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Annual Review 2013
The tunnelling industry has never been busier!
From the largest of TBM drives and the most impressive of cavern excavations at the grand scale to the small diameter and microtunnelling works for urban infrastructure, all countries of the world are progressing development of their underground space for city expansion, energy needs and transportation connectivity.
News stories and editorial coverage of the principal events during 2013
were published as they happened on the TunnelTalk website and highlighted on the free weekly email Alert to a growing database of readers. The editorial coverage is reproduced here as a printed record of the year’s activities
and achievements.
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
4 Reflecting on 2013
MEGA PROJECTS
7 Brazil: Finding a formula for delivering high speed rail
8 Colombia: RFQ call for highway drives
10 USA: Scoping expansion of Los Angeles Metro
12 Hong Kong: Construction award of major undersea highway
13 Saudi Arabia: Plans for trans-peninsula rail link
14 Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Metro moves into construction
16 Norway: World record subsea highway links
18 France-Italy: Progressing the Lyon-Turin base rail link
20 Denmark-Germany: Fehmarnbelt prequalifiers
21 Sweden: Advancing Stockholm highway bypass
22 UK: Parliamentary approval process launched for HS2
PLANNED PROJECTS
23 Indonesia: Outlining infrastructure ambitions
24 Austria: Preparations for Semmering Base Tunnel
24 Canada: Calgary flood control
24 Qatar: Procurement of the IDRIS sewerage network 26 USA: Changes to reduce Bay Delta project impact 26 Peru: Prequalifiers for Lima Metro extension
28 New Zealand: Auckland rail link back on track
28 New Zealand: National Park highway plan rejected
DISCUSSION FORUM
29 Toll concession troubles in Australia
31 Toll judgement chaos in USA
32 Green option threatens CSO storage solution in USA
PROJECT PROGRESS
33 USA: Monumental year for Seattle’s mega-TBM highway drive
36 USA: Central Subway station bids open and TBMs arrive
37 USA: Seattle Sound Transit links
38 USA: Race against time at Lake Mead
39 USA: Excavation success in Miami
40 Canada: Niagara water tunnel opens at last
41 Canada: Toronto Metro works
42 USA: Workhorse TBM holes through for Bi-County
43 USA: DC advancing clean river mega-project
44 USA: Ground Zero revival for Lower Manhattan
45 Mexico: Capital city manages mega drainage project
48 Chile: Alto Maipo granted notice to proceed
48 Germany: Stuttgart-21 rail link
49 UK: Bidders line up for Thames Tideway
49 UK: Nuclear advance
50 UK: Optimised design wins Bank Station upgrade
50 UK: London cable links
52 UK: Crossrail passes excavation mid point
54 Sweden: Citybanan starts complex sinking operation
54 Sweden: Hallandsås marks final TBM breakthrough
55 Iceland: Award of coastal links
55 Norway: Confirmation of Oslo-Ski Follo Line prequalifiers
56 Norway: Hydro brings TBMs back for Norwegian tunnelling
59 Europe: Focus for Herrenknecht technology
60 Russia: Driving progress on Moscow Metro
60 Switzerland: Road safety upgrade
60 Romania: Railway improvements
61 Australia: Rapid excavation for Legacy Way highway in Brisbane 62 Australia: TBM access to coal seam
62 Australia: Sydney awards mega rail project
64 Malaysia: Flying start for Klang Valley MRT
65 Hong Kong: Pushing forward on the Shatin-Central Metro line 65 China: Rapid progress on metro systems
66 Singapore: Downtown and Thomson Line MRT expansion
66 Turkey: Bosphorus undersea links
68 Qatar: Doha Metro begins realisation
69 Egypt: Cairo Metro TBM milestones
71 TunnelTECH 72 SAFETY
TBM RECORDER
73 Italy: Sparvo confirmation
74 Italy: Mega-TBM order for NFM
74 Austria: Steep hydro drive
74 USA: Long distance Texas water line wins through
75 USA: Speedy TBM progress in Indianapolis
76 USA: Ring beam support for Lorain CSO drive
76 Canada: Vancouver confirms LRT TBM supplier
77 Brazil: Robbins EPBMs to Metro Fortaleza
77 Panama: TBM hydro drive breakthrough
79 India: Record-setting deep rock drive in Mumbai
79 India: Terratec TBMs to Delhi Metro
81 India: Repairing Mumbai’s crumbling drainage system 81 China: Zhanjiang Bay underpass
81 Thailand: Microtunnelling works in Bangkok
82 NEW PRODUCTS AND INNOVATIONS
85 CONFERENCES
90 COMPANY NEWS, CAREER MOVES, HONOURS & AWARDS
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