Tunnelling
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Boring through the Blue Mountains
Controversial former Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham has consulted a polarising entrepreneur on an ambitious tunnelling project.
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WATCH: Sydney Metro’s first TBM arrives
The first of five tunnel boring machines (TBM) for Sydney’s metro railway extension has arrived in Marrickville.
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Victoria places order for West Gate Tunnel TBMs
The Victorian Government has ordered two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to build Melbourne’s AU$6.7 billion West Gate Tunnel.
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NSW Government awards major infrastructure contract
The NSW Government has awarded the contract for a line-wide works package on the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project.
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TBM launched under Sydney for rail project
A tunnel boring machine (TBM) has been launched as part of Australia’s largest transport infrastructure project.
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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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View the latest Trenchless Technology tenders
Trenchless Australasia has teamed up with Australian Tenders to provide readers with information on the latest Trenchless Technology tenders.
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CRL requests stations and tunnel contract proposals
City Rail Link (CRL) has issued a request for proposals from its two shortlisted alliances for delivery of Contract 3 (C3) – stations and tunnels.
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View the latest Trenchless Technology tenders
Trenchless Australasia has teamed up with Australian Tenders to provide readers information on the latest Trenchless Technology tenders.
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Watercare’s Central Interceptor receives tenders
Watercare’s Central Interceptor project has hit another milestone, receiving tenders from four short-listed contractors on 17 September.
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View the latest Trenchless Technology tenders
Trenchless Australasia has teamed up with Australian Tenders to provide readers information on the latest Trenchless Technology tenders.
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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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Victorian Premier proposes largest Australian rail project
Premier Daniel Andrews has proposed a AU$50 billion project, the Suburban Rail Loop, to connect Melbourne’s suburbs with a tunnelled underground rail network.
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Sydney Metro’s first TBM arrives
The first of five tunnel boring machines (TBM) for Sydney’s metro railway extension has arrived in Marrickville.
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Construction of Forrestfield-Airport Link continues
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace has travelled 2.5 km from the dive structure in Forrestfield after leaving the Airport Central Station box in June, as part of the construction of the Forrestfield-Airport Link.
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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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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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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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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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