On 3 November 2020, the German Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig dismissed all appeals against the planning approval decision for the construction of the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel, thus giving the...
After months of preparation on the Isarco River Underpass construction site, the excavation started in early October 2020. The excavation works in this southernmost construction lot of the Brenner...
MBCC Group has emerged from the former BASF Construction Chemicals business after its acquisition by Lone Star Funds and start operations on October 1, 2020. MBCC Group had been carved-out from BASF...
CFH GmbH, based in Gladbeck, Germany, together with ventilation specialist Korfmann Lufttechnik GmbH from Witten, Germany, has set a common course for the future. The cooperation between the...
Since 2015, the international competition “ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards” rewards groundbreaking innovation and outstanding projects in tunnelling and underground space use. After a...
According to Brenner Basistunnelgesellschaft (BBT SE), despite intensive negotiations, no agreement could be reached with the contractor, ARGE H51, regarding contractual differences of opinion on...
In May, 2020, the German Tunnelling Committee (DAUB)1) published its recommendation on „Konfliktarmer Bauvertrag im Untertagebau“ (Low-conflict contracts in underground construction) [1]. A concise...
The Thames Tideway project has already been described in detail in tunnel issue 8/2016. Altogether six TBMs and several pipe jacking machines are currently at work on the 25 km long main tunnel and...
Below Hiroshima, Japan, a 13.7 m diameter Robbins Slurry TBM is making steady progress in hard rock. The TBM was assembled onsite for the Hiroshima Expressway Line 5 project. The 1.8 km long tunnel to...
For more than 40 years the STUVA has carried out a survey of tunnelling in Germany. Annually collected data from clients, construction companies and designers are regularly published in consolidated...
Accidents between trams and pedestrians or cyclists fortunately occur relatively infrequently in Germany compared to other road traffic accidents in absolute terms. However, the accidents are usually...
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Haack celebrated his 80th birthday in October 2020. He started working for STUVA in 1967, was managing director since 1977 and was a managing member of the board from 1995 to...
