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Second Cat TBM Completes Its Mission in Toronto Metro Project
On March 5, 2013, a 6.12-meter Cat EPB Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) broke through the…

COWI North America Adds Tunneling Capability with Jenny Acquisition
On Jan. 1, 2013, COWI North America purchased the shares of Jenny Engineering Corp. (JEC).…

Hatch Mott MacDonald Receives Awards from Consulting Engineers of Alberta
Hatch Mott MacDonald (HMM) announced that the Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) awarded the Calgary…

Names Selected for SF Central Subway TBMs
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) , which manages transportation in the city, including…

No-Dig Show Travels to Sacramento
The Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, Calif., played host to the annual NASTT No-Dig Show…

NY’s Old South Ferry Station to Return to Service
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced March 8 that 1 train service will return…

SR 99 TBM Almost Set for Trip to Seattle
It won’t be long before Bertha, the world’s largest-diameter tunneling machine, starts digging the State…

Microtunneling Short Course Held in Colorado
The Colorado School of Mines hosted the annual Microtunneling Short Course Feb. 12-14 in Golden,…

Charleston Water System Awards $50.8 M West Ashley Tunnel
Construction will soon begin on the fifth and final replacement phase of the deep tunnel…

Robbins Expanding Presence in Asia Pacific
A new Robbins office, opened in the last quarter of 2012, is providing coverage for…
Robbins Slurry TBM emerges from below Zhanjiang Bay
Undersea Water Tunnel nearly Operational After advancing up to 392 m (1,290 ft) per month,…
Mobile Tunnel Miner Headed for Chilean Copper Mine
Aker Wirth and Codelco, the world’s largest producer of copper, signed a contract at the…