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A Breakthrough Achievement in Guangzhou's Baiyun Airport T3 Transportation Hub
- Sep, 05, 2024
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- China, Guang Zhou Shi
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The final breakthrough on the Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macao high-speed railway section at the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport T3 transportation hub marks a significant milestone in China’s infrastructure expansion...
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Breakthrough at Coire Glas: Exploratory Tunnel Marks Major Step Forward
- Aug, 12, 2024
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Energy Engineering General Construction News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Successful Completion of Exploratory Tunnel The Coire Glas project in the Scottish Highlands has reached a significant milestone with the completion of a 1.2km exploratory tunnel, measuring approxim...
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Hard Rock Rectangular Pipe Jacking Machine Breaks New Ground in Chongqing
- May, 22, 2024
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- China, Chongqing
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In a groundbreaking development for infrastructure engineering, the world’s first hard rock rectangular pipe jacking machine, named CREC 1112, has successfully completed a major project in Chongqing,...
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Progress and Challenges of HS2's Northolt Tunnel Project
- Apr, 24, 2024
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- United Kingdom, Northolt
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Northolt tunnel project under High Speed 2 (HS2) is making significant steps forward, with all four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) now operational. The recent addition of TBM Anne, joining its pre...
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Consent granted for the development of Scotland’s £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant
- Jul, 28, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Other Geotechnical
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The development of a £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant in Ben Cruachan, Scotland, was granted consent on Tuesday, July 25. The project involves the expansion of the existing Cruachan Powe...
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Landslide disrupts national highway traffic in J&K’s Ramban, India
- Apr, 06, 2023
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- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide halted traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in J&K’s Ramban, India, on Sunday, April 2. More specifically, the landslide occurred just outside the brand new 880m long T5 Pa...
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Mont Blanc Tunnel to be closed for 3 months due to maintenance and renovation work
- Mar, 20, 2023
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- Mont Blanc
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is scheduled to be closed for about 3 months, from September 4 until December 18 ,2023, due to maintenance and renovation work. The same period of closure is also scheduled for...
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World’s longest purpose-built pedestrian and cycle tunnel is set to open in Norway soon
- Mar, 09, 2023
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Transportation Geotechnics Underground Structures
- Norway
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The world’s longest purpose-built tunnel for bicycles and pedestrians is set to open on the 15th of April in Bergen, Norway. The Fyllingsdalen tunnel will run 2.9km long, through the Løvstakken mou...
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Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: The longest underwater rail and road tunnel in the world will connect Germany and Denmark
- Feb, 08, 2023
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- Germany
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An 18-kilometer underwater tunnel will soon connect Germany and Denmark. It should be mentioned that when it is finished, in 2029, the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will be the longest combined rail and road tu...
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Indian Railways’ longest electrified tunnel to change the freight transportation
- Jan, 13, 2023
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- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Indian Railways’ longest electrified tunnel has proven to be a major game changer in the country’s freight transportation. The tunnel located between South Central Railways’ Cherlopalli and Rapuru st...
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