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Brieley Associates Welcomes Friedman
Brierley Associates welcomed Kyle Friedman to the Denver, Colorado, office. Friedman earned a bachelor of…
In Memoriam: George Yoggy
George Yoggy, a 50-year veteran of the concrete and shotcrete industry, passed away on March…
HNTB Tunnel and Underground Team Expands with Two New Hires
Changsoo (Kevin) Moon and Artur Kasperski, PE, have joined HNTB Corp.’s tunnel and underground practice…
20 Years of TBM: Tunnel Business Magazine
It is hard for this author to imagine, but this issue marks the 20th anniversary…
Black & Veatch Center of Excellence to Drive Tunneling Solutions
Black & Veatch, a leader in the design and construction management of large-diameter, deep-tunneling projects, announced it has created a Center of Excellence in its Houston office to deliver sustainable, cost-effective tunneled solutions.
Arup Welcomes Terzaghi as Americas Geotechnical Leader
Arup principal Sergei Terzaghi has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as the Americas Geotechnical Leader. Prior to joining the Los Angeles office, Terzaghi spent over eight years in Arup’s Sydney office.
Black Forest Boring: Herrenknecht AVN Helps Build Drainage Infrastructure in Germany
Specialist microtunneling contractor Peter + Partner Rohrvortrieb was hired to construct a 146-m long channel using a Herrenknecht machine M-2176M with an OD of 1.1 m.
OHL-led JV Awarded Bergen Point Outfall
OHL USA Inc., an OHL North America company, announced that it has been awarded a…
Frank, Sanchez Selected as Fellows of the Construction Lawyers Society of America
Frantz Ward LLP announced that Ian H. Frank and Marc A. Sanchez, partners in the firm’s Construction Practice Group, have accepted the invitation to join the Fellowship of the Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA).
TERRATEC Delivers Four More EPBMs to Istanbul
TERRATEC announced the on-time delivery of four new 6.56-m diameter earth pressure balance tunnel boring machines (EPBMs) for the ongoing expansion of Istanbul’s Metro system in Turkey.
Urban Underground Spaces Contribute to New Urban Agenda
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, participants from 173 countries gathered from in February 2018 for the ninth World Urban Forum (WUF9), including representatives from ITA’s ITACUS committee.
PyeongChang Behind the Scenes: Underground Works for Public Transportation
As part of Korean government’s effort to expand transportation infrastructure for the Olympics, Korea’s high-speed railway system, known as Korea Train eXpress (KTX), has been extended to PyeongChang for the Olympics by constructing new line: GyengGang Line.