News China’s 5km undersea tunnel opens to traffic The 5.1km Dalian Bay Undersea Tunnel across the mouth of Bohai Bay in northern China opened to traffic this week, China Daily reports. The tunnel in Liaoning province consists of…
News Two firms in race to build Mumbai’s 21km bullet train tunnel Two Indian companies have entered bids to build India’s first undersea tunnel for the high-speed rail line between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, Indian Express reports. Larsen & Toubro and Afcons Infrastructure…
News Webuild team wins €934m rail tunnel project in Trento, Italy Webuild and consortium partners have won a €934m contract from Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) for a rail bypass at Lot 3A of a project in Trento, Italy. Webuild, which has…
News Slovakia close to greenlighting €1bn road tunnel A road tunnel that will stretch for 11km beneath the Small Carpathian mountains is being planned for Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. The twin-bore tunnel, which would be the second longest…
News Implenia, Stangeland Maskin win role on €2.6bn Boknafjord tunnel A joint venture between Swiss tunnelling specialist Implenia and Norwegian contractor Stangeland Maskin has won a role on the €2.6bn Boknafjord tunnel, work on which is due to begin this…
News Skanska to help build record-breaking tunnel in Norway Skanska has signed a $500.6m contract with the Norwegian Road Authority to build part of a major subsea road tunnel in Rogaland County. The 27km Boknafjord twin tunnel will link…