Considering the numerous requests for an extended deadline, the ITA Awards 2025 Organizing Committee has announced that the deadline of abstract submission has been extended to 30 May, 2025. The submission requirements and selection process are stated in the ITA Tunnelling Awards website.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia, USA (official name: Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge-Tunnel), has been one of the largest structures of its kind since its opening in 1964. Over a length of 37...
SBB is planning to build a new railway tunnel and an additional track between Bern Wankdorf and Ostermundigen. Among other things, this will enable the expansion of railway services between Bern and...
On 14 February 2025, the two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for driving the second tube of the Gotthard Road Tunnel were started in Göschenen and Airolo. Numerous guests and employees of the...
The structural work on the north construction site of the FAIR particle accelerator, one of the largest and most complex construction projects in international cutting-edge research, is coming to an...
As part of the Stuttgart–Ulm railway project, the entire Stuttgart rail hub is being reorganised. With the start of operation of the project, the long-distance railway tube of the Prague Tunnel, which is over 100 years old, will become dispensable. The P-Option (Prag-Option) project will also use this tunnel to create a new double-track connection between Stuttgart Central Station and the 4800 line in Feuerbach.
A holistic CO2 reduction strategy has been implemented since 2022 for the realization of underground line 5 in Hamburg. The pioneering approach of reducing construction-related greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Construction on Germany‘s deepest S-Bahn station has been underway at Marienhof in Munich‘s city center since January 2019. As part of the urgently needed expansion of the S-Bahn network, a 41 m deep...
This article deals with the renovation of the Horchheim Tunnel in Koblenz (Germany). The existing tunnel with a length of 576 m was put into operation in 1902 and was fully renovated between 2021 and...
Concrete construction is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in the construction sector. Tunnel structures, which form an essential part of the railway infrastructure,...
