Latest Tunnels News | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:47:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Latest Tunnels News | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Work on world’s longest subsea road tunnel advances with simultaneous operations https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/work-on-worlds-longest-subsea-road-tunnel-advances-with-simultaneous-operations-28-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/work-on-worlds-longest-subsea-road-tunnel-advances-with-simultaneous-operations-28-11-2024/#respond Thu, 28 Nov 2024 04:00:55 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286739 Record-breaking tunnels are nothing new for the Norwegian municipality of Stavanger, but the one currently under construction is also the first mega-project in an ambitious scheme to eliminate ferries from Norway’s national highway.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/work-on-worlds-longest-subsea-road-tunnel-advances-with-simultaneous-operations-28-11-2024/feed/ 0 How UK and international tunnelling projects are reducing their environmental impacts https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/how-uk-and-international-tunnelling-projects-are-reducing-their-environmental-impacts-26-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/how-uk-and-international-tunnelling-projects-are-reducing-their-environmental-impacts-26-11-2024/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2024 04:00:03 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286695 Tunnelling specialists around the world are redoubling their efforts to reduce emissions and improve sustainability through design and construction.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/how-uk-and-international-tunnelling-projects-are-reducing-their-environmental-impacts-26-11-2024/feed/ 0 Case made for SMRs to be built underground to protect from military and natural threats https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/case-made-for-smrs-to-be-built-underground-to-protect-from-military-and-natural-threats-25-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/case-made-for-smrs-to-be-built-underground-to-protect-from-military-and-natural-threats-25-11-2024/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:17:23 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286679 Small modular reactors (SMRs) should be built underground, including in city centres, to protect them from military attacks, seismic activity and other natural hazards, according to a new academic study.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/case-made-for-smrs-to-be-built-underground-to-protect-from-military-and-natural-threats-25-11-2024/feed/ 0 Hudson Tunnel | Procurement starts for complex viaduct and alignment work in New Jersey https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hudson-tunnel-procurement-starts-for-complex-viaduct-and-alignment-work-in-new-jersey-21-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hudson-tunnel-procurement-starts-for-complex-viaduct-and-alignment-work-in-new-jersey-21-11-2024/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:11:37 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286546 The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has announced a new phase for New York’s $16bn (£12.6bn) Hudson Tunnel Project by starting procurement on a package of works that involves complex viaduct and retaining wall construction in New Jersey.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hudson-tunnel-procurement-starts-for-complex-viaduct-and-alignment-work-in-new-jersey-21-11-2024/feed/ 0 How ground conditions unknowns impacted Coire Glas exploratory adit construction https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/how-ground-conditions-unknowns-impacted-coire-glas-exploratory-adit-construction-21-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/how-ground-conditions-unknowns-impacted-coire-glas-exploratory-adit-construction-21-11-2024/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:00:19 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286457 A 1.2km exploratory adit has been constructed for extensive ground investigations to inform the detailed design of SSE Renewables’ Coire Glas pumped storage hydro scheme in the Scottish Highlands.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/how-ground-conditions-unknowns-impacted-coire-glas-exploratory-adit-construction-21-11-2024/feed/ 0 TBM for National Grid’s 3km transmission tunnel through Snowdonia arriving on site https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tbm-for-national-grids-3km-transmission-tunnel-through-snowdonia-arriving-on-site-19-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tbm-for-national-grids-3km-transmission-tunnel-through-snowdonia-arriving-on-site-19-11-2024/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:11:36 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286401 The tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will drive National Grid’s tunnel under in Eyri National Park in North Wales to host electricity transmission infrastructure has started to arrive on site.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tbm-for-national-grids-3km-transmission-tunnel-through-snowdonia-arriving-on-site-19-11-2024/feed/ 1 HS2 | ‘Top down’ construction of 700m Burton ‘green tunnel’ reaches halfway https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-top-down-construction-of-700m-burton-green-tunnel-reaches-halfway-14-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-top-down-construction-of-700m-burton-green-tunnel-reaches-halfway-14-11-2024/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:04:43 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286288 Balfour Beatty Vinci’s (BBV’s) construction of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) 700m long Burton “green tunnel” in Warwickshire has reached the halfway point.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-top-down-construction-of-700m-burton-green-tunnel-reaches-halfway-14-11-2024/feed/ 0 Interview: Balfour project director credits ‘relentless collaboration’ in Hinkley Point C success https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/interview-balfour-project-director-credits-relentless-collaboration-in-hinkley-point-c-success-01-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/interview-balfour-project-director-credits-relentless-collaboration-in-hinkley-point-c-success-01-11-2024/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:07:48 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=285762 Successful delivery of the complex array of tunnels and marine works for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is down to “relentless collaboration”, Balfour Beatty project director Roger Frost tells NCE.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/interview-balfour-project-director-credits-relentless-collaboration-in-hinkley-point-c-success-01-11-2024/feed/ 1 Autumn Budget: Funding for HS2 Euston tunnels and other rail schemes among commitments https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/autumn-budget-funding-for-hs2-euston-tunnels-and-other-rail-schemes-among-commitments-30-10-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/autumn-budget-funding-for-hs2-euston-tunnels-and-other-rail-schemes-among-commitments-30-10-2024/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:20:01 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=285626 Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that the government will fund the HS2 tunnels from west London to Euston in central London, among other transport and energy spending committments, during the Autumn Budget today (30 October).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/autumn-budget-funding-for-hs2-euston-tunnels-and-other-rail-schemes-among-commitments-30-10-2024/feed/ 0 Cowi wins Hudson River ground stabilisation contract for NYC’s £12.6bn tunnel project https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/cowi-wins-hudson-river-ground-stabilisation-contract-for-nycs-12-6bn-tunnel-project-29-10-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/cowi-wins-hudson-river-ground-stabilisation-contract-for-nycs-12-6bn-tunnel-project-29-10-2024/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:56:59 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=285560 Cowi has been appointed as the design manager and engineer of record for the Hudson River Ground Stabilization Project (HRGS) in New York City.

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