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March 24, 2022 | Infrastructure

HS2 reveals noise-cancelling Chiltern tunnel portal design

The tunnel portal hoods will differ in length to allow for different air pressure levels.

January 7, 2022 | Infrastructure

Tunnelling complete on Moscow’s Big Circle Line

Full launch for Russian capital’s new Metro line planned for later this year or early 2023.

December 17, 2021 | Infrastructure

First TBMs for HS2 London tunnels arrive in capital

Eventually there will be six TBMs tunnelling under the British capital.

July 22, 2020 | Infrastructure

BLS to complete Lötschberg Base Tunnel renovations by year end

SWITZERLAND’s Lötschberg Base Tunnel will undergo a SFr 15m ($US 16m) emergency renovation by BLS from September, following unexpected water ingress earlier this year.

July 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Tunnel dispute delays Japanese maglev project

THE Tokyo - Osaka Chuo Shinkansen maglev project is facing costly delays due to a dispute with the Shizuoka prefectural governor over the line’s ecological impact. Central Japanese Railway (JR Central), the company constructing the railway, had originally set the end of June as a deadline to resolve the issue.

June 25, 2020 | Podcasts

Heavy rains, hurricanes and a pandemic do not slow work on Orlando Extension

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Brightline Executive Vice President of Rail Infrastructure, Mike Cegelis, on how construction is progressing on the Orlando Extension high-speed rail project.

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