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New push to make England's longest cycle tunnel a reality
The Guardian   01 January 2018   UK  
Campaigners say it would cost as much to make the Queensbury tunnel a cycle route as it would to permanently shut it. Photograph: Forgotten Relics
<p>A campaign has accelerated to turn a disused railway line in Yorkshire into England&rsquo;s longest cycle tunnel &ndash; instead of using &pound;3m of public money to close it for ever.</p> <p>The 1.4 mile (2.3km) Queensbury line, which runs 377ft (115 ...
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WestConnex: Sydney tunnels a year away from completion
abc.net.au   20 December 2017   Australia  
An artist's impression of the M4 tunnel. Supplied: NSW Government
<p>Excavation work on tunnels built as part of the Sydney WestConnex project is almost complete, but motorists will have to wait at least a year to drive the underground route.</p> <p>The 5.5 kilometre twin tunnel, costing $3.8 billion, connects Homebush to ...
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Singapore's deepest tunnel system almost ready, will ensure reliable electricity supply
The Straits Times   19 December 2017   Singapore  
SP Group managing director of infrastructure and projects Michael Chin demonstrating the scale of Singapore's deepest tunnel system, the Underground Transmission Cable Tunnel Project.ST PHOTO: JOSE HONG
<p>SINGAPORE - A warren of giant tunnels which will safeguard Singapore's electricity supply for the future has been completed.</p> <p>The multibillion-dollar effort to house 1,200km of extra-high voltage cables - more than thrice the distance between Singapore ...
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Tunneling nearly complete on Metro's Regional Connector project
Los Angeles Curbed   11 December 2017   USA   Los Angeles  
<p>Construction crews are nearly finished excavating the second of two tunnels for Metro's Regional Connector project, and on Friday, the tunnel reached the future Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill subway station in Downtown LA.</p><p>A video from Metro captures ...
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Norway to build world’s tallest timber building
highways.today   10 December 2017   Norway  
Norway to build world’s tallest timber building
<p>&ldquo;Mj&oslash;st&aring;rnet&rdquo; will be more than 80 metres tall and stand 30 metres higher than what is today considered the world&rsquo;s tallest timber building. &ldquo;Mj&oslash;st&aring;rnet sets new standards for timber constructions. The building ...
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Hungary opens public tender for landmark Chinese rail project
GB btimes.com   27 November 2017   Hungary  
Photo courtesy of kormany.hu
<p>The Hungarian part of the landmark Chinese rail project linking Budapest with Serbia&rsquo;s capital Belgrade will be opened for public tender, Hungarian Foreign Minister P&eacute;ter Szijj&aacute;rt&oacute; said on Sunday.<br />The announcement comes ahead ...
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Work starts on $6.5b deep underground tunnels to transport used water, freeing up land above for redevelopment
The Straits Times   20 November 2017   Malaysia   Singapore  
Advanced features of new DTSS superhighway_GRAPHIC: PUB
<p>The second phase of an underground "superhighway" to transport used water across the island started construction work on Monday (Nov 20).</p> <p>When completed in 2025, Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) Phase 2 will channel used water in the western parts ...
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Tunneling 200 Feet Underneath Connecticut For Cleaner Water, At A Cost
VPR   08 November 2017   USA   Connecticut  
MDC Project Manager Brian McCarthy, left, on the site of construction for the South Hartford Conveyance and Storage Tunnel_PATRICK SKAHILL / WNPR
<p>A giant, miles-long tunnel is about to be drilled hundreds of feet beneath Connecticut&rsquo;s capital. This subterranean project will take years, cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and the hope is, result in cleaner water for the Connecticut River and ...
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Lower Thames Crossing: New details emerge about crossing project
News Shopper   03 November 2017   England   UK  
More details have emerged about the controversial crossing_News Shopper
<p>More details about the controversial Lower Thames Crossing have been announced by Highways England.</p> <p>'Key changes' surrounding the logistics of the long awaited new crossing have been announced including a new junction design at the M25.</p> <p>The ...
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First road-legal truck drives length of Highway 99 tunnel
The Seattle Times   02 November 2017   USA   Seattle  
The tunnel is expected to be open in January of 2018
<p>The Highway 99 tunnel construction project moved into a new direction this week. Northbound.<br />The upper, southbound deck is almost finished, which clears enough room beneath for assembly to begin for the lower deck that will carry traffic north from ...
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