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TUNNELLING JOURNAL APRIL/MAY 2025
April/May 2025
The International Journal for the Tunnelling Industry
www.tunnellingjournal.com
Breakthrough Moment
for Chessie
Page Page Page
10
Gothenburg’s
Mega-Column
Solution
TJ reviews the
complex engineering
solutions implemented
for the Gothenburg
Västlänken Project
(The West Link)
20 Fehmarnbelt
update
The first tunnel element
on the world’s longest
immersed tube tunnel,
part of the Fehmarnbelt
link, is due to be
immersed later this
year. TJ investigates. u
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Cover Story The big moment: breakthrough for Her
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EDITOR’S COMMENT On the up It’s World Tunnel Co
BREAKING INDUSTRY NEWS CPK awards Poland’s larges
Large Diameter φ12.68m EPB - Double Shield Conve
BREAKING INDUSTRY NEWS Second HS2 Northolt Tunnel
Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel achieves breakthrou
Gothenburg’s Mega-Column Solution Tom Crabtree S
open excavation trough structure, connecting Väst
rocktechnology.sandvik/groundsupport Injection
Gothenburg’s Mega-Column Solution See the cros
The 3D reinforcemen
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arrived out of specification, as there would be ti
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NATM solution for the Liseberg Amusement Park Fo
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Fehmarnbelt update The first tunnel element on t
I t is an exciting time on the Fehmarnbelt
m S art Positioning of the Beast! Let the system
Logistics masterpiece It is difficult to describe
IVY immersion pontoon Puttgarden portal area Lass
Pioneering smarter underground solutions From co
Completing Sweden’s East Link Two major contracts
Nyköping’s travel centre the Trosaån valley, an
Forward momentum With WTC in Stockholm, home to e
Forward momentum be in discussion at the worki
Sandvik’s drill rig positioning system during c
Work On Progress All services from a single sou
Tunnelling for logistics Building one of the worl
Tunnelling for logistics
The Reach 1 inlet The CBT
SATISFYING ALL YOUR MICROTUNNELING NEEDS -COMP
Advancing understanding of stress distribution in
Advancing understanding of stres
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Advancing understanding of stres
Tunnelling Tales you won’t want to miss The Brit
Tunnelling Tales you won’t want to miss
Celebrate 50 years of the British Tun
PRODUCT NEWS Normet reveals Spraymec 4100 and Sp
PRODUCT NEWS Gordon Brothers offers equipment ac
A proud heritage of innovative thinking.
CONTACT US Tris Thomas Editorial Director Tel: +
PC: Barnard Challenges Accepted. Custom equipme
April/May 2025 www.tunnellingjournal.co
Advances in Tunneling Technology | November 3-5,
Comment The underground solution for water pollut
NORTH AMERICAN NEWS Gateway awards Manhattan Tunn
THE INSIDER Bob Goodfellow, PE, PEng, President,
Success on Second Narrows The first of three pipe
north end of the project, the TBM launch shaft wa
We keep your project rolling. Locomotives
SUCCESS ON SECOND NARROWS pouring the structur
Second Narrows shafts and tunnel alignment one
EXPERIENCE. INNOVATION. RESULTS. Crux specialize
Tunnel vision Waterways across the US are being t
strategy. They finish one project then they start
View of the Northeast Boun
TUNNEL VISION contractors have successfully op
“Lady Bird,” the first Clean Rivers Tunnel Boring
Registration Opens Spring 2025 Attend the Nation’
Dallas Ballroom Get ready for the Rapid Ex
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