Hawaii’s first major tunnelling project was among the winners at the New Civil Engineer Tunnelling Awards 2017 in central London yesterday.
Comments this year from the judges ranged from “determination to leave a legacy that will challenge and set a high bar for those that follow” to “the use of bespoke equipment…
Brexit negotiations will not delay Royal Ascent for High Speed 2’s (HS2) phase 2a despite the Hybrid Bill second reading being delayed.
Speaking at the New Civil Engineer Tunnelling Summit 2017, HS2 Ltd chief engineer Tim Smart said the date for the second reading of phase 2a hybrid Bill had been…
The engineer in charge of delivering the £1.6bn A303 Stonehenge Tunnel has said that potential contractors are nervous about the risk of tunnelling at a World Heritage Site (WHS).
Speaking at the New Civil Engineer Tunnelling Summit 2017, Highways England programme director A303 Stonehenge Derek Parody said that while there had been a…
The first of six tunnel boring machines (TBM) for London’s Tideway project has been delivered to site by barge along the river Thames.
The 1,350t TBM has made the 850km journey from Kehl in Germany where it underwent testing. Tideway, which is building a new 25km long new sewer, dubbed London’s super…
The International Tunnelling Insurance Group (ITIG), a collaboration of insurers and tunnellers, is calling for views on whether the Tunnelling Code of Practice (TCoP) needs updating.
The international code aims to promote best practice and risk management and was originally set up in 2006. The premise was to give insurers confidence to…
Consulting engineer Cowi has been appointed bridge and tunnel advisor for the Smokovac-Uvac-Matesevo section of Montenegro’s Bar-Boljare highway project.
Cowi will advise contractor China Road and Bridge Corporation on the 41km mountainous route which will be 60% bridges and tunnels, including 16 twin tunnel sections, mainly through flysch bedrock. It will offer advanced geological forecasting of…
Robert Mair is not a typical academic despite his educational background.
Yes, he grew up in Cambridge. Yes, he then went to Cambridge University as a civils student. Yes, he has a PhD – from Cambridge. And yes, he has spent the last 20 years back at the university as head…
To relax, Andy Mitchell has got into paddle boarding. It’s an evolution from triathlons, which the Tideway chief executive recounts he first got into while working on the Thameslink programme.
Later, during his time on Crossrail, he cycled 885km over five days travelling from Carlisle to Land’s End. But now…
Transport for London (TfL) has until 31 December to agree a revised funding package for the Metropolitan line extension (MLE) or it could face losing powers to build it.
A revised funding agreement and terms must be reached by 31 December: if it is not, there is a danger vital work will…
Cost-saving tunnelling innovations are being sought for the A303 Stonehenge scheme, which is already reaching its affordability limit.
Highways England project director for the A303 Stonehenge scheme Derek Parody has said that the scheme is already straining against its £1.6bn affordability limit set by government. “We’re already reaching as much as…
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