The first of National Grid’s “visual impact provision” projects nears completion in Dorset, as it prepares for pylon removal later this year.
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Drax could expand Cruachan hydro power station
Renewable energy company Drax has applied for planning consent to build a new underground pumped storage hydro power station at the "Hollow Mountain" Cruachan facility in Scotland.
North Bristol ‘super sewer’ completes tunnelling works
Tunnelling works for Wessex Water’s £55M “super sewer” in north Bristol have been completed after the project’s tunnel boring machine (TBM) ended its 19-month journey at Bristol Golf Club.
Gothenburg Central Station gets new underground design
Danish consulting engineering group Cowi has delivered the detailed design for a new underground addition to Gothenburg Central Station in Sweden which considers its dense urban environment and difficult soil conditions.
Hexagon adds drilling tech company to portfolio
Swedish digital reality solutions provider Hexagon has added underground drilling technology provider Minnovare to its mining portfolio.
Eglinton Crosstown West Extension TBMs arrive in Canada
After crossing the Atlantic Ocean two tunnel boring machines (TBMs), which will dig the tunnels for Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, have arrived at the port of Hamilton in Ontario.
Skanska to deliver construction pit for Oslo Metro station
The NOK497M (£41.3M) contract includes the preparation of a construction pit ready for the next phase of the Fornebu Line by excavation and blasting. Sited on contaminated land, the work involves sheet piling around the construction pit, demolition of existing buildings and the rerouting of cables and pipes. When completed…