The August 2011 issue of Tunnel Boring Magazine contains a profile on Brierley Associates, an engineering firm specializing in tunnel design based in the Denver, Colorado area. The article provides some nice insight into the business of tunnel design. Most articles you see focus more on the construction side of things, so this is a welcome change of pace. [Source: Tunnel Business Online. Image: Tunnel Business Online]
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