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TUNNELLING JOURNAL JUNE/JULY 2026
TUNNELLING JOURNAL JUNE/JULY 2026
The International Journal for the Tunnelling Industry | June/July 2026
How the growth in
microtunnelling is
driving innovation
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The Tel Aviv Metro
As one of the world’s
largest transport
infrastructure projects,
the Tel Aviv Metro is
preparing for a vast
tunnelling campaign
involving up to 24
TBMs. TJ asks the
questions.
24
Nordic Knowledge
Exchange
BTS Committee
members travelled to
Oslo for a knowledge
exchange visit hosted
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TUNNELLING JOURNAL JUNE/JULY 2026 The Internatio
2 Tunnelling Journal
CONTENTS Editor’s comment – page 5 Industry News
mining.sandvik/groundsupport Innovation with re
EDITOR’S COMMENT Rethinking risk Tunnelling is,
BREAKING INDUSTRY NEWS Breakthrough on Gotthard 0
CEMENT-FREE TECHNOLOGY FOR MODERN TBM TUNNELLING
THE DIGITAL TUNNELLER Naomi Wheeler Reed, Associa
TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION CONTACT Messe
Growth in microtunnelling drives innovation How i
Growth in microtunnelling drives innovation What
Our microtunnelling insiders Ala’ Abdoh
Growth in microtunnelling drives innovation
Lowering jacking pipe into shaft for JFK Airpor
function. “The PJA mission is to educate and influ
Q&A – The Tel Aviv Metro Backed by Israeli govern
WHAT CONTRACTING MODEL IS BEING ADOPTED FOR THESE
to demonstrate what is now possible at scale, whi
Squeezing ground and extreme conditions at La Lín
Figure 2. Geological profile
Squeezing ground and extreme conditions at La Lín
Figure 6: The yielding joints use
most critical sector. The initial rigid support a
Nordic knowledge exchange BTS Committee and corpo
Nordic knowledge exchange discussion on uptake
contract pricing rules tend to be fixed and widely
the Northern Lights project storing CO2 captured
E6 Roterud-Storhove motorway tunnel
ITA World Tunnel Congress 2027 Antwerp UNDERGROUN
Powering through on the Polihali Transfer Tunnel
Powering through on the Polihali Transfer Tunnel
Continued installation of the PCTL Overall,
Celebrate 50 years of the British Tun
CONTACT US Tris Thomas Editorial Director Tel: +
VE TECHNICAL SESSIONS | GLOBAL INDUSTRY LEADERS
The International Journal for the Tunnelling Indu
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Comment Shared experience Worlds collided reading
NORTH AMERICAN NEWS Barhale establishes Toronto b
www.jennmarcivil.com PROUD TO BE THE OVERALL SPON
THE INSIDER Bob Goodfellow, PE, PEng, Senior Vice
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Saving Ellicott City With increasing frequency an
Saving Ellicott City and culvert system via a
KEEP YOUR PROJECT ADVANCING INTERNATIONAL HYPER
“It’s fairly massive rock and there’s not a lot
The outfall site on the Patapsco River will be
REINFORCING MORE THAN 500 TUNNELS WORLDWIDE MACR
Ramping up Connecting the parking garages of two
Ramping Up us, all the labor and technicians w
Beneath the Surface, Beyond the Ordinary Tu
Ramping Up RQDs were above 90%, so very minima
Breakthrough in Colorado Street above is approx
CompleXL We are a global network of smart minds p
Makingthemostof groundsupport Demand for ground
Making the most of ground support equipment is
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Making the most of ground support Keller’s Spi
Metro Purple Line Subway Extension in Los A
NAT 2026 See you Anaheim The biennial tunneling
Company Booth Number ABC
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