The first four tunnel boring machines are coming to New Jersey to build the Gateway rail tunnel. Here's what they do and why they're the safest method.

Sections of the German-made tunnel boring machines were shipped to ports in Elizabeth and Baltimore. They will reach North ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) has some good news about Chessie—the tunnel boring machine being used for its Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project. Chessie is back up and ...

Work to begin digging a new Hudson Tunnel is set to begin this spring as two tunnel boring machines custom-built for the ...

HAMPTON, Va. — With a loud groan, and cheers and applause from a crowd of onlookers, Mary, the tunnel-boring machine, broke through onto the south island of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Wednesday ...

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Cross passages between both bores of London's 0.7-mile Silvertown tunnel are nearing completion in frozen ground, marking the end of excavations on the River Thames crossing. The $1.5-billion ...

The projects aim to prepare a stable path for tunnel boring machines that will excavate the new two-track tunnel under the Hudson River. Challenges include navigating varying geological conditions, ...

The Boring Company said tunneling beneath Nashville presents new geological challenges compared to its previous projects, according to a new company social media post. Nashville sits upon ...

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Bouygues Murphy JV launches tender for a 16.4m-wide tunnel boring machine for the Lower Thames Crossing—the UK's longest road tunnel. Learn about the £10bn project's next phase.