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1 day, 15 hours ago

Renovation of Heinenoord Tunnel Completed After Two Years

NL Times

The Heinenoord Tunnel on the A29, a critical link between Rotterdam and Bergen op Zoom, reopened to traffic Saturday at 11:30 p.m. after a two-year renovation project, Rijkswaterstaat confirmed on X. The project included the installation of a middentunnelkanaal, a sealed escape route with doors connecting the tunnel tubes. Additional improvements included new emergency stations, drainage systems, and asbestos removal …

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2 days, 15 hours ago

Defence Ministry recommends MoRTH approval for Bhubhu Jot tunnel in Himachal

New Indian Express

CHANDIGARH: The Union Ministry of Defence has recommended the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for approval of the Bhubhu Jot tunnel in Himachal Pradesh as an alternative route to Leh-Ladakh to be designated as a project of strategic importance. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the he path for the construction of the much-awaited Bhubu Jot …

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3 days ago

46-km twin-tube tunnel roads, 124.7-km elevated corridors, double deckers and underpasses, among traffic management infrastructure plan for Bengaluru

The Hindu

Forty-six kilometres of twin-tube tunnel roads, 124.7 km of elevated corridors, double deckers and underpasses: these are among the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s comprehensive traffic management infrastructure plan for Bengaluru. A feasibility report on the road infrastructure projects has estimated the total cost at ₹54,964 crore. According to the document, Altinok Consulting Engineering Inc. has conducted the feasibility study of …

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4 days, 4 hours ago

HS2 boss says it was RIGHT to spend £100million on a BAT tunnel as he admits it could be two more years before crisis-plagued rail project costing tens of billions is back on track

Daily Mail

The new boss of the beleaguered and massively over-budget HS2 rail scheme refused to apologise for it spending £100million on a tunnel for bats. But Mr Wild told MPs: 'At the end of the day, HS2 Ltd must obviously comply with the law, and the law says that we must mitigate damage, harm, to protected species. Mr Wild told MPs: …

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5 days, 15 hours ago

New York to London in just one hour? What's the buzz around a $20 trillion tunnel

India Today

Imagine zipping through New York to London in just one hour? But an ambitious new proposal to build a $20 trillion transatlantic tunnel that could connect London and New York in just one hour has caught people's imagination. According to Newsweek, proposals to build a transatlantic tunnel connecting the two countries separated by the Atlantic Ocean have resurfaced again. Despite …

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1 week ago

Could a tunnel link New York and London in 54 minutes?

Firstpost

The idea for a proposed transatlantic tunnel connecting London and New York has surfaced yet again. The proposed tunnel would connect London and New York in under an hour. As per Newsweek, the transatlantic tunnel would connect New York in the United States and London in the United Kingdom. This concept, which would create a vacuum in the tunnel and …

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1 week ago

Norway plans to build £1.6bn underwater ‘megatunnel’ to halve 21 hour drive time

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Norway has revealed plans to build the world’s longest and deepest underwater tunnel to cut 11 …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Decks cleared for rail link to connect Jammu& Kashmir

New Indian Express

Safety remained a top priority during the excavation and construction of the tunnel between Katra and Reasi, as the process posed significant challenges, officials said. Since parts of the tunnel are located within the challenging ‘main boundary thrust’ zone of the Himalayas, it has been reinforced with a minimum 600mm M35 grade concrete lining, Railway ministry’s executive director Dileep Kumar …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Kolkata metro update: First trial run on yellow line Noapara-Bimanbandar stretch successful | Details

India TV News

The first trial on the Noapara-Bimanbanda stretch of Kolkata Metro’s Yellow Line was successfully conducted, officials said. Revised timings for Kolkata East-West Metro East-West Metro services on the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade stretch have been revised from December 14 because of ongoing work between Esplanade and Sealdah stations, Kolkata Metro said in a statement. Beginning Saturday, 114 services will run instead of …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Final underpass at Pragati Maidan tunnel in Delhi gets renewed push

Hindustan Times

Delhi’s Public Works Department has written to the Union government to restart work at a Pragati Maidan underpass – the last of the six corridors around the tunnel leading to the complex – after work on the project was halted following floods during the 2023 monsoon, officials aware of the matter have said. This corridor was initially supposed to be …

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1 week, 2 days ago

First glimpse of underwater tunnel in CMRL’s phase II project connecting Greenways Road to Adyar

The Hindu

As vehicles zip past one of the busiest areas of the city, the Adyar bridge, a 500-tonne gigantic machine operated by a bunch of workers quietly drills the earth. The Hindu gives you the first glimpse of one of the underwater tunnels built by Chennai Metro Rail for the upcoming phase II project. Of the twin underwater tunnels created between …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Driver ‘Ejects’ Himself Out Of Car After It Slips On Snow Near Atal Tunnel – WATCH

ABP News

A man's quick thinking helped him escape from his car which had lost control due to the snow near the Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh. The Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh, which is the world’s highest highway single-tube tunnel situated above 10,000 feet. One user commented, “Applying the breaks make the situation worse… turn the steering in the direction of …

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Man jumps out of sliding car, narrowly escapes tragedy near snow-covered Atal Tunnel

Hindustan Times

A chilling video surfaced on Instagram showing cars losing control on snow-covered roads near the Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh. The Atal Tunnel, an engineering marvel, connects Manali to the Lahaul-Spiti Valley and is the world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet. Take a look: Another chilling video, which racked up over 24 million views on Instagram, captured the treacherous …

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1 week, 2 days ago

A $20 trillion tunnel that could link New York and London in an hour? Don’t cancel your flight just yet

CNN

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. CNN — In travel news this week: the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, why you shouldn’t gift-wrap methamphetamine, plus infrastructure megaprojects around the world. Busy beavers and merry moles have been chattering about resurfaced plans for a $20 trillion transatlantic tunnel that could theoretically link London and New York …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Southern California water agency votes to keep funding state tunnel plans

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California water agency has approved key funding needed to support plans for a giant underground tunnel that would reroute a big part of the state’s water supply. State officials say the project is critical to help shore up water supplies in the nation’s most populous state due to aging infrastructure and climate-change induced shifts in …

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Rescue Operation for 5-Year-Old Trapped in Borewell in Dausa Enters Third Day

Deccan Chronicle

Authorities in Rajasthan's Dausa are engaged in a race against time to rescue five-year-old Aryan, who fell into an open borewell while playing at a farm in Kalikhad village on December 9. The National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, and Civil Defence teams are at the site, coordinating the rescue operation. Rescue teams are closely monitoring the situation …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Bengaluru civic body to hire consulting firm for financial management of tunnel road and sky deck projects

Hindustan Times

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanaragara Palike, the civic body of tech capital, has plans to hire a consultant firm for the financial management during the construction of projects like tunnel road and sky deck, reported Money Control. The consultant firm will prepare a comprehensive financial and fundamental plan for the BBMP in the upcoming five years as the civic body has …

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1 week, 6 days ago

California water agency votes to spend $141 million on Delta tunnel project

LA Times

The board of California’s largest urban water supplier voted on Tuesday to spend $141.6 million for a large share of the preliminary planning work on the state’s proposed water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Providing funds for the initial work, Ortega said, will enable the agency “to gather critical information about the project’s benefits and costs that will …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

MMRDA granted forest land for Borivali-Thane road under national park

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: An important step to reduce travel time between Borivali and Thane just got a push. The forest department has granted 35.56 hectares of forest land to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority for an underground twin-tunnel road connecting Mumbai with Thane. The road tunnel will reduce travel time between Thane and Borivali from the current 90 to 120 minutes …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Israeli military chief admits 'mistakes' as probe finds bombing hit hostages' tunnel in Gaza

Firstpost

An Israeli investigation has found that airstrikes would have killed six hostages held in Gaza Strip’s Khan Younis even if they would not have been executed by Hamas Israeli military chief, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, has admitted that mistakes in the war in the Gaza Strip after an investigation found that airstrikes had hit an area where hostages were kept …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Delhi Metro Blue Line cable theft update: Commuters brace for delays as DMRC face disruptions

Live Mint

Delhi Metro Blue Line cable theft update: Delhi Metro Blue Line services between Moti Nagar and Kirti Nagar faced delays on Thursday following a cable theft incident, as confirmed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. In a post on X, DMRC explained: “Blue Line Update: The cable theft issue on the Blue Line between Moti Nagar and Kirti Nagar will …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Phase 4: DMRC completes work on 2.65-km-long underground tunnel

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has completed the longest underground tunnel on the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor of Phase-IV, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing expansion. The tunnel stretches between the Tughlakabad Airforce Launching Shaft and Maa Anandmayee Marg, the DMRC said in a statement on Wednesday. A 105-metre-long tunnel boring machine broke through at Maa Anandmayee Marg station …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Bengaluru's Eastern Connectivity Tunnel to cut 30 minutes of travel time | Details

India TV News

Bengaluru will soon say goodbye to traffic chaos on the airport route as the city gears up for the eastern connectivity tunnel, the construction of which is scheduled to begin later this year. The tunnel will connect the eastern parts of the city benefitting travellers from the areas of Whitefield, Sarjapur and Mahadevapura, aiming to reduce travel time by at …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Delhi Metro completes 2.65 km underground tunnel in phase 4 of expansion

India Today

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has completed the tunnelling work for its longest underground tunnel, with a length of 2.65 kilometres, on the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor, as part of the metro's phase 4 expansion project. In a statement, the DMRC said that tunnelling work specifically between the Tughlakabad Airforce Launching shaft and Maa Anandmayee Marg has also been completed. During the …

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Renovation of Heinenoord Tunnel Completed After Two Years

Defence Ministry recommends MoRTH approval for Bhubhu Jot tunnel in Himachal

46-km twin-tube tunnel roads, 124.7-km elevated corridors, double deckers and underpasses, among traffic management infrastructure plan for Bengaluru

HS2 boss says it was RIGHT to spend £100million on a BAT tunnel as he admits it could be two more years before crisis-plagued rail project costing tens of billions is back on track

New York to London in just one hour? What's the buzz around a $20 trillion tunnel

Could a tunnel link New York and London in 54 minutes?

Norway plans to build £1.6bn underwater ‘megatunnel’ to halve 21 hour drive time

Decks cleared for rail link to connect Jammu& Kashmir

Kolkata metro update: First trial run on yellow line Noapara-Bimanbandar stretch successful | Details

Final underpass at Pragati Maidan tunnel in Delhi gets renewed push

First glimpse of underwater tunnel in CMRL’s phase II project connecting Greenways Road to Adyar

Driver ‘Ejects’ Himself Out Of Car After It Slips On Snow Near Atal Tunnel – WATCH

Man jumps out of sliding car, narrowly escapes tragedy near snow-covered Atal Tunnel

A $20 trillion tunnel that could link New York and London in an hour? Don’t cancel your flight just yet

Southern California water agency votes to keep funding state tunnel plans

Rescue Operation for 5-Year-Old Trapped in Borewell in Dausa Enters Third Day

Bengaluru civic body to hire consulting firm for financial management of tunnel road and sky deck projects

California water agency votes to spend $141 million on Delta tunnel project

MMRDA granted forest land for Borivali-Thane road under national park

Israeli military chief admits 'mistakes' as probe finds bombing hit hostages' tunnel in Gaza

Delhi Metro Blue Line cable theft update: Commuters brace for delays as DMRC face disruptions

Phase 4: DMRC completes work on 2.65-km-long underground tunnel

Bengaluru's Eastern Connectivity Tunnel to cut 30 minutes of travel time | Details

Delhi Metro completes 2.65 km underground tunnel in phase 4 of expansion