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Double Breakthrough Connects the Brenner Base Tunnel Beneath the Alps
Both main tubes of the Brenner Base Tunnel have broken through at the Austria-Italy border, about 1,400 meters below the Brenner Pass. […]
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Underground Leak Sealing Restores Coal Terminal Operations
Coal handling facilities are tough environments for concrete, especially when long-term water intrusion begins to undermine operations below grade. In this NCFI case study, a coal terminal was dealing with persistent underground leaks in a […]
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Sixense North America Launches New Website
Sixense Northern America, a leading provider of monitoring and asset management services, announces the launch of their new website. The new website reflects Sixense’s dedication to delivering high-quality, real-time monitoring services across the continent. As […]
Failures
Foundation Rig Drills Into Subway Line in Turkey
The video below from X user @githii shows a startling sight: what appears to be a foundation drill rig punched right through the crown of a subway tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey several days ago. Reportedly […]
Failures
Himalayan Highway Tunnel Collapses, Trapping 40
The collapse of a Himalayan highway tunnel in Uttarakhand, India, trapped 40 workers, sparking a challenging rescue operation. The incident occurred on November 12, 2023, and the workers are reported to be in good health, […]
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Geotechnical Work Begins on Coffs Harbour Bypass Mega Project
The geotechnical program is about to begin on the $2.2B AUS ($1.4B USD) Coffs Harbour Bypass project in New South Wales, Australia. The design-builder will be conducting over 300 boreholes between 4 and 70 m […]
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Finnish Deep Nuclear Waste Disposal Reaches Milestone
Finland is leading the world when it comes to permanently disposing of spent nuclear fuel in a deep geologic repository. Their Onkalo facility recently completed excavation of the first of five final disposal tunnels, a […]
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Golder Wins Bentley YII Award for Hong Kong Tunnel Project
Golder was the recipient of the 2020 Bentley Year in Infrastructure (YII) Award in the category of Going Digital in Geotechnical Engineering for their work on the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL) Tunnel, Southern […]
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Building the Tunnel Behind Bertha
This is a great little time lapse video from WSDOT that shows the construction of the tunnel behind the Bertha’s disassembly pit for the Alaska Way Viaduct Replacement Project.
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Victorian Rail Tunnel into England’s Longest Cycle Tunnel?
There is a push in Yorkshire, UK to turn the abandoned Queensbury rail line into England’s longest cycle tunnel. The 1.4-mile line was closed in 1956 to rail travel, and as indicated in the photo, […]