Archive for category: Tunnels

Thane – Borivali Tunnel Project: Herrenknecht to Supply Tunnel Boring Machines

Per a couple of my tunneling industry connections, Herrenknecht AG has been…

07 Sep 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 4 Comments
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NCC – JKIL JV Wins Mumbai’s GMLR Tunnel Contract

September 22, 2023 Update: BMC has issued LOA contract to NCC – J Kumar…

29 Jul 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 1 Comment
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L&T Wins Mumbai’s Orange Gate – Marine Drive Tunnel Contract

September 29, 2023 Update: MMRDA has awarded L&T with Orange Gate – Marine…

20 Jul 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 13 Comments
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Herrenknecht to Supply Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s Tunnel Boring Machines

Per a couple of my tunneling industry connections, Herrenknecht AG has been…

18 Jul 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail, Tunnels ⋅ 6 Comments
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ICT Bids for DPR of Assam’s Tunnel Project Under Brahmaputra

Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats Pvt. Ltd. is the only bidder for…

12 Jul 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 1 Comment
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3 Bidders for Mumbai’s Goregaon – Mulund Link Road Tunnel Project

Afcons Infrastructure, Larsen & Toubro, NCC – J Kumar Infraprojects…

07 Jul 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 6 Comments
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L&T & JKIL-NCC Bid for Mumbai’s Orange Gate – Marine Drive Tunnel Project

Larsen & Toubro and J Kumar Infraprojects – NCC JV are the only 2…

06 Jul 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 1 Comment
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JKIL – MEPL’s TBM Records Breakthrough for Mumbai Sewage Project

Mumbai last month saw India’s largest tunnel boring recording a breakthrough,…

21 Jun 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other, Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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Afcons Awarded Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s C2 Tunnel Contract

India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) and Afcons…

09 Jun 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail, Tunnels ⋅ 10 Comments
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L&T’s TBM Mavala Records Final Breakthrough for Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project

Mavala, the largest tunnel boring machine to ever be deployed in India, on Tuesday…

31 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways, Tunnels ⋅ 1 Comment
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.7 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 353.3 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 75.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 59.2 km
• Jaipur: 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai: 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi: 19 June 2017 – 27.9 km
• Lucknow: 6 September 2017 – 22.9 km
• Hyderabad: 29 November 2017 – 67 km
• Noida-Gr. Noida: 25 January 2019 – 29.7 km
• Ahmedabad: 6 March 2019 – 60.7 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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