An abandoned rail tunnel in the Welsh Valleys could be converted into the world’s longest digital art gallery, under new plans put forwards for the historic structure.
Global design firm Scott Brownrigg has drawn up the proposal which would transform the 132-year-old Rhondda Tunnel. The plan builds on previous plans to…
Building a longer Stonehenge Tunnel would cost up to £730M more than current plans, according to National Highways internal analysis.
The current plans are for a 12.8km dual carriageway, and a 3.2km tunnel underneath the World Heritage Site closely following the existing A303 route. National Highways estimates the scheme will cost…
The cream of the tunnelling crop have been given an extra month to put their projects and initiatives forward for NCE’s Tunnelling Awards.
The awards will be held in the evening at NCE’s Tunnelling Festival, which includes a daytime conference, on 7 December in London. There are 15 awards, covering the whole…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has granted a short extension to the latest funding agreement with Transport for London (TfL) to July 28.
In his letter to London mayor Sadiq Khan, transport secretary Grant Shapps says the extension “is necessary due to the unsatisfactory progress made by TfL on the conditions…
The latest episode of The Engineers Collective is out now.
Fast paced development of electronics technology over the last decade has enable wireless sensors to go from being unproven but innovative solutions for monitoring complex engineering projects to become the go-to option for many schemes. The benefits for project delivery and…
The latest phase of work has officially begun on the world's longest railway tunnel.
Connecting Italy and Austria under the Alps the Brenner Base Tunnel will stretch 64km once completed. It will become part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). Commissioned by BBT SE, the latest phase…
HS2’s construction partner Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV), is offering would-be tunnellers the chance to trial a new career by working on board the giant tunnelling machines that will bore beneath the ground in Warwickshire and Birmingham.
The 20-day career trial, delivered in conjunction with Tunnelcraft, is the latest development in HS2’s…
Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Andy Byford has said there is “no question” that road bridges and tunnels will be closed in the Capital if they become unsafe for public use.
Speaking at NCE’s Future of Rail conference, Byford said that without a long-term funding deal structures such as the A40…
Outstanding tunnelling projects and industry initiatives have just one week left to be in with a chance of becoming award winners at this years’ Tunnelling Awards.
The awards will be held in the evening at NCE’s Tunnelling Festival, which includes a daytime conference, on 7 December in London. There are 15…
The state governors of New York and New Jersey have agreed a deal to iron out funding of the mammoth $12bn (£10bn) Gateway tunnel and bridge scheme across the Hudson and Hackensack Rivers.
The agreement struck between the two states will finance two new aspects of the overall project. The first…
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