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Gamuda Australia and Ferrovial Construction have been selected as the early contractor involvement partners for the Oven Mountain pumped hydro project in New South Wales.
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SRL East: Team awarded £870M contract for northern tunnels
A Webuild, GS Engineering and Construction, and Bouygues Construction Australia consortium will build the northern section of Melbourne’s SRL East 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.
£1M research project launched to address landslide risks in the Himalayas and beyond
A £1M research project led by the University of Aberdeen aims to improve the understanding of the risks of landslides in high-mountain regions.
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.
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.
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.
£97M of major works packages awarded on Borumba pumped hydro
Major works packages including for dam and project design, and underground technical services, have been awarded on Queensland’s Borumba pumped hydro project.
Auckland’s mega wastewater tunnel sees key breakthrough
A tunnel boring machine (TBM) excavating the Central Interceptor wastewater tunnel in Auckland, New Zealand, has broken through at the site of the project’s original end point.
Cowi wins design job on geothermal power plant expansion in Iceland
Cowi will carry out the engineering design for a 100MW expansion of the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant – a flash steam combined heat and power plant – in Iceland.
Ground investigations begin for Australia’s first high speed rail line
Australia's High Speed Rail Authority kicks off geotechnical investigations for the first stage of a planned high speed rail link between Sydney and Newcastle.
Rock tunnel for £1.7bn Norway road scheme takes shape
The consortium responsible for the construction of a new road system in Norway has excavated approximately 500m of a new 1.9km long tunnel on the project.
Lessons learned from restoration of landslide-damaged Swedish highway
The risk of further slope failures was a key challenge for the project team working on the rebuild of a highway in Sweden that was recently reopened.
Thai tunnel collapse ends in tragedy as three workers found dead
The bodies of three foreign workers were recovered from the Khlong Pai railway tunnel in Thailand that collapsed following a landslide last month.
Boost for Sydney Metro West as TBMs arrive at Olympic Park
Construction of a 24km underground rail link in Sydney has reached a milestone with arrival of two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) at the city's Olympic Park.
Fourth TBM lined up for tricky Snowy 2.0 hydro tunnels
Construction chiefs in Australia want to bring in a fourth tunnel boring machine (TBM) to tackle the troubled Snowy 2.0 hydropower scheme.
TBM delivered to contractors for Gotthard tunnel southern section
Construction on the Gotthard road tunnel through the Swiss Alps has moved to a new phase with contractors taking ownership of a new tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the job.
Chinese contractor lands £117M Singapore rail tunnels deal
Rail chiefs in Singapore have awarded the local arm of a Chinese engineering contractor a S$199M (£117M) deal on the 51km-long Cross Island Line.
Los Angeles metro extension to connect major rail lines moves forward
Ambitious plans to extend a Los Angeles subway line by up to 16km have moved a step forward with the launch of a key consultation.
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