In autumn 2017, excavation of the bypass tunnel around the centre of Küssnacht, Switzerland, had to be stopped due to obstruction of the works by heavy slurry inflow and a cave-in. Intensive...
At the beginning of May 2020, German Railways (DB) reached another milestone in the Stuttgart 21 project: With the breakthrough of the eastern tube of the 9.5 km long Filder Tunnel, the last of four...
The construction of underground infrastructure projects is a complex and lengthy matter. Conflicts between the contracting parties often arise during the planning and especially during the execution...
On 21 April 2020, in order to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2 the Senate of Berlin imposed a ban on staging large events, in particular trade fairs with an attendance of more than 5000 visitors,...
In December 2019, the Swiss Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) examined the implementation project for the construction of the second Gotthard tube and...
And once again the Stuttgart 21 project: Driving for the Feuerbach Tunnel, which connects the existing railway lines to and from Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Paris with the future Stuttgart Central...
For the Alphington Sewer Projekt in Melbourne, Australia, the responsible authority Melbourne Water ordered the replacement of masonry sewers more than 100 years old between Coate Park and the Latobe...
The rock bolter DS512i for 5m x 5m size headings from Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is equipped with a completely new carrier, high frequency rock drill, control system and ergonomic cabin, the...
