What will 2015 hold for the tunneling industry? Tunnel Business Magazine asked a panel of 4 industry experts that question. The panel consisted of a Colorado School of Mines Professor as well as reps from Black and Veatch, AECOM, and Kenall Manufacturing. In general they seem to agree that there are opportunities in the US for large combined sewer outfall (CSO) projects, water distribution projects, and even high-speed rail, particularly in California. [Source: Check out all of the analysis at Tunnel Business Magazine]
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