Some 1400 participants from 52 countries got together from May 9 to 14, 2014 in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil on the occasion of the 40th Annual Meeting of the ITA – International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association – in conjunction with the 2014 World Tunnel Congress. The Congress organized by the Brazilian Tunnelling Committee (CBT) bore the motto “Tunnels for a better Life”. 52 of the 71 ITA member countries were present in Foz do Iguaçu. The quota of 82 % attained at the previous gathering in Geneva last year thus dropped to 73 %.
A specialized EPB broke through on June 11, 2014, marking the completion of twin tunnels at San Francisco’s Central Subway in California, USA. The first of the two machines holed through on June 2....
The Supervisory Board and Board of Management of Herrenknecht AG have initiated a generational change in the top management: With effect from August 1, 2014 the senior management executives Günter Richter (54), Ulrich Schaffhauser (50) and Michael Sprang (36) have risen to the ranks of top management as Deputy Members of the Board of Management.
Every year, the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (UCA of SME) honors an “Outstanding Individual” at its annual awards banquet, held in...
The 3350 m long Küblis Bypass between Dalvazza and Prada in the Canton of Graubünden is intended to relieve the municipality of through traffic on the A28 national highway. The 2255 m long tunnel is...
The leading transport technology fair InnoTrans starts in Berlin on Sept. 23. For four days the global rail industry and the tunnelling branch will present their capabilities and power of innovation...
The long-standing head of the City of Dortmund’s foundation engineering office stepped down from his position on March 14, 2014. Schließler is now semi-retired, having entered the passive phase of...
Just in time for InnoTrans a new publication on light rail systems will appear in the so-called „Blue Series“ of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV). The overall processing was...
The DIN working group NA 005-01-11-01 “Barrier-free Construction – Public Transportation and free Spaces” of the Building and Civil Engineering Standards Committee (NABau) undertook the final...
Once again highly topical subjects relating to mobility and tunnelling will be dealt with by the International Tunnel Forum at the InnoTrans in Berlin this year. The STUVA – the Research Association for Underground Transportation Facilities Inc. – is once again responsible for the organization and content of this Forum. Different aspects and in all likelihood different views will be presented and discussed during the two days of the Forum. Every participant will consequently receive stimulation and recommendations for his own activities.
