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Sydney Metro is over budget and faces delays, report finds
Parts of the Sydney Metro programme face “significant technical and budget risks” and will need a cash injection of up to A$1.1bn (£56M),...
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Aug 9, 20231 min read


Tunnelling set to resume on stalled Snowy 2.0 hydro project
A tunnel boring machine (TBM) that was paused last year after it encountered soft ground is due to resume tunnelling on the Snowy 2.0...
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Aug 3, 20231 min read


Atkins wins Hong Kong reservoir relocation contract
Atkins has won a design and engineering services contract for the relocation of two reservoirs in Hong Kong. Click here for full article...
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Aug 2, 20231 min read


Podcast: Environmental sustainability and carbon reduction
Breaking Ground’s latest episode discusses how geotechnical businesses can drive environmental sustainability by reducing carbon...
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Jul 10, 20231 min read


Sinking Millennium Tower shows signs of recovery, but expert has doubts
The latest phase of work to stabilise San Francisco’s troubled Millennium Tower has reversed some of the tower’s tilt, according to...
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Jul 3, 20231 min read


Latest people moves from BGA, Geobear and Geotechnical Engineering
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) announces its new chair, Geobear gets a new managing director for its UK and Ireland business,...
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Jul 3, 20231 min read


Cowi-led team to design latest phase of Norwegian light rail project
Client Bybanen Utbygging has awarded a design contract to a partnership between Cowi, Ramboll and Asplan Viak for the fifth construction...
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Jun 29, 20231 min read


Geotechnical, design contracts awarded for mega Queensland pumped hydro scheme
Twin Hills Engineering and Drilling will carry out geotechnical investigation works and the GHD, Mott MacDonald and Stantec joint venture...
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Jun 22, 20231 min read


Implenia lands major civils contracts on Swiss transport projects
Swiss construction company Implenia has been awarded contracts to make improvements to a motorway junction in Zürich and to build a...
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Jun 21, 20231 min read


Snowy Hydro tunnelling could restart next month if environmental approvals granted
Boring on the main tunnel of the Snowy Hydro 2.0 hydropower project in Australia could restart at the end of July if the government...
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Geo Con
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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