Excavation works have begun at the tunnel boring machine (TBM) launch site of the east section of the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) subway megaproject in Melbourne, Australia.

Tunnelling has started on the new TTC subway route, which ‘will put nearly 230,000 people’ closer to transit, according to Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

Construction of the Barskoon–Bedel road is continuing in Kyrgyzstan. The project is being funded from the state budget, with construction scheduled to take five years.

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Four consortia have entered competitive dialogue for the contract to design and build the underground rail station and 6km tunnel beneath Poland’s Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) airport.

China is building new high-speed rail lines that dive underneath major waterways, providing fast services without disrupting shipping traffic

SRL East tunnelling is due to begin this year. Also, Rail Express reports that two more tunnel boring machines have arrived in Melbourne. They are for Suburban Rail Loop East.

Three global contractors have been appointed to assess the feasibility of constructing fixed-link subsea tunnels in Shetland, as part of the next phase of work on the islands’ transport connectivity programme.

Being operated by the China Railway 14th Bureau project team, TBM Yangtze River with 12.61m-diameter has broken through on the Chongqing Caiyuanba Yangtze River Railway Tunnel of the Chongqing-Xiamen high-speed railway project and has dug 11.94km.

Norway is making history with a bold infrastructure project set to transform transportation along its rugged coastline.

The Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is the longest railway tunnel at 57.1 km. Japan’s Seikan Tunnel and the Channel Tunnel follow close behind. These long tunnels improve global rail connectivity efficiently

In a surprising about turn, Spain’s Transport Minister Óscar Puente is said to have given his blessing to plans to extend the commuter train line to Marbella via tunnel, the country’s only city with over 100,000 residents without access to a rail service.

The Government yesterday announced that the New Zealand Transport Agency Board has “endorsed” the investment case for a second Mt Victoria Tunnel including a shared path for walking and cycling, SH1 improvements in Wellington, and the Petone to Grenada and Cross Valley link, as well as four other “roads of national significance” projects. The NZTA Board has approved “funding to progress consenting, design, route protection, site investigations, and some early works.”

The Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola tunnel is scheduled to open in January 2026. Construction has reached its final stage, with only slope reinforcement near the Sisnekhola entrance remaining, said Saujanya Nepal, the tunnel project chief.

Joint venture (JV) COTU, comprising Belgian construction groups BESIX, Stadsbader Contractors, DEME, and Jan De Nul, has initiated the sinking operation of the first tunnel

The ITA Tunnelling Awards 2025 in Belgrade celebrated outstanding projects, technologies, and young talent, recognising innovation and excellence across the underground infrastructure industry.

Tunnel boring for the Hudson Tunnel Project, which will build a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey and rehabilitate the existing tunnel, is set to begin next summer.

Four giant tunnelling machines working below west London have completed the excavation of the 8.4-mile (13.5km) Northolt tunnel between West Ruislip and a new station at Old Oak Common as part of the HS2 project.

The Hanoi People’s Council has approved a resolution outlining a list of underground work sites that are encouraged for investment and construction in the city.

The Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola tunnel is scheduled to open in January 2026. Construction has reached its final stage, with only slope reinforcement near the Sisnekhola entrance remaining, said Saujanya Nepal, the tunnel project chief.

With its impressive tunnel system, the railway line is essential for linking key destinations throughout a huge country.

China’s first vertical large model for the tunnel and underground space sector, developed by the National Key Laboratory for Tunnel Boring Machines and Intelligent Operation and Maintenance under China Railway Tunnel Group, a subsidiary of China Railway Group, was released on Sunday, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

The Future Circular Collider would be a 91km ring built at a depth of 200m.

The expansion of Kolkata Metro is likely to continue in the month of September as well with two more stretches having received mandatory clearances.

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have awarded a C$1.4bn ($1bn) contract to North End Connectors for the Yonge North Subway Extension’s tunnelling project.

New progress for the AV/AC Naples-Bari line: the excavation of the natural Ponte tunnel, in the Telese-Vitulano section, in the province of Benevento, has been completed. A strategic work that marks another step forward in the most important infrastructural project in Southern Italy and one of the most significant at the European level.

Tunnelling for the Sydney Metro West project is nearly 90 per cent complete, with the arrival of two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) at Parramatta’s metro station site.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester said the city’s transport network would have to go underground by 2050 if it is to keep up with the demand.

After over a decade of construction new road tunnel under Alps is open to traffic.

2.7 km Breakthrough Achieved in Bullet Train Tunnel

Con conferencias invitadas, exposiciones orales y presentación de posters se propiciará un grato encuentro para conocer, conversar e intercambiar ideas y avances sobre todas las temáticas relacionadas a la geología aplicada a la ingeniería y al ambiente, así como otras disciplinas afines.

The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia being built by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), marked another key milestone on Saturday with the breakthrough of the 16.39-kilometer Genting Tunnel.

Dubai: Dubai has broken ground on the much-anticipated Dubai Metro Blue Line, a transformative public transport corridor that will link nine high-density districts, directly serving an estimated one million residents by 2040.

Construction on six MRT stations that make up Phase 2 of the upcoming Cross Island Line (CRL) has officially begun, with tunnelling that will go underneath Singapore’s largest nature reserve having started in May.

La Asociación Argentina de Túneles y Espacios Subterráneos (AATES) estuvo presente en el World Tunnel Congress (WTC) 2025, celebrado del 9 al 16 de mayo en el World Trade Center de Estocolmo, Suecia.

The $16B Hudson Tunnel Project moves forward with five active sites, new tunnels under the Hudson River, and completion targeted for 2035.

By the end of 2025, all elements are expected to be positioned at the bottom of the Scheldt.

Congreso Mundial de Túneles 2026
15 al 21 de mayo de 2026, Montreal, Quebec, Canadá

The project aims to expand and upgrade the 3.9km Huguenot Tunnel, Africa’s longest road tunnel, which has been in operation for 36 years.

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Ruby has begun work on the final section of the Sydney Metro West project, launching from The Bays to carve out a 2.3-kilometre twin railway tunnel beneath Sydney Harbour.

Iraq is planning to start a large infrastructure project by constructing a submerged tunnel under the seas of Basra. This ambitious tunnel would link the Iraqi International Highway from Umm Qasr Port in Basra to Ar Rutba in Anbar, with the Al Faw Grand Port.

The proposed tunnel would run underneath a nine-mile stretch of ocean and could provide a link for the first cross-continent high-speed railway line.

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Del 10 al 12 de marzo de 2025 se llevará a cabo en el Centro de Convenciones Frei Caneca, en São Paulo.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday announced a plan to bury 94 percent of the capital’s above-ground railway sections underground to create an extensive green space on the reclaimed land.

Del 9 al 11 de diciembre de 2024, Santiago de Chile será el escenario del Encuentro Latinoamericano, donde asociaciones de 10 países compartirán sus realidades, proyectos y visiones para el futuro en el ámbito de la infraestructura subterránea. En esta nota los detalles para la inscripción.

Deep underneath the Turkish region of Cappadocia, Derinkuyu, the world’s largest excavated underground city, stretches not upward toward the sky but deep into the earth. Discovered in 1963, the ancient underground city of Elengubu (now known as Derinkuyu) is carved from the soft volcanic rock that personifies this area.

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Conspiracies around Denver International Airport’s underground tunnel system have been popular for decades, but these newly built tunnels aren’t much of a secret.

When completed, this infrastructure will be one of the longest broad tunnel systems in the world.

On October 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, a Sprayed Concrete – Principles, design, and Applications training session will be co-organized with the ITACET Foundation and the Mexican Association of Tunnel and Underground Space Engineers (AMITOS).

Of the world’s ten longest road tunnels, three are in China, two are in Turkey and two are in Norway.

The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MahaMetro) has received proposals from five consultants to design approximately 8km of the 29km long circular corridor traversing areas of Thane west.

China’s technological development in tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has greatly advanced, from scratch to cutting-edge over the past decade, exemplifying the country’s progress in high-tech manufacturing.

A fourth TBM is to be deployed on Australia’s Snowy 2.0 to help the pumped hydro project maintain its delivery timeline.

A recent ‘thought experiment’ suggests a tunnel linking London and New York could work- for the price of £15 trillion.

The Western Harbour Tunnel has passed an important milestone with work on the main roadway now progressing under the Warringah Freeway and just over one kilometre of tunnelling completed.

In an era dominated by e-commerce and same-day delivery expectations, our roads are buckling under the weight of countless delivery vehicles.

THE SPINE is an infrastructure corridor that runs parallel to THE LINE

A new children’s book published by this week introduces young readers to the world of tunnels and tunnelling.

Huge boring machine to cut passage for crucial north-south link providing vital connection to Central Asia

This past weekend China opened the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, a new cross-sea tunnel and bridge system located in Guangdong Province, South China. The architectural marvel apparently breaks 10 world records – albeit very specific ones.

Montreal, a vibrant city in Quebec, Canada, is not just known for its rich history and cultural diversity but also for its unique underground city.

The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) in New York has today signed the Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

In a significant advancement for the Orange Gate-Marine Drive tunnel project, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has secured a no objection certificate (NOC) for constructing a launch shaft from the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) on land near P D’Mello Road.

The «Gali Zawita» tunnel is deemed one of Dohuk Governorate’s most strategic projects, offering numerous benefits to citizens and tourists alike. It is expected to play a crucial role in revitalizing the region’s tourism sector.

As the 30th TBM for the new 200km metro project in the French capital until now, and the third on Line 18, TBM Awa that is the last TBM to construct Line 18 of the Grand Paris Express will be commissioned soon.

The Central Interceptor’s smallest tunnel boring machine (TBM) Victoria has completed its microtunnelling work underneath Auckland, New Zealand.

En Lima – Perú, del 3 al 5 de julio se llevará a cabo el XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Túneles y Obras Subterráneas – TUNNEL&MINING, y la 4ta. Conferencia de Ventilación de minas y túneles- VENTMINE. en la nota, todos los detalles para incribirse.

Engineers and experts from the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) have inspected the Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that are set to excavate the 38km Polihali Transfer Tunnel, part of Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

As the integration of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei continues its advancement, the Beijing-Tangshan Intercity Railway is accelerating its tunneling 30 meters underground in the Tongzhou district of Beijing.

It holds the Guinness World Record for this feat.

The tunnel is large enough to fit three buses side by side.

An historic intercontinental rail link is aiming to link Europe to Morocco with an ambitious underwater tunnel.

Two Sydney Metro West tunnel boring machines (TBMs), Beatrice and Daphne, have reached the Burwood North Station site.

 Work on the remaining segments of the 29.8 km long network of the Agra Metro project has been sped up to ensure that it is completed before the deadline next year. The priority six km sector from the Taj Mahal to the Agra Fort was green-flagged in February.

HS2 has completed 29 miles of bored railway tunnels between Birmingham and London, thus passing the halfway point in constructing a network of tunnels for the new high-speed line.

Representatives from the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand and contractor ITD-NWR MRT Joint Venture have taken delivery of another new 6.39m diameter EPBM for the construction of the Bangkok Metro Purple Line (C3). Earlier in December 2023, the Factory Acceptance Test was performed for the first 6.39m diameter EPBM.

Construction of a new metro line in Athens, Line 4, is currently underway in what is the biggest infrastructure project in Greece at present.

It’s the world’s first ever tunnel solely for ships on a notoriously treacherous stretch of coastline.

It’s the longest underground railway connection in the world – and also the EU’s most expensive grant project in its history.

Three tunnel breakthroughs in a single day in Bentong of Pahang touted as a milestone in the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inagurated Sela tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh, which is world’s longest twin-lane tunnel.

Are you someone who enjoys using the metro when they are out and about exploring a new place? If the answer is no, then Stockholm may change your mind. Because the Stockholm metro system is unlike any other metro system out there. Instead of graffiti, rats, and the smell of ammonia, the Stockholm subway system is said to be the world’s longest art exhibit, stretching over 110 kilometers

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Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are halfway to St Marys after each building 2.4km of tunnel for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project.

Imagine a future where you can hop on subway and travel seamlessly between Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Zhongshan.

FUNDING for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), the country’s first underground railway, will continue until it is completed, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said.

En declaraciones a The Indian Express, altos funcionarios cívicos dijeron que el proyecto tiene como objetivo implementar el mecanismo “Grade separation” en uniones muy congestionadas de la WEH y la EEH, al introducir carriles subterráneos que permiten reducir el tiempo de espera en las señales de tráfico y facilitar el tráfico.

Se llevará a cabo el 29 y 30 de noviembre 1 de diciembre 2023. Su Sede será el Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles de México, en Ciudad de México. Este 2023, la Asociación Mexicana de Ingeniería de Túneles y Obras Subterráneas, también conocida como AMITOS, cumple 40 años.

La Escuela de Ingeniería de Caminos de Montaña, ha organizado para los días 22 y 23 de noviembre las Jornadas sobre “Experiencias Profesionales de Nuestros Egresados.

The ITA Awards 2023 edition will take place on 24 November, in Mumbai, India in the course of the Tunnelling Asia Conference organized by The Indian Tunnelling Association (TAI) from 22-23 November 2023.

The ITA Awards 2023 edition will take place on 24 November, in Mumbai, India in the course of the Tunnelling Asia Conference organized by The Indian Tunnelling Association (TAI) from 22-23 November 2023.

Presentamos la edición No. 39 de la Revista “Obras Subterráneas” ya está disponible de forma digital e interactiva.
Entérate de lo más relevante que sucede en la industria de Túneles y Obras Subterráneas.

Dr. Mauricio Giambastiani Geólogo formado en la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba y Dr. En Geotecnia por la Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos – Universidade

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24 de Agosto 2023, CDMX.

Con sede del Centro Paraguayo de Ingenieros en Asunción, Paraguay, el encuentro fue declarado de interés cultural y académico, presentando descuentos para la asistencia de estudiantes y profesionales.

Como uno de los proyectos de visita técnica del WTC2024, el Proyecto del Centro de Transporte Integrado Shenzhen Huangmugang es un centro modernizado súper grande que integra carreteras urbanas, tránsito ferroviario, sistema de tráfico lento y utilización del espacio subterráneo

Recordatorio: Prórroga de plazo de inscripción temprana para el 5° Congreso Mexicano de Ingeniería de Túneles y Obras Subterráneas, a realizarse el 29 y 30 de Noviembre, 1º de Diciembre de 2023

¡Presentación de los miembros del Comité Ejecutivo de ITA-AITES! WTC 2024 proporcionará una oportunidad de oro para que todos los expositores involucrados en la construcción de túneles y subterráneos intercambien ideas con los principales expertos mundiales en este campo. ¡Esperamos verte en Shenzhen el próximo año #WTC2024

El martes 18 de julio a las 18 horas en la Casa de las Academias Nacionales.

Del 5 al 7 de julio en el Hotel Sol de Oro, Miraflores, Lima

Visita de Presidente de AATES, Ing. Oscar Vardé, a la represa Nestor Kirchner para revisar la evolución de la obra.

2ª Conferencia Internacional de Piarc y VIII Simposio Nacional de Túneles. 25-28 de Octubre 2022 – Granada, ESPAÑA