The first of five drives by four tunnel boring machines in London was completed yesterday, travelling 6.7km underneath the capital. A team of ‘boring’ National Grid workers marked the completion of ...

The giant tunnel boring machine, which set off from Swanscombe seven months ago to dig the first Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) tunnel, has completed its mission. Known as Milly the Muncher Cruncher, ...

Dublin, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Tunnel Boring Machine Market: Analysis by Type, Application, By Region Size and Trends with Forecast up to 2030" report has been added to ...

US tunnelling equipment specialist Robbins said one of its Crossover XRE tunnel boring machines (TBM) working in Turkey has set new world records for the longest daily, weekly and monthly lengths of ...

Florence, named after nurse Florence Nightingale, was greeted with fireworks and cheers from hundreds of HS2 workers who gathered to witness the moment near South Heath, Buckinghamshire, on Tuesday.

A specialist drilling machine has been deployed to rescue 40 Indian workers trapped inside a tunnel for more than four days in Uttarakhand state. It was flown in from Delhi on Wednesday after attempts ...

Some 1.75 miles (2.8km) of tunnel has so far been built between Water Orton and Washwood Heath Work to build an HS2 tunnel under Birmingham for the high-speed rail line has reached a key milestone. A ...

Recent advancements in tunnel boring machine (TBM) performance and optimisation have significantly enhanced the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of underground construction projects. Integrating ...

A colossal project to reduce traffic in the underground tunnels connecting the Virginia cities of Norfolk and Hampton just had a big breakthrough — literally. Since 1957, the two cities have been ...

A giant tunnel boring machine has made its arrival to London as workers complete the last stretch of the capital's £4.2billion 'super sewer' project beneath the Thames. The large cylindrical device, ...

HAMPTON, Va. — With a loud groan, and cheers and applause from a crowd of onlookers, Mary, the tunnel-boring machine, broke through onto the south island of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Wednesday ...

HS2 workers are celebrating as the machine digging the controversial railway's longest tunnel has completed its 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills. Florence, named after nurse Florence ...