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Cement silos in tunnels at Gotthard Road Tunnel, 2nd Tube Image credit: Simem


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REGULARS 6 News 42 Events


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Soft ground BTS: TMCLK Project Review of construction on Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun - Chek Lap Kok (TMCLK) project and the innovations that have helped projects elsewhere.


Projects: Insight:


North America Advancing works Spotlight on some utility, energy and metro projects in North America.


Logistics Challenge at Gotthard Peter Germann, Simem


The logistical problems caused by steep Swiss terrain were solved by inserting concrete production plant underground when building the 2nd Tube of Gotthard Road Tunnel.


Preview STUVA Preview of the STUVA 2025 conference and exhibition in Hamburg, Germany.


Equipment Cutting through Drum cutter solution to hard rock metro challenge below Montreal.


BTS, BTSYM


Chairs’ Corner John Corcoran; Arabel Vilas Serín Updates on latest activities and outreach by the BTS and BTSYM.


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