tunnelling News
-
Latin America Roads, Bridges and Tunnels Summit
On October 4th and 5th 2018, Lnoppen will hold the Latin America Roads, Bridges and Tunnels Summit. The venue of the event will be Bogotá, Colombia where one of the most important road construction projects called ""Tunel el Toyo"" will be located. This tunnel will be the longest in the country and one of the most extensive in South America. According to the National Infrastructure Agency ...
-
Latin America Roads, Bridges and Tunnels Summit
On October 4th and 5th 2018, Lnoppen will hold the Latin America Roads, Bridges and Tunnels Summit. The venue of the event will be Bogotá, Colombia where one of the most important road construction projects called ""Tunel el Toyo"" will be located. This tunnel will be the longest in the country and one of the most extensive in South America. According to the National Infrastructure Agency ...
-
Discover how VIP`s patented Cast-in gasket will benefit your project at BTS 2018
VIP are looking forward to exhibiting at this year’s BTS 2018 conference and Exhibition. The biannual event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Centre, Westminster, London for two days on the 9th and 10th October. The event which is hosted by the British Tunnelling Society combines a two day conference with the UK’s largest tunnelling and underground space exhibition. VIP will be ...
-
Offshore Vertical Wick Drain Video
Spectacular views of our Offshore vertical wick drain project in the "Nieuwe Waterweg" Rotterdam, Holland. CeTeau is installing wick drains off-shore in one of the busiest waterways of Holland near Rotterdam. Laying the foundation of a new tunnel “The Blankenbrug Tunnel” for the consortium BAAK. The new “Blankenburg” tunnel connects the A20 near Vlaardingen (north side) ...
By CeTeau B.V.
-
Say hello to the new Tunnel Sensors website
Tunnel Sensors Ltd have today launched their new website; www.tunnelsensors.com. The new site design provides online visitors with dramatic improvements in navigation, appearance and accessibility. The launch of the new website, which offers quick and easy access to essential information on Tunnel Sensors range of tunnel atoshpere monitoring systems, is part of the organisation’s ongoing ...
-
European Commission warns UK over tunnel safety
The European Commission sent today a reasoned opinion to the United Kingdom for failure to fulfil the reporting obligations under Directive 2004/54 on minimum safety requirements for tunnels[1]. This Directive sets out technical requirements to reach a minimum level of safety of tunnels and shall apply to all tunnels in the trans-European road network, with lengths of over 500 metres. Directive ...
-
Science, Mountains, and Cheese – the Winners of the Metrohm Young Chemist Award in Switzerland
The competition for the Metrohm Young Chemist Award came to a close lately with the three winners visiting Metrohm International Headquarters in Switzerland. From there, Sophia Oukala (France), Antonella Giarra (Italy), and Bibekananda De (India) went on a guided tour all over Switzerland. On the program were destinations such as the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the Gotthard ...
By Metrohm AG
-
Science, mountains, and cheese – the winners of the Metrohm Young Chemist Award in Switzerland
The competition for the Metrohm Young Chemist Award came to a close lately with the three winners visiting Metrohm International Headquarters in Switzerland. From there, Sophia Oukala (France), Antonella Giarra (Italy), and Bibekananda De (India) went on a guided tour all over Switzerland. On the program were destinations such as the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the ...
By Metrohm AG
-
Soil Reinforcement: New case on Italy’s A1 highway “Variante di valico”
Opened on December 2015 by Matteo Renzi, the Italian Prime Minister, this important new transportation infrastructure of the A1 Highway will improve safety, reduce congestion and journey times through the Apennines between Bologna and Florence. Proposed in 2001, the “Variante di Valico” is a new 58-km long A1 section featuring 23 viaducts and 22 tunnels. Maccaferri provided its soil ...
-
New Product Alert – LUMIOS MkII Luminance Photometer
Tunnel Sensors launches the next generation luminance photometer, the LUMIOS MkII, designed specifically for use in tunnels. The aim of road tunnel lighting is to ensure that traffic can approach, travel through and leave a tunnel safely, both during the day and at night. The LUMIOS MkII measures the level of luminance, or brightness, in and around the tunnel entrance to ensure that the visual ...
-
Switzerland: Demonstration in Hagerbach Tunnel
A remarkable location for the delivery of one of our instruments has been selected in Switzerland. The Creabeton Baustoff AG from Rickenbach manufactures concrete products for civil and road engineering. The workshop was carried out together with IB Sprenger & Steiner from Lichtenstein in the Hagerbach tunnel, which is used for trials. “We want to sensitize the clientele to compaction ...
-
Drainage tunnels provide safe road crossings for wildlife
Drainage tunnels running under roads can provide small animals with safe road crossings, mitigating habitat fragmentation, a new study has confirmed. The researchers suggest that the tunnel design can be further improved to aid animal movements, for example, by providing dry ledges to ensure the routes are still available in times of high rainfall. The expansion of road networks through rural ...
-
New all-in-one electrochemical cell tunnel sensors
CODEL are pleased to announce two new tunnel cost effective sensors to the already exceptional range of road and rail tunnel monitors on offer. The TunnelTech 500 and 700 are have been designed from the ground up using our already vast experience and knowledge of tunnel monitoring and applying it with the very latest in sensing technology, electrochemical cells. Both new models include high ...
-
Fire Protection and Safety in Tunnels 2020
CODEL International sponsored and exhibited at the Fire Protection and Safety in Tunnels 2020 Virtual Event held over two days on 29th and 30th June. Attendees had the opportunity to engage virtually with the industry to gain insight into the latest advances in tunnel safety with tunnel experts worldwide sharing their latest insights. As exhibitors CODEL presented on the subject of ...
-
Media Advisory: Vice President Biden to deliver remarks at Anacostia River Tunnel Project Site
On Friday, January 16th, the Vice President, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, and Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will tour the Anacostia River Tunnel Project Site in Southeast Washington D.C. to discuss the importance of investing in our nation’s infrastructure. Following the tour, the Vice President will deliver brief remarks which are open press. ...
-
Anemometer Calibration
Topics on anemometer calibration, air velocity wind tunnels, blockage effects, calibration techniques and ISO17025 accreditation. For more information visit our air velocity calibration ...
-
T8 Legislation Coming Soon
According to the latest TRA Newsletter there is light at the end of the tunnel. After many years of discussions and expectations, the TRA has published an extract from a communication from Sir James Bevan, the Environment Agency Chief Executive. Find out more about the T8 Legislation with Tyre & Rubber Recycling here. ...
-
New product alert – VNOX NO2 and visibility monitor
Tunnel Sensors launch their VNOX Combined NO2 and Visibility Monitor designed specifically for use in tunnels. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is produced as a direct result of engine combustion and is emitted from the tailpipes all types of vehicles. NO2 is toxic and prolonged exposure will have a detrimental effect on human health. Primary tailpipe emissions of NO2 are rising and there is a growing ...
-
Gurtec`s rollers put to work on the world`s longest underground railroad
Under the Austrian and Italian Alps, the world’s longest underground railroad connection has reached half term completion. Sitting 8 000 feet below the alpine peaks, the Brenner Base Tunnel is an impressive 64 kilometre-long railway link between north and south side. With work commencing in 2009, so far 123km of the total 230 km tunnel system has been achieved, whilst total completion is ...
By Gurtec GmbH
-
Air Flow Monitors - Rohtang Road Tunnel
In early January 2020 CODEL received a prestigious order for the supply of 11 sets of air quality and air flow tunnel monitors for the 8.8KM Rohtang Road Tunnel in India. The Rohtang Tunnel is the world’s highest road tunnel situated under the Rohtang Pass of eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali Highway in Himachal Pradesh. The 8.8 Km long two-lane road tunnel is the ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you