Tunnelling
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Contract award
Victorian Government names preferred contractor for Metro Tunnel package
The Victorian Government has named CPB Contractors – part of the Rail Infrastructure Alliance (RIA) – as its preferred proponent to deliver a AU$1 billion package of works within the Metro Tunnel Project.
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HDD
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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News
Melbourne Metro orders TBMs
The four tunnel boring machines (TMBs) that will be used to build the AU$11 billion Melbourne Metro Tunnel have been ordered.
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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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CRL Project names latest TBM
The latest tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will be used in New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project, the City Rail Link (CRL), has been named.
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Forrestfield-Airport Link progresses on schedule
Tunnelling on the Forrestfield-Airport Link is on schedule with tunnel boring machines (TBMs) Grace and Sandy excavating more than 2.5 km combined, arriving below the airport estate.
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Victoria places order for West Gate Tunnel TBMs
The Victorian Government has placed an order for two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) – the biggest in the southern hemisphere – that will be used to build Melbourne’s AU$6.7 billion West Gate Tunnel.
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West Gate Tunnel project’s final design doubles tunnelling works
The final design of the West Gate Tunnel project has been amended to double the length of tunnelling, to improve traffic flows and protect the surrounding community.
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Government starts search for Metro Tunnel TBMs
The Victorian Government has officially started searching for the supplier that will build the four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to construct the Metro Tunnel.
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CIPP
NZ Technical Forums Roadshow set to take place next week
The final New Zealand Technical Forums Roadshow for 2017 will take place next week in Auckland and Christchurch.
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Tunnelling
Golder purchases Alan Auld Group
Global engineering and consulting company, Golder Associates, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the assets and ongoing operations of the Alan Auld Group.
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Tunnelling progresses on the Forrestfield-Airport Link
Tunnelling on the Forrestfield-Airport link is progressing, hitting milestones with tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace launched and underground, and TBM Sandy to follow soon.
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Event
Registrations available for Victoria’s Major Projects Conference
Registrations are available for the 8th Annual Victorian Major Projects Conference 2017, taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 28-29 November 2017.
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From the magazine
Driving Ditch Witch forward
Trenchless Australasia speaks with Christopher Malan about the history of the Ditch Witch brand in Australasia, his personal association with the company, and the rapid uptake of no-dig methods around the world.
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Event
Register for this week’s Annual NZTS Short Course
The New Zealand Tunnelling Society (NZTS) will hold a short course on 5 October in Auckland focused on the topic of ‘Managing Uncertainty: Aspects of underground infrastructure delivery in New Zealand’.
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CIPP
CIMIC appoints Deputy CEO
CIMIC Group has appointed Michael Wright as its Deputy CEO, effective immediately.
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CIPP
Utility using trenchless to construct AU$175 million of infrastructure
Queensland Urban Utilities is relying on Trenchless Technology to construct almost AU$175 million of major water and sewerage projects that are currently underway.
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Registration for No-Dig Down Under closes on Friday!
Registration for Australasia’s only dedicated Trenchless Technology conference, No-Dig Down Under (NDDU), closes on Friday 8 September 2017.
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Boring
Mini TBM begins Melbourne Metro Tunnel utility relocation
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan have inspected a mini tunnel boring machine (TBM) that has started relocating utilities in preparation for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel under St Kilda Road.
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TBM begins operations on Forrestfield-Airport Link
The Forrestfield-Airport Link’s first tunnel boring machine (TBM) has begun operations on the project in Perth, Western Australia.
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Asset management
ASTT hosts Technical Forums in Australia and New Zealand
The ASTT has successfully hosted a Technical Forums in Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand during July.
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John Holland appoints new COO
John Holland has appointed Rod Heale as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).
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Boring
Sydney Metro prepares to start northwest tunnel
After the first stage of tunnelling was completed a year ago, Sydney Metro has prepared to start tunnelling under Sydney harbour and through Sydney’s CBD.
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Featured
Victorian Premier announces builder of Metro Tunnel and new jobs
The Victorian Government has revealed the joint venture (JV) that has been selected to build the AU$6 billion Metro Tunnel and announced that nearly 7,000 new jobs will be created by the project.
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Boring
John Holland wins Sydney Harbour rail crossing contract
John Holland has been awarded the contract to tunnel underneath Sydney Harbour as part of the AU$2.81 billion Sydney Metro project.
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WATCH: Forrestfield-Airport Link TBM arrives onsite
The first of two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will be used on the AU$1.86 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link has arrived onsite.
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