China
Hong Kong – cn/19
Metro
20.11.2008 |
The construction contract for the EUR133 million Lai Chi Kok Transfer Scheme, advertised at tunnelbuilder.com earlier this year, has been awarded to Leighton Asia. The project includes two 4.9 m-diameter storm water drainage tunnels with total length of 3.7 km between West Kowloon reclamation and Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po districts, six intake shafts, a stilling basin, an outfall adit into Victoria Harbour, and 270 m of 3 m-diameter connection adits. Work starts immediately for completion in 2012. More from Quinnie Lee, tel +852 2823 1427, e-mail quinnie.lee@leightonasia.com 47/08..
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Norway
Akershus – no/105
Dovrebanen
20.11.2008 |
Contract valued EUR414,000 awarded by Norwegian Railway Infrastructure Administration to Norconsult AS of Sandvika to provide technical and detailed plans of tunnels for the joint project E6 road and Dovrebanen, lot Minnesund-Kleverud, which includes one twin-tube 0.6 km-long road tunnel and 3.1 km of single railway tunnel over a 17 km-long alignment in Eidsvoll and Stange municipalities. ..
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Norway
Akershus – no/43
Railway
15.11.2008 |
Contract for telecommunications installations for 6.5 km section of new double railway track in Baerum municipality for Lysaker-Sandvika, of which 5.5 km in tunnel, awarded by Jernbaneverket to T Connect AS of Manglerud, Oslo. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=292852-2008 More from Olaf Bjerknes, tel +47 9943 4144, e-mail olbj@jbv.no 46/08. ..
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Norway
More & Romsdal – no/76
Road
11.11.2008 |
Bemel Norge AS of Majorstuen, Oslo has been awarded the contract to supply ventilation fans to the 5.37 km-long Atlantic Ocean tunnel between Kristiansund and Bremnes on National Road 64 in the value EUR555,000...
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Pakistan
Karakorum - pk/22
Railway |
Pre-feasibility study being undertaken by ILF Consulting Engineers for construction of single track railway line along the Karakorum highway between the end of the existing railway network in the south at Havelian and the border between Pakistan and China near the famous Khunjrab Pass in the north.
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China
Hong Kong - cn/82
West Island Line |
Prequalification underway by MTR for tender reference no 703 for West Island Line SHW to SYP tunnels value EUR30 million with a view to selective invitations to tender being issued in 4Q/2008 for contract award in 3Q/2009. Expressions of interest to Malcolm O’Neill, tel 3921 3383, e-mail moneill@mtr.com.hk Visit www.mtr.com.hk/eng/tenders/new_projects.html 45/08.
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Spain
Andalusia - es/155
Road |
Prior information notice for construction works, value EUR24.86 million, for a undergroung cut-and-cover tunnel from Pabellon Moises Ruiz to Plaza de Barcelona, 1,1 km, with 0.8 m-thick base, 1.0 m-thick walls and 1.0 m-thick roof, on Carretera de Ronda, in Almeria. The works will include intermodal station.
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Safety
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| Safety Equipment for San Cristobal Tunnel in Santiago de Chile |
22.06.2007 |
The 1.8 km San Cristobal tunnel in Santiago de Chile will pass below San Cristobal Hill, the largest public park of the city, and will connect the north and east areas of Santiago, reducing to five minutes the current travel time that amounts currently to |
| Seven Kilometres of Fire Protection |
4.06.2007 |
Over the coming five months, extra fire resistance will be installed to the stale air duct slab at the recently completed Sainte Marie aux Mines tunnel near Strasbourg in Alsace, France. Fire Barrier 135 refractory mortar, supplied by Innovative |
| Highways Agency in Tunnel Safety Row |
6.06.2007 |
The Highways Agency confirmed that it would not use a fire suppression system on the 1.8 km Hindhead tunnel about to be constructed in Hampshire. "The cost/benefit analysis undertaken as part of the design development of the tunnel showed that |
| Concrete Railtrack Panels for Tunnel Safety (CORPTUS) |
7.06.2007 |
After the European fire catastrophes in the tunnels of Tauern and Mont Blanc in 1999 and in Gotthard in 2001, increasing endeavours were set to transfer transports of dangerous goods from road to rail. From this aspect new action plans are needed |
| Video of Speeding Drivers in Tunnel Shown on Internet |
7.06.2007 |
Home videos showing motorists speeding through the Dartford tunnel and over the adjoining bridge in the UK have been put on the internet. The footage downloaded onto video-sharing website YouTube shows a number of different sports cars breaking the |
| 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 |
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