Spain Pumped Storage Power Plant La Muela II The inclined shaft for the La Muela II project has been driven by a highly mechanised drill+blast installation since April 2010. Rowa’s newly... more
InnoTrans 2010 Tunnelling becomes even more international The Tunnelling sector at this year’s InnoTrans in Berlin displays itself as larger and even more international. The exhibition area for Tunnel... more
Joachim Naumann – Lord of the Tunnels for Germany’s Highways – steps down On April 9, 2010 Ministerialrat Dipl.-Ing. Joachim Naumann, the head of the section for bridges, tunnels and other engineering structures in the... more
Dachzeilentext Englisch Rail Technology in the Gotthard Base Tunnel Untertiteltext Englisch In May 2010 the installation of the rail technical equipment was scheduled to commence in the western bore between Bodio and Faido at the Gotthard... more
Dachzeilentext Englisch Gotthard Base Tunnel: Construction of the Access Route in the Urner Reusstal Valley Untertiteltext Englisch A high-speed tunnel such as the Gotthard Base Tunnel can only be operated providing there is a correspondingly efficient access route. The northern... more
Dachzeilentext Englisch Gotthard Base Tunnel: Surveying by the Client Untertiteltext Englisch On June 16, 2009, the tunnel boring machine Gabi I passed through the final metres of rock between the Erstfeld and Amsteg part-sections with a... more
Ceneri Base Tunnel The Ceneri Base Tunnel (CET) is Switzerland’s third largest rail tunnel project after the Gotthard and Lötschberg Base Tunnels. As the logical... more
Wehrhahn Line in Düsseldorf: Planning, Design and Execution In June 2010 the Research Association for Underground Transportation Facilities Inc. (STUVA) celebrates its 50th birthday with a series of lectures... more
Gotthard Base Tunnel: Stage reached by Work At the end of March 2010, a total of 144.8 km or 95.4 % of the altogether 151.8 km long tunnel system for the Gotthard Base Tunnel had been... more
2009 STUVA Conference in Hamburg Following the opening of the STUVA Conference bearing the motto “Tunnels – Key to sustainable Mobility” and the opening speech on “The new HafenCity... more