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Industry NewsSeptember 15, 2004
Finally good news at Devil's Slide Governor signs tunnel plan bill into law; Caltrans to begin work in January By signing a promise into law, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gave the green light to the Devil's Slide tunnel project Thursday, clearing the way for Caltrans to begin work on a project that has survived eight years of planning and negotiation. Read MoreJune 10, 2004By Debra K. Rubin, with Peter Reina and Mary B. Powers Privatized Dulles Rail Wins DOT Go-Ahead Six years in the proposing, a plan to build a 23-mile, partly private rail line in northern Virginia got its most significant boost June 10 when the state received the green light from the Federal Transit Administration to begin preliminary engineering. Read MoreMay 13, 2004By Saibal Dasgupta in Singapore, with Thomas F. Armistead Singapore Tunnel Team May Have Cut Corners Preparations are beginning for a formal inquiry into the April 20 collapse of a Singapore mass-transit tunnel excavation in which four workers were killed. For the record, all parties on the project are limiting their comments to bland disclaimers, if they are commenting at all. But knowledgeable sources are pointing to price competition engendered by the design-build project delivery as a contributing factor in the accident.Read More March 01, 2004Tunnels & Tunnelling North America, March 2004 Beacon Hill prequalifiersThree groups have prequalified for the design-bid-build Beacon Hill underground section of the 14-mile, initial segment of Seattle's Sound Transit LRT. Read MoreJanuary 01, 2004Civil Engineering, January 2004, Volume 74, No. 1 Seattle Light-Rail Construction BeginsJust a few months after opening its first light-rail line-a 1.6 mi (2.6 km) segment in Tacoma, Washington-Sound Transit, the mass transit agency for this region of the state, has begun construction on a longer, north-south system in Seattle that could ultimately link communities all the way from the city's northern suburbs to Sea-Tac International Airport. The partially underground line will include one of the deepest stations ever to be excavated in soil in North America. Read MoreDecember 10, 2003Pelosi secures federal money for S.F. subwayThe Municipal Railway stands to reap a windfall that could total more than $500 million for its planned Central Subway, thanks to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who got a special provision for San Francisco inserted into the $820 billion appropriations bill the House passed this week. Read MoreJune 01, 1992World Tunnelling, June 1992, Volume 5, No. 5 Heathrow Express NATM Trial TunnelAt a total cost of about £ 235 million, London is to have a new high speed rail link between Paddington terminal in central London and the capital's principal international airport at Heathrow. Under the scheme, dedicated rolling stock will provide a 16-minute non-stop rail service between central London and the passenger terminals at Heathrow, cutting the present journey time by public transport by nearly three quarters. Read MoreJanuary 01, 1970Tunnel Business Magazine, May 2004 - www.tunnelingonline.com Obayashi Low Bidder for Atlanta West Area CSOThe joint venture of Obayashi/Massana was the apparent low bidder for Atlanta's West Area CSO Storage Tunnel and Pumping Station project. Five prequalified contractors submitted bids for the project, which was divided into two contracts. Bidders could choose to bid either contract, or submit a combined bid. Read More |
