The consortium Spie Sud Est/Yvroud Europeenne des Fluides, Feyzin secured the EUR7.6 million contract for equipment maintenance in the Grand Lyon tunnels, the most important of which are Fourviere (1,850 m), Croix-Rousse (1,750 m), Brotteaux-Servient and Vivier-Merle (336 m). For more, contact Communaute Urbaine de Lyon, fax +33 478 957097, or visit http://marches.grandlyon.com. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=058386-2010. 11/10...

Gähler und Partner AG of Ennetbaden have secured the EUR2.28 million contract for PM designer for safety refurbishment in 1.14 km-long Mosi tunnel on A4, near Brunnen. Contact OFROU, Zofingen, tel +41 6274575-11, fax -90, e-mail beschaffung.zofingen@astra.admin.ch. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=062920-2010. 11/10...

IG BP2, c/o Bänziger Partner AG of Zurich, secured the EUR2.63 million contract from BAMO for 5.7 km-long N3 Kerenzer tunnel. Contact OFROU, Winterthour, tel +41 522344-711, fax -790, e-mail winterthur@astra.admin.ch. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=062921-2010. 11/10..

Construction contract for Kuechelberg tunnel awarded to PAC SpA consortium, value EUR34,695,272 excluding VAT. More from PAC in Capo di Ponte, tel +39 0364331037, fax +39 036442303, e-mail info@pacspa.it and client APB in Bozen, tel +39 04714125-14, fax –39, e-mail gare-11.5@provincia.bz.it Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=071475-2010. 11/10...

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA is inviting companies to prequalify for civil engineering work on railway tunnels in Italy. Further information and documents from Iacomino Raffaele at Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato in Milan, tel +39 02637 148-19, fax –20, e-mail dns-qs@rfi.it to whom requests to participate should be sent. Visit

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.

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.

The new SELI branch office at 28 Canton Road, Unit 408A - Lippo Sun Building, Kowloon, HKSAR will serve as an immediate reference contact for all the company’s projects in the Far East and Oceania. It will also enable sharpest market penetration and immediate assistance for all customers’ needs. SELI first exported its technology to China in 1989 when it supplied a double shield TBM for Yindaruqin hydraulic project. In the intermediate years, the company has engaged in several significant projects, both in China and in other Asian countries such as Vietnam, Philippines and India. Visit www.selitunnel.com. 05/10.

Construction of the twin-tube 5,655 m-long Marao motorway tunnel on the new Amarante-Vila Real highway in Portugal has been suspended following allegations by a local water company that excavation work will pollute the groundwater. Concessionaire Auto-Estrada do Marao and Infratunel, the construction consortium of Somague and MSF, are appealing the court decision. Visit tunnelbuilder archive pt/30 for project history since 2002. 04/10.

Caldecott tunnel is on Route 24 between Oakland and Orinda in California, US. It handles 160,000 vehicles/day through its three tubes, and is overloaded. Work is starting this month on the initial contracts of the four-year, USD420 million, 1,078 m-long fourth tube project to alleviate congestion. Some USD197.5 million of the cost is being provided the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, making Caldecott its biggest single investment to date. For more visit www.caldecott-tunnel.org. 04/10

Mexico City officials have celebrated the erection of the country’s largest ever TBM with a cutterhead turning ceremony. Next week, the 10.2 m-diameter Robbins EPB will begin driving a 7.7 km-long tunnel for metro line 12, the city’s first new route in ten years.

Owned and operated by Caltrans, the Devil's Slide project is located on State Route 1 in San Mateo County between the City of Pacifica and the town of Montara, California. This project will bypass approximately 2 km of unstable geology using twin tunnels. The existing State Route 1 is subject to lengthy closures, high maintenance costs, and risk of permanent failure. Transdyn is providing a tunnel control system, environmental monitoring, telephone, CCTV, radio rebroadcast, intrusion detection, and ventilation control systems. Transdyn is furnishing hardware, configuration, and testing to provide Caltrans with a complete monitoring and control system for the tunnels. For more on the project click us/93, here and visit www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/dslide and www.transdyn.com. 03/10.

ANAS has published updated guidelines for safety in Italian road tunnels design, with more information about Italian Risk Analysis Method and guidelines about new and existing tunnels. For the Italian text, click here. Visit www.lestradedellinformazione.it. 03/10.

ANAS has published updated guidelines for safety in Italian road tunnels design, with more information about Italian Risk Analysis Method and guidelines about new and existing tunnels. For the Italian text, click here. Visit www.lestradedellinformazione.it. 03/10.

Korea Mould supplies high quality segment lining products for the world’s tunnelling industry and a range of similar products for railway, pipejacking, spun concrete and coastal defence purposes. In recent years, the company has delivered tunnel segment moulds to some of the most prestigious projects in Turkey, the Middle East and South East Asia, and Australia. These projects include metro, sewer, water and rail tunnels by renowned contractors. For our profile of this dependable, high-quality supplier, click on their logo on the right of this page. 03/10.

Petrobras has already contracted for a 6 m-diameter tunnelling machine in Germany for the excavation of the underground portion of the 98 km-long Gastau gas pipeline linking the natural gas treatment unit at Caraguatatuba (SP), responsible for receiving future gas volumes from the Santos Basin, with the municipality of Taubaté, on the Sâo Paulo high plain.

The alignment and length of Norway’s Jondal tunnel has finally been decided. The tunnel will be 9,970 m-long and will run through Kvinnherad and Jondal municipalities. The project is on a three year timeline. For more visit tunnelbuilder archive no/114. 02/10.

The IPS group would like to extend best wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all our clients and personnel. As we embark on our 22nd year in business as an independent and privately owned company, goodwill and the personal touch are important to IPS. It is clear that our approach has been welcomed by many clients. In 2010 the IPS Group aims to continue the tradition of close cooperation and support we have provided over the years, Watch out for the many new and exciting ventures we intend to introduce to keep our unique service out in front! Best regards and wishes for 2010 from all at IPS Group, the power behind www.tunneljobs.com. 01/10.

ANAS has approved the design for A3 Salerno-Reggio Calabria motorway, km 148,800 - 153,400 section, between Fossino tunnel and Laino Borgo exit in Cosenza and Potenza provinces at the Basilicata and Calabria border. The section includes four viaducts and Fossino tunnel (1,584 m/1,596 m), which will be completely refurbished. Visit www.stradeanas.it. 01/10

The project was subcontracted to SELI by JV Salini Costruttori – Maire Engineering in early 2008 for a total of EUR50 million and includes the construction of 3 km-long twin tunnels lined with 35 cm-thick precast concrete segments in a 6+1 Universal design arrangement. Two EPB TBMs, designed by SELI and built by Herrenknecht, are in use under very high EPB pressure of 3-4 bars, backed up by Continental tunnel conveyors and vertical conveyor.

As the only Italian exhibition dedicated exclusively to the tunnelling industry, Intertunnel is drawing some of the great names to Torino for 8-10th June, 2010. Palazzoli will be showing its tunnel lighting and electrical systems, all with a strong focus on fire safety. Mapei will concentrate on its tunnel concrete additive range and specialized materials for construction. The Robbins Company will showcase its recent successes in China at Guangzhou metro and Pinglu water diversion tunnel on the Yellow River project, and pending supply of two 6.2 m-diameter EPRs to Xi'an metro. The latest addition to the list of exhibitors is tunnel lighting systems supplier GIFAS Elettromateriale. For more show details contact marcela.soukupova@mackbrooks.co.uk. 51/09.

The Dakmi 4 hydro plant project in Vietnam experienced unforeseen severe rock conditions near the portal of the 3.37 km-long tailrace tunnel, requiring the driving of a 195 m-long temporary access adit to open up two faces in better ground. The contractor has taken delivery of two Sandvik DT820 to carry out the extra drilling and rockbolting duties, as well as to get the project back on schedule.