle station upgrade.
‘If you cannot measure, you cannot improve’
AKT II's Dimitrios Selemetas and colleagues share lessons learnt from a full-scale piled raft monitoring programme conducted on a London office tower.
Arup provides tunnelling design services on landmark Dutch CCS project
Arup has carried out front-end-engineering design (FEED) for technical tunnelling work on a major new Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) pipeline in the Netherlands.
Precast solutions can speed up tunnel shaft construction
At the 2024 GE Basements & Underground Structures conference, Hewson Consulting director Andrew Hodgkinson will discuss how the innovative use of precast elements can improve tunnel shaft construction.
Tunnel widening system used on live German railway
Herrenknecht’s Tunnel Enlargement System (TES) has been used to widen the profile of two ageing railway tunnels in Germany while trains continue to run.
‘Early contractor engagement is key to building trust across the whole supply chain’
Ahead of GE Basements & Underground Structures, Conquip director of strategic partnerships and major projects Adam Hicks discusses the critical issues and opportunities within the geotechnical supply chain.
Consortium trials ‘real time’ digital assurance system for tunnel installations
An industry consortium has successfully trialled a new digital assurance system that aims to improve the cost efficiency of tunnel installations.
Subsidence on Sydney’s M6 scheme prompts tunnel design review
A section of tunnel on the first stage of Sydney’s M6 motorway project is undergoing a design review after it was affected by two major subsidence events earlier this year.
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