The 51st General Assembly of the ITA (International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association) took place as part of the World Tunnel Congress 2025 in Stockholm. The representatives of the member...
The German Concrete and Construction Technology Association (DBV) has honored O. Univ.-Prof. Dr. mult., Dr.-Ing. E.h. mult. Konrad Bergmeister with the association's highest award, the...
For more than 20 years, the six tunnels of the Semmering tunnel chain on the S 6 have been the fastest and, above all, safest connection between Styria and Lower Austria. However, it is now necessary...
In the “H61 Mules 2–3” construction lot of the Brenner Base Tunnel, the last of the Italian tunnel boring machines successfully completed the mechanical excavation of the West Main Tunnel on May 2,...
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.
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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)...
