Microtunnelling
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View the latest Trenchless Technology tenders
Trenchless Australasia has teamed up with Australian Tenders to bring readers the latest trenchless tenders.
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Infrastructure conference to explore future of NSW
The 10th NSW Major Projects Conference will explore the future of the state’s infrastructure development this month.
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Project update: Forrestfield-Airport Link
Tunnel boring machines (TBM) Grace and Sandy have hit a milestone in September, excavating one-third of the tunnel between Forrestfield and Bayswater Junction.
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Rail Projects Victoria opens tunnelling training centre
In an Australian first, Rail Projects Victoria has announced that it will open a tunnelling training centre in Chadstone, Victoria next year.
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Queensland Urban Utilities’ MTBM completes 800 m drive
Construction of Queensland Urban Utilities AU$55 million Bulimba Creek Stage 2 Sewer Upgrade continues to progress, with the microtunnel boring machine (MTBM) recently completing an 800 m drive.
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CRL construction begins at Mount Eden
City Rail Link (CRL) has commenced construction to create and redevelop Mount Eden Station.
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McConnell Dowell sets Direct Pipe world record
A microtunnel boring machine (MTBM) called ‘Blanche’ set a new world record when it reached 1496.48 m, the longest ever stretch of pipe laid by the Direct Pipe® tunnelling methodology.
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Trenchless Australasia teams up with Australian Tenders
Trenchless Australasia has teamed up with Australian Tenders to provide readers of the magazine with information on the latest Trenchless Technology tenders.
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MTBM completes major microtunnelling works under Melbourne
After 10 weeks of boring, the microtunnel boring machine (MTBM) excavating City West Water’s Spencer Street Sewer Upgrade has finished major microtunnelling works on the project.
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Rob Carr wins award for work on Sydney Water project
Trenchless contractor Rob Carr has received a Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) NSW Earth Award for the company’s delivery of the microtunnelling and civil works subcontract for Sydney Water’s Green Square Stormwater Drain Project.
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Water NZ opens conference registrations
Water New Zealand has opened registrations for its 60th Annual Conference and Expo, returning to Claudelands in Hamilton on 19–21 September.
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Registrations open for ASTT NZ Trenchless Technical Forum
Registrations have opened for the ASTT’s special contractor-focused Trenchless Technical Forum, taking place on 25 July in Auckland, New Zealand.
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ASTT Members gain access to trenchless tool
ASTT Members can now access the Trenchless Technology Centre (TTC) Trenchless Assessment Guide (TAG-R), a web-based tool identifies suitable trenchless construction methods for any given construction project.
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Watercare’s Central Interceptor one step closer
One of New Zealand’s most ambitious tunnelling projects is one step closer, after Watercare issued a request for proposals for the Central Interceptor project.
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MTBM reaches halfway mark
City West Water’s microtunnel boring machine (MTBM) has travelled 300 m to reach the halfway mark of its journey from Lonsdale Street to Flinders Lane in Melbourne’s CBD.
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New Zealand’s ambitious tunnelling project
Auckland Council’s Watercare is undertaking one of New Zealand’s most ambitious tunnelling projects by constructing a 13 km wastewater tunnel at depths of up to 100 m underneath the city.
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Final trenchless work commences on pipeline installation
The final stages of horizontal directional drilling (HDD), as part of a AU$15 million project to install a water pipeline under a highway and railway, has commenced in Darnum, Victoria.
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MTBM reaches milestone in Brisbane
A microtunnel boring machine (MTBM) has reached a milestone on a AU$55 million Queensland Urban Utilities sewer infrastructure project in Brisbane.
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MTBM arrives in Whangapararoa
A new microtunnel boring machine (MTBM) has arrived in Army Bay in Whangapararoa, New Zealand to install a new outfall pipeline.
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Watercare announces Central Interceptor contractor shortlist
Water utility Watercare has announced the shortlisted contractors for its largest wastewater project, the $1.2 billion Central Interceptor.
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City West Water’s sewer upgrade reaches milestone
City West Water’s Spencer Street Sewer Upgrade Project has reached a milestone with the installation of a microtunnel boring machine (MTBM) at a site on the corner of Spencer and La Trobe Streets in Melbourne’s CBD.
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Merri Creek Sewer Relief Project uses kwik-ZIP spacers
The Merri Creek Sewer Relief Project has used kwik-ZIP spacers to centralise pipe during installations.
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Early bird registrations available for Trenchless Asia 2018
Early bird registrations are available for Trenchless Asia, taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7–8 May 2018.
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ASTT 2017 Person of the Year: Jim Shooter
Pezzimenti Tunnelbore’s Jim Shooter has been awarded the ASTT Person of the Year for 2017, recognising his ongoing contributions to the Trenchless Technology industry.
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Registrations available for final ASTT Technical Forum
Registrations are still available for the final ASTT Technical Forum for 2017, taking place on 30 November at the Sydney Water’s headquarters in Paramatta, New South Wales (NSW).
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CDEnviro outlines NDD waste-burden issues
With the use of NDD and directional drilling gaining popularity, considering responsible waste disposal practices is essential. CDEnviro’s Diarmaid Connaire outlines waste-burden issues and current options available to the industry.
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