FIRST CONTRACT FOR NEW YORK SUBWAY EXTENSION PHASE 2 New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded the first contract for the extension of the Second Avenue Subway in Harlem. CAC Industries has won the $182m contract News lnkd.in/egUmN96Y #tunnelling

ENGINEERING FIRMS COLLABORATE ON TUNNEL INNOVATION Royal HaskoningDHV, Witteveen+Bos and Ramboll are joining forces to develop state-of-the-art tunnel solutions focused on safe, reliable and enduring mobility infrastructure underground News lnkd.in/eG_4bbj6 #tunnelling

AECOM JOINT VENTURE TO SUPPORT DELIVERY OF NEW YORK WATER PROJECT An AECOM joint venture has been selected to provide inspection services for New York’s Kensico – Eastview Connection project. News: lnkd.in/eX2bATTW #tunnelling

ROCK SLURRY TBM STARTS WORK ON MUMBAI SEWER PROJECT The Terratec rock slurry TBM has been launched on the Mumbai Sewer Disposal Project (MSDP) Stage II (PST1). News lnkd.in/gFgWqeUu #tunnelling

BORED TUNNEL APPROVED FOR SYDNEY HARBOUR The New South Wales planning authority has approved a bored tunnel under Sydney Harbour. News lnkd.in/gaFpy8aj #tunnelling

LTA AWARDS FURTHER CONTRACT FOR CRL2 LTA Singapore has awarded the civil contract for the design and construction of Maju station and tunnels under CRL2 to KTC Civil Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd Contract valued at approx S$480m News lnkd.in/gkQTM3s7 #tunnelling

TUNNELS CONSIDERED IN SCOTTISH ISLANDS TRANSPORT PLAN Tunnels connecting Scotland’s Western Isles, Mull and the mainland are among proposals suggested in a Transport Scotland document published last week. News lnkd.in/esxiBA8B #tunnelling

KIEWIT/JF SHEA JV WINS FREDERICK DOUGLASS TUNNEL CONTRACT Amtrak has selected a Kiewit/J.F. Shea joint venture to build Baltimore’s 3.2km Frederick Douglass Tunnel. It will be delivered under three contracts News lnkd.in/e2wjYYKX #tunnelling

SUEDLINK ELBX CROSSING ENTERS PHASE 1 Tunnelling on SuedLink ElbX, which will carry power cables under the River Elbe, is on track to start later this year PORR is executing the €250m contract for system operator TenneT TSO GmbH News lnkd.in/ezGHUgtT #tunnelling

TUNNELLING COMPLETED ON LONG ISLAND WATER PROJECT Tunnelling has been completed on the Bay Park Conveyance Project in New York state. News lnkd.in/ektDd44S #tunnelling

TOULOUSE METRO TUNNELLING TO START SOON The team responsible for the extension of Toulouse’s metro Line B is preparing to launch the TBM. A consortium of Bessac, GTM Sud-Ouest TP GC and Soletanche Bachy France has the contract #tunnelling

STAD SHIP TUNNEL INVESTIGATION REVEALS ENCOURAGING RESULTS Core drilling for the world’s first full-scale tunnel for ships has revealed positive results for rock quality The Tunnel, which will be 1.7km long, 37m high and 26.5m wide News lnkd.in/erf2JDX8 #tunnelling

US DOT OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR LOW CARBON CONCRETE RESEARCH The US Department of Transportation (US DOT) has announced a US$5m funding opportunity for research into the use of steel slag in cement and concrete. News lnkd.in/eyH5P_Qx #tunnelling

FIRST HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARDED FOR HUDSON TUNNEL The Gateway Development Commission awards the Hudson River Ground Stabilisation Project to Weeks Marine, marking the first heavy construction contract for the Hudson Tunnel News lnkd.in/eRBGyrRu #tunnelling

TBM MAKES PROGRESS ON VISHNUGAD-PIPALKOTI PROJECT Hindustan Construction Co is making good progress excavating 431m in January They are using a 9.86m diameter Terratec hard rock double shield TBM to excavate the 13km tunnel News lnkd.in/edEa4e6x #tunnelling

PAWTUCKET TUNNEL EXCAVATION COMPLETED CBNA-Barletta joint venture CB3A has completed the excavation and lining of the 3.6km Pawtucket Tunnel in Rhode Island The project is part of RestoredWaters RI, Narragansett Bay Commission’s CSO Abatement Program #tunnelling

SILVERTOWN TUNNEL OPENING BROUGHT FORWARD The opening of London’s Silvertown Tunnel has been brought forward, a year after it was announced the programme had been pushed back. News lnkd.in/eG773Qhy #tunnelling

CAMBRIDGE ESTABLISHES NET ZERO INFRASTRUCTURE CENTRE The University of Cambridge Civil Engineering Division has been successful in its bid to create a doctoral centre for net zero infrastructure They have secured EPSRC funding News lnkd.in/eymcQhgz #tunnelling

FINAL BREAKTHROUGH MADE ON HS2’S LONGEST TUNNEL Excavation of HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd’s longest tunnel was completed yesterday when the second TBM broke through. News lnkd.in/ewmawVBJ #tunnelling

TURIN TBM PASSES FAT The 4m-diameter slurry TBM that will dig the Turin Median Collector has passed its Factory Acceptance Test. News lnkd.in/eidAnuR4 #tunnelling