Issue 04/2013

Since December 2011, construction work on the 1.8 km long Branich Tunnel has been forging ahead much to the delight of local residents of Schriesheim...

Brazil and the Brazilian Tunnelling Committee are getting ready for receiving the biggest congress on tunnelling, the World Tunnel Congress. The 2014...

The A2 motorway, the so-called Gotthard route, is one of the most important north-south transport arteries in Europe and one of Switzerland’s busiest...

Immediately after the New Schlüchtern tunnel was completed a change in the safety regulations deemed it necessary to build 4 additional evacuation...

Leaking joints in the tunnel lining are being resealed in an innovative manner at the Finne Tunnel in Thuringia/D. Possible resealing methods were...

The 62 km long Emisor Oriente Wastewater tunnel can only be called an epic tunneling endeavour. Located at depths of up to 150 m below the surface...

Peri GmbH presented new system components and manifold further developments for formwork and scaffolding technique at the 2103 bauma. The tunnel...

Fire protection specialist Wormald, a Tyco Business, has installed comprehensive fire protection solutions in both the Mount Victoria Tunnel and the...

There is frequently an enormous gap between the original plans and reality particularly in conjunction with major projects – the Berlin Brandenburg...

Experts from the international tunnelling industry will congregate in Geneva from May 31 to June 7, 2013, for the ITA-AITES 2013 World Tunnel...

Stuttgart’s Heslach Tunnel is the longest urban bi-directional tunnel in Germany. Around 50,000 vehicles use the centrally sited tunnel on a daily...

Uni.-Prof. Bergmeister, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna/A, opened the 6^th BrennerCongress in Bolzano/I on February 21,...