A new publication in the so-called “Blue Series” from the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) appeared punctually marking the InnoTrans. The book was handed over to Federal Minister of...
Important changes relating to accessibility in public transport (ÖPNV) resulted when the amendment to the law governing the transportation of passengers (PBefG) came into force on January 1, 2013....
On January 29 and 30, 2015, the 11th Shotcrete Conference will be staged at the Alpbach Congress Centre in Tyrol; the conference will be chaired by Prof. Wolfgang Kusterle. The main aspects relate to:...
In just over a year, contractors are expected to commence construction of the Fehmarnbelt link. As result, a number of detailed surveys of the seabed off the shores of Fehmarn and Lolland need to be...
Crossrail’s train tunnels in Docklands and southeast London are now structurally complete, following the breakthrough by tunnel machine Ellie at Victoria Dock Portal in east London at the end of...
From May 22 –28 2015 the host of the World Tunnel Congress 2015, the Croatian Association for Underground Construction – ITA Croatia, invites the international tunnelling community to Dubrovnik,...
Work on the tubes of the Brenner Base Tunnel, one of the largest underground infrastructure works in the world, is in full swing on different fronts. Excavation of the new Tulfes-Pfons section...
Terratec has announced a new Tunnel Boring Machine delivery for Istanbul Metro in Turkey at the end of August after the successful performance of the workshop testing. The official ceremony was held...
The Brenner Basistunnel Gesellschaft (BBT SE) has commissioned a JV comprising Strabag Austria and the Italian Salini Impreglio Company to build the biggest contract section awarded so far, the Tulfes-Pfons section including 38 km of tunnel. The amount of investment involved is some 380 million euros. Driving operations were embarked on on September 19, 2014 with the construction period estimated to last roughly 4 ½ years.
BIS Bremerhavener Gesellschaft für Investitionsförderung und Stadtentwicklung mbH has commissioned a joint venture (JV), consisting of Ed. Züblin AG (technical leader/JV share 37 %), Hochtief Solutions AG (commercial leader/JV share 33 %) and Züblin Spezialtiefbau GmbH (JV share 30 %), to build the Cherbourger Straße harbour tunnel in Bremerhaven. The tunnel is to run from East to West and will be located south of Cherbourger Straße. It will serve as an efficient road link, connecting the international port and business parks located close to the port with the motorway A 27.
