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19/09/2024

25 finalists are selected for the 10th series of the ITA Awards https://buff.ly/4gzhy1E How would you rank the finalists of the seven categories. Be part of the Awards Symposium on 28 November to know more of the projects and the young engineers who will be taking home the Bronze, Silver and Gold Brunel Trophies.

23/08/2024

More than 100 entries from 19 countries in competition for ITA Awards 2024 https://buff.ly/4g0mYlJ
Winners announced at Awards symposium hosted by Italian Tunnelling Society SIG, in Genoa in November. Come - know the best of the best and join the celebrations!

18/07/2024

Remembering Dr Evert Hoek, a pioneer in the science of rock mechanics https://buff.ly/3W2HuZK and a legend in the world of underground civil infrastructure and mining excavation. TunnelTalk had the honour of interviewing Dr Hoek in a Face-to-Face video https://buff.ly/4f6wJOZ and published the videos of his TAC Tunneller of the Year video of 2014 https://buff.ly/4fbIiUS and his ITA Lifetime Achievement Award video of 2018 https://buff.ly/4fbIjrU. We add to the many, many tributes to Dr Hoek from to his global family of colleagues, friends, clients and his generations of engineering graduates.

12/07/2024

The UCA Awards of 2024 https://buff.ly/3WhyG3A honour individuals of outstanding achievement for their contribution to the North American underground construction industry. TunnelTalk interviewed four of the Awardees to know the significance of the Award to them and of how the UCA has fostered their careers. Watch the UCA video to know of the other individual awards and of the two Project of the Year Awards https://buff.ly/3WkkRkX

05/07/2024

ITA is recruiting to one of the most influential positions in our industry https://buff.ly/3xPczYX - Executive Director of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association https://buff.ly/4bwAH0b. Closing date for CVs/Resumes 1 August 2024 for appointment during September 2024. No time to lose!
See a detailed Job Description https://buff.ly/4bvpDAE for the scope of work and opportunities presented. Send your letter of interest with CV/Resume to [email protected]

01/07/2024

The mega Shenzhen-Zhongshan bridge-immersed tube-bridge express across the Pearl Delta opened yesterday (Sunday 30 June 2024) https://buff.ly/3W4KuGn to great acclaim. Eagerness to cross the sea link attracted maximum traffic load on the eight-lane highway. Next to the 55km long Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge-immersed tube-bridge crossing of the Delta about 30km to the south (the longest in the world), the new 24km sea crossing cuts travel time between the cities of Shenzhen and Zhongshan from two hours to 30 minutes. Estimated at 44.69 billion Yuan (about $6 billion USD), the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link took seven years to construct and is a marvel of civil engineering and innovative immersed tube construction https://buff.ly/3W4KuGn - no less so than the extraordinary Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao link that opened in October 2018 (watch the video https://buff.ly/3W5bXYo). The two mega sea crossings are part of China’s plan to create a global center of technology and innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, an area that reported a total economic output of more than 14 trillion Yuan (about $1.96 trillion USD) in 2023. Congratulations to all involved in the construction of both outstanding sea crossings.

13/06/2024

Underground infrastructure was the star of the show at WTC2024 https://issuu.com/tunneltalk-tunneltalk/docs/wtc2024-a-record-breaking-congress?fr=sNTQ1NzYzMTExNzA. Under the theme ‘Tunnelling for a Better Life’, Member Nation China hosted a Congress of outstanding scope and coverage that spoke of the urgent issues facing the world of urban, national, and global development, and celebrated the leadership of the ITA - International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association - over the past 50 years since its founding in 1974.

02/06/2024

We’re going to Nashville for NAT in three weeks time https://buff.ly/4aKTJ2o – are you? and to the ITA Awards day in Genoa, Italy in November ? https://buff.ly/4bHd1Hv We'll see you there and at other must-be-at events coming up https://buff.ly/3V6IICT

05/04/2024

All aboard for WTC2024!
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Preview what's in store and plan your event schedule.

16/01/2024

Top 10 topics to influence activities in 2024 - education, sustainability, industry awards, industry events - what would you add and why.
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14/12/2023

Sustainability is moving from buzz word to real considerations https://buff.ly/41oICcx Click into some surprising contributions discussed at the recent Tunnelling Asia conference and know how changes to the design, production and application of concrete is a driving force behind shaping the concept https://buff.ly/3v31aDi

26/11/2023

TunnelTalk attended the Tunnelling Asia and 2023 ITA Awards in person in Mumbai, India, this week and sends congratulations to the Winners https://buff.ly/3T0jR4s, the finalists, and all the entries, of the 2023 9th edition of the Awards. Image 2 is of the Technical Innovation of the Year Award. Visit the ITA Awards page https://buff.ly/3T0jSFy and for more about tunnelling projects in India download the TunnelTalk India Case Studies Special Edition https://buff.ly/3uDJHRk

23/11/2023

India underground metro development https://issuu.com/tunneltalk-tunneltalk/docs/tunneltalk_special_edition-india_focus_and_case_st?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ from early days in Delhi to current Line 3 in Mumbai TunnelTalk charts achievements in its India Case Studies Special Edition https://issuu.com/tunneltalk-tunneltalk/docs/tunneltalk_special_edition-india_focus_and_case_st?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ published in conjunction with Tunnelling Asia 2023 in Mumbai this week

Read TunnelTalk Special Edition: India Focus and Case Studies by TunnelTalk on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our platform. St...

23/11/2023

India metro development underground - from Delhi to Bangalore to Mumbai https://issuu.com/tunneltalk-tunneltalk/docs/tunneltalk_special_edition-india_focus_and_case_st?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ - TunnelTalk charts the achievements in its Case Studies Special Edition https://issuu.com/tunneltalk-tunneltalk/docs/tunneltalk_special_edition-india_focus_and_case_st?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ published in conjunction with Tunnelling Asia 2023 in Mumbai this week

19/10/2023

Ground freezing state-of-the-art and recent application experience https://buff.ly/49dQFg3 was discussed at a symposium in London last week. Know of the topics and projects discussed and of how to get a copy of the proceedings https://buff.ly/49dQFg3

06/10/2023

Ground freezing https://buff.ly/3rxgpmx a TunnelTalkCase Studies Special Edition https://buff.ly/45mvYv9

Read TunnelTalk Special Edition Focus Ground Freezing by TunnelTalk on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our platform. Start here!

15/09/2023

Ahead of the Ground Freezing Symposium in October https://buff.ly/44WmKVY TunnelTalk publishes a Case Study report on how ground freezing saved excavation of an undersea road tunnel in Norway in 1999 https://buff.ly/3Zi11a2

12/09/2023

As we return from summer and mid-year holidays, a reminder to mark your calendars to attend industry conferences and our media partner events https://issuu.com/tunneltalk-tunneltalk/docs/diary_dates_2023?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ