Excavated material from tunnel construction is a valuable resource and by no means waste. It can be used for a variety of construction purposes, for example in traffic infrastructure construction or...
With the breakthrough in the west main tunnel on 31 May, another central section of the "H53 Pfons–Brenner" construction lot was completed. The breakthrough took place just north of the geologically...
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, 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...
