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A Webuild-led consortium is gearing up to install a third caisson as it progresses construction work on a new 50m deep breakwater in Genoa, Italy.
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Implenia wins £86M tunnel and station contract on Swedish railway project
Implenia has won the CHF100M (£86M) contract to build the tunnel and one station for a large, complex inner-city railway project in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Silicon Valley’s phase two subway extension breaks ground
Construction activities have started at the tunnel boring machine (TBM) launch site of the San Francisco Bay Area’s rapid transit (BART) system phase two extension.
Suburban Rail Loop East names preferred bidder for north tunnels
A global engineering consortium has been named as the preferred bidder for the north tunnels contract on Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East project.
Huge ‘sinkhole’ in Illinois likely caused by limestone mine roof collapse
A vast "sinkhole" that emerged on a football pitch in Illinois last month was likely caused by a “very rare” roof collapse in an underground limestone mine, a geologist has said.
‘Trapped’ Snowy Hydro 2.0 TBM making slow progress amid tough rock conditions
The tunnel boring machine on Australia's Snowy Hydro 2.0 hydropower project is inching forward after seven weeks trapped in hard rock, while excavation of transition tunnels advances steadily.
Implenia-led JV scoops £376M contract for Sisikon Tunnel in Switzerland
An Implenia-led joint venture has won the CHF430M (£376M) contract to build the Sisikon Tunnel as part of a major road rebuild project in central Switzerland.
Geotechnical investigations underway at major Queensland dam
Engineering company GHD is carrying out geotechnical investigations as part of an improvement project at Wivenhoe Dam in Queensland, Australia.
Yukon gold mine halts operations after large heap leach pad failure
Mining operations have been suspended at Eagle Gold Mine in the Yukon, Canada, after its heap leach pad failed and caused a landslide earlier this week.
Final TBM close to breakthrough on Sydney Metro airport line
Tunnelling on the 23km Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport line is almost complete as the last of four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) on the project bores its final 230m.