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September 28, 2014
Dr. Sauer & Partners at the Athens Career Day for Tunnel and Geotechnical Professionals
Companies involved at the event included: Hill International; Dr. Sauer and Partners; Systra; Geos Ingenieurs Conseils; Geodata; Vinci Construction; Omikronkappa Consulting; Lombardi; and Pini Swiss Engineers.
April 25, 2014
Bond Street Station Upgrade Project (BSSU), London, UK
Works are now underway at this Central London tube station, with the completion of both SCL shafts and over 60m of sprayed concrete tunnels to date.
May 03, 2013
Farringdon Station Construction commences
Work has finally commenced on Farringdon Station with the break-out of the piles and the first meters of excavation of the STW2-PL1 pilot Tunnel.
March 28, 2013
Devil's Slide tunnel opening day celebration
The long awaited Devil's Slide Tunnel on Highway 1 south of San Francisco opened to traffic after more than 5 years of excavation. The invitation-only opening ceremony drew several hundred people, many of them local residents who fought for the tunnel over several decades.
December 10, 2012
Sprayed Concrete Lining (SCL) Works at Crossrail (CRL) - C305: Eastern Running Tunnels, London, UK
Sprayed Concrete Lining works commence in the east of UK’s capital to provide launching and receiving shafts and tunnels for Crossrail TBMs.
December 10, 2012
Completed primary Sprayed Concrete Lining (SCL) works for Tottenham Court Road Station Upgrade Project (TCRSUP), London, UK
Tottenham Court Road Station (TCRS) is a London Underground (LU) station situated in central London. The station serves as an interchange between the Central and Northern Lines.
Over 150,000 passengers use the station daily and with the completion of Crossrail in 2017, passenger numbers are expected to increase to over 200,000.
Improvements to the Tube station will provide: step-free access from street level to all platforms and interchanges via the enlarged and new ticket halls, additional access points to the Northern and Central Line platforms to reduce congestion, additional escalators serving the Northern Line and five new lifts, as well as future connections to the Tottenham Court Road Crossrail Station.
August 06, 2012
Tottenham Court Road Station Upgrade Project (TCRSUP), London, UK
Tottenham Court Road Station (TCRS) is a London Underground (LU) station situated in central London. The station serves as an interchange between the Central and Northern Lines.
Over 150,000 passengers use the station daily and with the completion of Crossrail in 2017, passenger numbers are expected to increase to over 200,000.
May 01, 2012
The detail in the Devil's Slide, Pacifica, CA, USA
On January 18, 2011, excavation of California Department of Transportation’s Caltrans) twin Devil’s Slide bores was successfully completed on State Route 1. This section of Route 1 is on an unstable mountainside that has a long history of road closures due to landslides.
October 05, 2010
Devil's Slide Tunnel breakthrough
After three years into excavation, crew members of contractor Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. and owner Caltrans holed through the Northbound Tunnel Top Heading at the North Portal of the Devil’s Slide Tunnels in Pacifica, CA on Friday October 1, 2010.They were joined by a cheering crowd of invited politicians, news crews and locals who followed the exciting event from the North Portal side during a big breakthrough ceremony.It was a gratifying moment when crews finally walked out through the hole and shook hands with the guests. The hole through is a major milestone for all parties involved in the project which broke ground on September 17, 2007 and is now one step closer to completion.
September 01, 2010
Bond Street Station Upgrade Project, London, UK
London’s Bond Street Tube Station provides access to one of the United Kingdom’s busiest shopping districts - serving tourists, residents and businesses in the area. The Station suffers from congestion caused by heavy passenger traffic from both entry/exit flows and those interchanging between services on the Jubilee and Central lines.