Tunnel boring machines (TBM) Grace and Sandy have hit a milestone in September, excavating one-third of the tunnel between Forrestfield and Bayswater Junction. Read More
In an Australian first, Rail Projects Victoria has announced that it will open a tunnelling training centre in Chadstone, Victoria next year. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Trenchless Australasia has teamed up with Australian Tenders to provide readers of the magazine with information on the latest Trenchless Technology tenders. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Registrations have opened for the ASTT’s special contractor-focused Trenchless Technical Forum, taking place on 25 July in Auckland, New Zealand. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
A microtunnel boring machine (MTBM) has reached a milestone on a AU$55 million Queensland Urban Utilities sewer infrastructure project in Brisbane. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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). Read More
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. Read More