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HS2’s Florence and Cecilia TBMs reach Little Missenden
- Aug, 09, 2023
- Tunneling Railway Geotechnics Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
HS2 announced on Tuesday, August 8, that Florence and Cecilia, the two 2,000-ton tunnel boring machines (TBMs) had reached the Little Missenden ventilation shaft. This event marks a significant mile...
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Train derailed in Sweden after embankment gets washed away by rain
- Aug, 08, 2023
- Railway Geotechnics Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Sweden
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Stormy weather and heavy rainfall has been affecting the Baltic Sea region since late Sunday which, among others, caused a train derailment in Sweden due to an embankment getting washed away on Monda...
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Orlando high-speed rail extension completed
- Jun, 21, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Railway Geotechnics Other Structural General Civil General Construction
- United States, Florida, Orlando
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Completion of the Orlando high-speed rail extension was celebrated by station city mayors and Brightline Orlando construction team members on June 21st. The 170-mile Orlando expansion runs from Orla...
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Webuild-led consortium wins €1.32 billion contract for Sicilian railway
- Jun, 06, 2023
- Transportation Geotechnics Transportation Engineering Tunneling Sustainable Development Railway Geotechnics Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A Webuild-led consortium has recently won yet another tender on the Sicilian high speed railway project. Furthermore, the awarded contract concerns the construction of the 30-kilometer Fiumetorto-Le...
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Kolkata metro marks historic moment with maiden run in India’s first underwater metro tunnel
- Apr, 13, 2023
- Tunneling Railway Geotechnics Transportation Geotechnics Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Kolkata metro marked a significant milestone on Wednesday, April 12, with the maiden test run in India’s first underwater metro tunnel, stretching under the Hooghly River. Furthermore, Kolkata...
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Canada Local First Nation business partners with engineering company on railway spring drain product
- Apr, 07, 2023
- Geosynthetics For Flow Geosynthetics Liquefaction Engineering Prefabricated Vertical Drains Ground Improvement Railway Geotechnics Other Geotechnical
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A Local First Nation Indigenous company in Canada has announced its licensing agreement with an engineering firm on the production, installation, sales, and training services of spring drains. The...
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Final design of HS2 Chiltern Tunnel’s North Portal revealed
- Mar, 24, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Railway Geotechnics Underground Structures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
High Speed 2 (HS2) revealed the final designs of Chiltern Tunnel’s North Portal on Tuesday, March 21st. The North Portal is the last of seven key structures in the tunnel’s design, which will be v...
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150 French public personalities to stop the construction of the new cross-border Lyon-Turin railway tunnel
- Jan, 13, 2023
- Railway Geotechnics Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Tunneling In Soils Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- France
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Over 150 French public personalities have signed a letter asking to stop the construction of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel and redirect the investments toward exiting trains and routes. The letter wa...
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Banihal-Katra rail link: India's longest escape tunnel completed
- Dec, 21, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Tunneling In Soils Other Geotechnical Transportation Geotechnics Railway Geotechnics
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
India’s longest escape tunnel, which is 12.89 km long constructed on the 111km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway line in Jammu and Kashmir was completed by the Indian Railways. The longest tun...
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Green light for the Swedish rail tunnel construction
- Dec, 07, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Other Geotechnical Railway Geotechnics Transportation Geotechnics
- Sweden
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The 1.6-kilometre Ersmark tunnel will be constructed in Sweden by Spanish contractor Comsa in a consortium with Nortúnel S.A. After some delay due to an appeal, the Swedish Transport Administration (...
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