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

The Hudson Tunnel Project reached a key milestone as factory testing finished for two tunnel boring machines now headed to New Jersey.

Linghang, better known as the world’s largest-diameter high-speed railway shield tunneling machine, crossed the ...

Work to begin digging a new Hudson Tunnel is set to begin this spring as two tunnel boring machines custom-built for the project are on their way to New Jersey.

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Disassembled sections of two tunnel boring machines that will help dig a $16 billion rail tunnel between North Jersey and Manhattan are on their way to the Garden State. The ...

Seven months after beginning its journey, Elaine the tunnel boring machine has completed its subterranean mission drilling out the Northside Interceptor Tunnel (NSIT). The 16.5-foot diameter, ...

Recent advancements in tunnel boring machine (TBM) performance and optimisation have significantly enhanced the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of underground construction projects. Integrating ...

On a flat, windswept green plain north of Hamburg in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, a Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine is now 200 meters deep into burrowing under the Elbe River estuary.

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The study of disc cutter wear in tunnel boring machines (TBMs) is fundamental to optimising both the economic and operational performance of subterranean construction projects. Disc cutter wear ...