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, contribute about 9% to the total emissions per track kilometre of Deutsche Bahn and are thus among the most emissions-intensive engineering structures in Germany.
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)...
16.2 Meters of Precision: Gigantic Cutting Wheel for the BART Silicon Valley Phase II ProjectAn employee is manufacturing the 16,235-millimeter cutting wheel for the BART Silicon Valley Phase II...
The structural work on the north construction site of the FAIR particle accelerator, one of the largest and most complex construction projects in international cutting-edge research, is coming to an...
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia, USA (official name: Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge-Tunnel), has been one of the largest structures of its kind since its opening in 1964. Over a length of 37...
