Sweden
Western Northland - se/35
Railway
6.08.2008 |
Oden Anläggningsentreprenad secured a SEK112.7 million contract to construct the 835 m Gårdberg tunnel on the Adalsbanan line. Visit www.oden.nu and www.banverket.se/adalsbanan 31/08...
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Spain
Andalusia - es/113
Highway
6.08.2008 |
The Ministry of development awarded FCC a EUR97 million contract for the construction of the southbound carriageway on the southern motorway A-4, section Venta de Cárdenas-Santa Elena. This 9 km section includes the 166 m La Cantera tunnel and the 1,823 m Despeñaperros tunnel, which is a three-lane tunnel. Click es/113 for more details. Visit www.fcc.es 31/08...
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Spain
Catalonia - es/89
Highway
6.08.2008 |
Acciona Infraestructuras concluded a EUR81.4 million deal with the Ministry of development to build the Valls-Montblanc bypass on the Tarragona-Montblanc motorway A-27. The 5.1 km section includes the Lilla tunnel, which consists of two bores of 1,565.50 m (left tube) and 1,567.41 m (right tube). Click es/89 for more details. Visit www.acciona-infraestructuras.es 31/08...
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Spain
Galicia - es/45
High Speed Railway
6.08.2008 |
Ferrovial Agroman scooped a EUR82.1 million construction contract for the 8.6 km Rialiño-Padrón section on the Atlantic coast high speed line. This section includes the 1,460 m-long 85 sq m Bustelo tunnel. Visit www.ferrovial.es 31/08.
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Italy
Veneto - it/146
Highway |
The Veneto regional assembly has approved a financing proposal presented by Grandi Lavori Fincosit, Adria Infrastrutture and Mantovani for the design, construction and operation under concession of the so-called Alpe Adria connection-Extension of highway A27. From the administrative point of view, the proposal has been sent to the regional council to be submitted to a commission of counsellors
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Belgium
Antwerp - be/20
Railway |
The EUR845 million Liefkenshoek railway connection project involves the construction and maintenance of the civil infrastructure for a new 16.2 km freight-only railway, whereof 8 km in tunnel, linking the western docks and eastern docks of Antwerp. The project is a design, build, finance and maintain type agreement, with a maturity period of 41½ years
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United States
Virginia - us/92
Highway |
Solicitation for conceptual proposals, deadline 29th September, 2008 for improvements to the Downtown tunnel, the Midtown tunnel and the Martin Luther King (MLK) freeway extension between Norfolk and Portsmouth in the Hampton Roads area, as part of a plan to make an estimated USD1 billion.
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Safety
Tunnelling safety announcements published by tunnelbuilder are purely advisory, and readers should seek corroboration for themselves, particularly with respect to contract submission deadlines, which frequently change without notice. The following reports are for the current year, and comprise a mix of headline news composed from our own research and inputs submitted by third parties. We take no responsibility whatever for the accuracy or completeness of these reports. Submissions, revisions and enquiries should be addressed to thierry@tunnelbuilder.com. There is no charge for this service. Scroll to the bottom of this page for the archives.
| Welcome to tunneljobs - the new recruitment portal! |
17.06.2007 |
Leading international employment specialists IPS have joined with tunnelbuilder to launch tunneljobs.com, the new recruitment portal for the tunnelling industry. |
| Norwegian Tunnels Closed Due to Safety Risks |
17.06.2007 |
National attention has been focused on tunnel safety after the roof of the 1,765 m-long southbound Hanekleiv tunnel on the E18 in Vestfold County collapsed last Christmas. National attention has been focused on tunnel safety after the roof of the 1,765 |
| Haidian Subway Tunnel Collapse in Beijing Kills Seven |
16.06.2007 |
At 9:20 am on Wednesday 28th March, 2007, a subway tunnel under construction near to Haidian University, northwest of Beijing collapsed trapping six workers. The accident occurred during construction of Line 10 linking Haidian with central Beijing. |
| China to Fine Subway Companies that Fail to Have Emergency Plans |
16.06.2007 |
Subway companies which do not have emergency response plans will be fined up to CNY100,000, according to a draft regulation on urban public transportation publicized by the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council. With eight articles and |
| NewCon, Innovative Fibrous Concrete Against Fire Spalling |
12.06.2007 |
Concrete is the most commonly used construction material. In the majority of applications (such as buildings, bridges, nuclear reactors, tunnels, offshore structures) it faces the risk of exposure to high temperatures and in this case its structural |
| Pile-up Kills Three in Burnley Tunnel in Melbourne |
14.06.2007 |
The CityLink's Burnley tunnel in Melbourne, Australia reopened on 27th March, 2007 four days after a eight-vehicle pile-up, involving five light vehicles and three trucks, claimed three lives and closed down one of city's busiest thoroughfares. |
| Promat's Fire Protection for Underwater Tunnel at Palm Jumeirah |
13.06.2007 |
Promat's Promatect®-H boards are being used to line a 1.4 km underwater tunnel on Palm Jumeirah development in Dubai, the extraordinary man-made island off the coast. Promatect®-H, a non-combustible calcium silicate board, is being used to line the |
| Thermal Insulators by Promat for the Porte des Lilas in Paris |
11.06.2007 |
Fires in tunnels are a major hazard to human life and can cause costly damage to the infrastructure. The limited escape exits and the difficulties encountered by intervention forces in gaining access call for extensive safety arrangements which must be |
| Air Cleaning Systems for the Madrid M-30 Motorway by Panasonic |
9.06.2007 |
With the increasing amount of traffic in towns and cities, more new roads are being built underground. The Madrid M-30 orbital motorway upgrading include an expanded distance of 99 km - of which 56 km is tunnels - interchanges, underground water |
| Cold Plasma Technology Fights against Air Pollution in Road Tunnels |
8.06.2007 |
The elimination of noxious, malodorous, dusty or toxic substances has always been done, in air purification plants of tunnels, by traditional scrubber outfit, electrical filters or, in extreme cases, by expensive active carbon absorbers or catalytic |
| Daveytronic® II, a Safe and Faster Way for Drilling and Blasting |
7.06.2007 |
There is not small project when it comes to take part in an ambitious challenge. The N1 tunnel project in Porto, Portugal, or Ceuta tunnel as it is also known, is a segment of large-scale civil engineering to improve traffic flow between Porto's downtown |
| EuroTAP Publishes Annual Audit on Safety in European Road Tunnels |
19.06.2007 |
The European Tunnel Assessment Programme (EuroTAP) has released its yearly audit on safety in European road tunnels. In total, 51 tunnels have been assessed. The EuroTAP inspection, which is supported by the EU, was coordinated by the |
| Safety Systems Questioned in Slovenian Tunnels |
21.06.2007 |
The Karavanke single bored tunnel is a road tunnel partly in Austria, partly in Slovenia, with total length of 7,864 metres. It was built from 1986 and opened in June 1991. It connects motorways A11 in Austria and A2 in Slovenia and is part of the |
| Round Table between Operators of Single Bored European Tunnels |
21.06.2007 |
The French, Italian and Swiss operators of the Frejus, Grand Saint Bernard, Mont Blanc and Gotthard tunnels met on 3rd and 4th May, 2007 at the Mont Blanc tunnel for the second round table of the European single-tube Alpine tunnel operators, |
| Driving Simulator during Fire in Tunnels by SINTEF |
3.06.2007 |
The nightmare lurks deep inside the tunnel. What should I do now? The semi-trailer in front of me is on fire. |
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