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Anna Merkulova, engineer and a member of the British Tunnelling Society Photo: Mosproekt-3


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REGULARS 6 News


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50 Events


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Letters Responses from readers


Dr Nick Barton Dr Roberto Schürch


BTS Harding Prize 2022 British Tunnelling Society Aim, requirements and rules for young engineers who want to enter


BTS monthly meeting Mehdi Hosseini, London Bridge Assc


Dr Toby Roberts on dewatering strategies in the London Basin


Report Moscow Metro Anna Merkulova, Mosproekt-3 Feverish expansion of the Moscow Metro is seeing huge advances


North American round-up Keren Fallwell


Ongoing tunnel projects that keep the water flowing in the US and Canada


Rules of Thumb Low-carbon concrete Charles Allen, OTB Concrete Low-carbon concrete and its use for tunnel shafts and linings


Report Cross River Rail Julian Champkin, writer, T&TI Brisbane’s second river crossing will help prepare for the 2032 Olympics


Insight Clever asset management Martin Knights FREng Intelligent management of tunnel assets and new guidance underway


Report Not a boring competition George Demetri, Editor T&TI A report on the finalists in Elon Musk’s boring competition held in Las Vegas


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