The most important components of the TBM “Wilma” arrived at the “H53 Pfons–Brenner” construction lot of the Brenner Base Tunnel in mid-April 2024: The main drive and the gearbox housing were delivered...
According to Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), the repair work on the Gotthard Base Tunnel is progressing as planned. SBB continues to expect the tunnel to be fully reopened in September 2024.
The large-scale TELT (Tunnel Euralpin Lyon-Turin) project involves the construction of a new high-speed train link between Lyon in France and Turin in Italy; this train link is intended to be used for...
On 5 April 2024, DB Projekt Stuttgart-Ulm GmbH submitted the planning approval documents for the construction of the Pfaffensteig Tunnel to the Federal Railway Authority. The groundwork has thus been...
The second tunnel boring machine (TBM) building the HS2 high-speed railway line’s Chiltern Tunnel broke through at the tunnel’s northern portal on 21 March 2024, completing a journey that began in...
Metro Line 3 in Panama is setting new standards for public infrastructure projects in Latin America. And that’s not only because this project is the largest construction project since the expansion of...
Half-time at the Grand Paris Express project. The manufacturer Tsurumi has been supplying dewatering pumps right from the beginning. Now heavy-duty KTZ pumps are being added.The ambitious...
Large-scale projects involve a high investment volume, a high degree of uncertainty and extended delivery schedules. A digital project risk twin is an advantage in this regard, allowing uncertainties...
The STUVA-YEP general meeting on the evening before the STUVA Conference is by now a fixed date in the calendar for many young engineers. Thanks to the support of the Department of Concrete and...
In February 2024, Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Ziegler celebrated his 70th birthday. Given his vitality, that number is quite hard to believe. Wasn‘t it just “yesterday” that his 60th birthday was...
