There is a moment on every hard rock bore when the machine either earns your trust or doesn’t. The cutterhead engages, the ...
As Program Delivery Partner, the AECOM and Jacobs joint venture will support the procurement and delivery of the metro system ...
The Gateway Development Commission on Sept. 28 celebrated the start of boring as part of the Hudson Tunnel Project.
DC Water celebrated the christening of TBM Emily on Sept. 19. It’s the second giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will ...
Akkerman has named Justin Akkerman as its new CEO, marking the next generation of leadership for the equipment manufacturer.
The federal government has dropped its appeal of a federal court ruling that barred the U.S. Department of Transportation from withholding funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, clearing ...
“The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth” is the title of an investigative report written by Brian M. Rosenthal of The New York Times in December 2017. It examined some of the subway tunnels ...
Tunneling and underground construction in urban areas is increasing throughout the world for various reasons. This requires handling of complex challenges for safe construction and to minimize impacts ...
Current requirements of ACI CODE-318-19(22), “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete,” 1 and ACI CODE-350-20, “Code Requirements for Environmental Engineering Structures,” 2 relate almost ...
The interest in today’s underground tunnel construction projects, in particular for clients and project financiers, is to complete the tunneling structures safely, on time and within the given cost ...
Nowadays, 100-year service is typically demanded for many combined sewer overflow (CSO) tunnel systems. This article describes the measures required to protect such systems against degradation and ...
2024 was another busy year for the tunneling industry in the United States with a range of projects underway and upcoming across the country. 2024 saw a flurry activity for the Hudson Tunnel Project ...