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Norway Gives Green Light for World’s First Ship Tunnel
gCaptain   18 March 2021   Norway  
An illustration of the Stad Ship Tunnel. Image credit: Norwegian Coastal Administration
<p>Norway has given the green light to begin preparations for the construction on what is expected to become the world&rsquo;s first ship tunnel.<br />The Stad Ship Tunnel will cut through the Norway&rsquo;s Stad peninsula allowing ships up to 25.5 meters ...
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Huge tunnel network creates new railway link through the Alps
CNN   20 February 2020   Switzerland  
Work on the Gotthard Base Tunnel was completed in 2016. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images
<p>(CNN) — Thousands of feet under the Swiss Alps, a new high-speed, high-capacity railway is close to completion.<br>At its heart is the world's longest railway tunnel -- the 35-mile-long (or 57-kilometer) Gotthard Base Tunnel.<br>Everything about this $11.3 ...
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Massive tunnel boring machines headed for Melbourne
West Gate Tunnel Project   10 December 2018   Australia   Melbourne  
<p>The first of the two massive tunnel boring machines that will dig the West Gate Tunnel will begin its journey to Melbourne next week.</p> <p>Melbournians have talked about an alternative to the West Gate Bridge for decades, and the Labor Government will ...
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Chinese firm drills East Africa’s longest railroad tunnel
CGTN   24 September 2018   Kenya   Kajiado County  
Courtesy: China Communications Construction Company Limited
<p>China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), contractors of the Nairobi – Naivasha SGR Phase 2A, have successfully drilled the longest railway tunnel in East Africa, at Embulbul in Kajiado County, Kenya. The 4.5 km Ngong tunnel has been designed ...
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NorthConnex Tunnel
northconnex.com.au   29 June 2018   Australia   Sydney  
NorthConnex Tunnelling
<p>About 21 kilometres of tunnelling is being carried out for NorthConnex. The two main nine kilometre tunnels will carry motorists between the M1 Pacific Motorway and the Hills M2 Motorway and additional tunnels are being excavated for on and off ramps.</p ...
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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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Building of key Zhangjiakou high-speed rail tunnel begins
The Telegraph   14 November 2017   China   Beijing  
Construction of the Qinghuayuan tunnel, part of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, under way in the Chinese capital on 2 November 2017 CREDIT: VCG
<p>Complex high-risk construction beneath Beijing will be 6km long and play a vital role in transport links for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games</p> <p>Building of the Qinghuayuan rail tunnel has begun in Beijing as the construction of the intercity high-speed ...
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Eurasia Tunnel opens today to ease Istanbul's traffic congestion
Daily Sabah Turkey   22 December 2016   Turkey   Asia  
Istanbul's Eurasia Tunnel, which is 14.5 kilometers long, opens to public use today (source: Daily Sabah)
<p>The Eurasia Tunnel, connecting the Asian and European continents underneath the Marmara seabed, was inaugurated on the 20th December with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and many other foreign guests in attendance.</p> <p>The ...
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Bulgaria Halts Public Tender for Construction of Tunnel on Struma Motorway
Novinite.com   25 February 2016   Bulgaria   Struma motorway  
Lot 2 of Struma motorway. Photo: BGNES
<p>The Bulgarian authorities halted the public tender for construction of tunnel Zheleznitsa on Struma motorway.</p> <p>The tunnel is part of the 17-kilometre section of the motorway between Blagoevgrad and Krupnik.</p> <p>The tunnel is two kilometers in length, ...
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