Tunnel

ITA Tunneling - Tue December 15, 2020

San Francisco Tunnel Projects Earn International Honors

Since 2015, an international competition — ITA Tunneling and Underground Space Awards — has sought and rewarded the most ground-breaking innovations and outstanding projects in tunneling and underground space use. After a challenging year – especially on safety issues – the event was held virtually and awarded the best achievements in the industry in eight categories. After editions in Hagerbach, Singapore, Paris, France, China and the United States, this virtual edition allowed more than 1,200 attendees to gather....

The Center Square - Tue December 01, 2020

Plan to Rehab Tunnel from N.J. into NYC Sparks Skepticism

Repairing an existing rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River while constructing another tunnel could hasten a long-standing project to increase capacity between New Jersey and New York City. But it requires "pre-construction activities" to be "undertaken immediately and expedited to completion," a new report suggests....

Storm Water Solutions & Tunnelling Journal - Mon November 16, 2020

Rhode Island's Pawtucket Tunnel Project to Alleviate Bay Pollution

The final stage of a massive storm water runoff and sewage collection and treatment project was set in motion by Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) at an Oct. 13 online meeting....

WSDOT - Tue October 20, 2020

Construction Crews Complete Battery Street Tunnel Filling

The Battery Street Tunnel that drivers once used to travel between Aurora Avenue North and the Alaskan Way Viaduct was filled in late September. Construction crews began decommissioning the tunnel after the State Route 99 tunnel under Seattle opened in February 2019....

WTKR-TV - Wed September 23, 2020

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Project Gets OK to Begin Building

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has reached a milestone in the critical Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) expansion project. The transportation agency issued a Notice to Proceed (NTP) in mid-September to Hampton Roads Connector Partners (HRCP) to begin building the HRBT project....

Manitowoc - Tue September 01, 2020

Manitowoc MLC100-1 Racks Up 2,500 Faultless Hours on Tunneling Project

On tunneling projects there are two critical pieces of equipment: One is the tunnel boring machine, the other is the crane. If either of them goes down, the job effectively comes to a standstill. So, when Triad Engineering & Contracting (Triad) had to select a crawler crane for a large tunnel build there was only ever really one choice: Manitowoc....

Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu August 27, 2020

Light at End of Tunnel: Rail Work in Middlebury, Vt., Undergoes Upgrades

The 10-week construction schedule that began July 13 and will conclude in late September will erect a 360-ft. rail tunnel in Middlebury, Vt., that will replace two deteriorating bridges and support 3,550 linear ft....

WTKR-TV - Wed July 29, 2020

VDOT Hopes to Begin Major Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project in August

Construction crews have been busy prepping the South Island of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT), and the roads leading to it, for the largest transportation project in the history of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)....