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Tunnel breakthrough advances Hiroshima Expressway project
A huge TBM has made an important breakthrough for a Japan expressway project
Images | New York-New Jersey Hudson Tunnel railway TBMs nearly assembled
The tunnel boring machines for the New York-New Jersey Hudson Tunnel railway megaproject are nearing manufacturing completion
Macao Light Rail enters tunnelling phase with TBM deployment
The 87m-long Haojiang Pioneer will bore a 7.28m diameter tunnel as part of a key link connecting Zone A to Portas do Cerco in China
Images | 6 of the best photos from the world of construction in March
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As March 2025 draws to a close, Construction Briefing reviews some of the best photos from the sector taken this month
China’s largest open-type rock TBM
Tunnel Boring Machine has an excavation diameter of 11.93m
South Australia selects five-firm consortium to finish ‘largest infrastructure project’
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South Australia selected a consortium to finish its ‘largest infrastructure project’, which is ahead of schedule
TBM breakthrough at Guangzhou Haizhu Bay Tunnel project
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TMB makes breakthrough at US$1.7 billion Chinese tunnel project 
TBMs launched for world’s longest subsea high-speed railway tunnel
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Two TBMs have been launched for subsea high-speed railway tunnel that will span a total length of 16.18km
China’s CRCC claims to have manufactured world’s biggest TBM main bearing
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Chinese construction company China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) claims to have produced the world’s biggest main bearing for a tunnel boring machine (TBM).
6 ways tunnel boring machines are evolving
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How innovations in tunnel boring machines are increasing their speed and efficiency.
Horizon consortium wins €352m contract on Toulouse metro
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Bouygues-led venture will use TBM to construct a 4km-long tunnel on the future line C
Major UK tunnel breakthrough as TBM reaches halfway point
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Riverlinx JV completes first bore of London’s €2.3bn Silvertown Tunnel
Robbins launches Double Shield in Nepal
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Second project underway for the tunnel boring machine company
Breakthrough on major Chinese road project
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CRCHI Mega Slurry TBM ‘Jinghua’ achieves breakthrough on Beijing East Sixth Ring Road Reconstruction Project
TBM launched on €2bn UK tunnel project
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Riverlinx consortium starts boring work on 1.4km Silvertown Tunnel in east London
Europe’s most impressive tunnel projects
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How the latest tunnelling projects are breaking new ground in construction
Chile tunnel project for Robbins Crossover
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XRE TBM holes through tunnel in Andes Mountains of Chile for Hydroelectric project
TBM for Australia’s biggest renewable energy project
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Snowy 2.0 project said to be key to Australia’s transition to a low-carbon emissions future
Giant tunnelling machine launched in West Midlands
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‘Dorothy’ will bore a one-mile twin tunnel for HS2 to preserve ancient woodland 
Tunnel boring machine sets new world records
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Robbins Crossover XRE TBM achieves longest daily, weekly and monthly lengths of excavated tunnel on Turkey’s Emse-Salihli Railway Tunnel
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