Over the past few years it seems that tunneling projects are becoming increasingly visible in the public eye – and the trend is continuing.
With the demand for tunnels high, it is imperative that the industry does what it can to improve its public image as well as strive to keep projects within budget and on schedule.
The SR 99 tunnel will replace the existing elevated highway that was in need of replacement in the wake of the Nisqually earthquake in 2001. By burying the highway and opening up the city core to the waterfront – the city’s most valuable asset – city planners have gone a long way toward improving the quality of life for the next 100 years or more.
It is interesting to see the history of the tunneling and the way the industry has evolved to address some…
We enter 2017 on a promising note for the tunneling market in North America with infrastructure a hot topic and tax payers supporting public transportation.
Are we living through the Golden Age of Tunneling? The answer is yes, according to London-based physicist Laura Winkless.
The big news in the tunneling industry this summer has been the merger of The Robbins Company with China’s Northern…
April 22-28, the World Tunnel Congress (WTC) will convene in San Francisco, marking the first time the International Tunneling Association (ITA) has held its annual event in the United States since 1996, when it was held in Washington, D.C. It is a time for the United States to showcase some of its many contributions to tunneling technology made over the past two decades.
For the past several years, we here at TBM have kicked off the New Year by inviting a panel of tunneling professionals to share their views on the North American tunneling market in the coming year(s). Most are in agreement that the market is still growing, albeit slower than in recent years and slower than in some other parts of the world.
Back when I started at TBM: Tunnel Business Magazine in 1998, the big story within the tunneling industry in North…