Tag: Tunnel Boring Machines
Broadway Subway tunnel-boring machine Phyllis arrives at Broadway-City Hall
The Government of British Columbia announced that Phyllis, the second of two massive tunnel-boring machines that are excavating twin tunnels for the Broadway Subway...
Toronto launches TBM for stormwater tunnel and flooding prevention project
The City of Toronto marked a major milestone for the Fairbank Silverthorn Storm Trunk Sewer System project (No. 100 on ReNew's Top100 Projects report),...
First tunnel-boring machine arrives at Broadway Subway project’s City Hall station
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that Elsie, one of two tunnel-boring machines constructing twin tunnels for the Broadway Subway, broke through...
Broadway Subway project’s 2nd tunnel-boring machine arrives at Mount Pleasant
The British Columbia government announced that Phyllis, the second of two tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) that are constructing twin tunnels for the Broadway Subway Project,...
Technical team assembles TBMs for construction of Broadway Subway project
Construction work on the new Broadway Subway Project is already underway on the tunneling phase prior to completing the six underground stations along its...
First tunnel-boring machine breaks through at Broadway Subway Project
The Government of British Columbia announced that the first of two tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) that began excavating for the Broadway Subway Project last fall...
Tunnelling begins on Scarborough Subway Extension
Metrolinx announced that tunnelling is officially underway on Scarborough’s 7.8-km subway extension.
The much-needed extension will bring subway service farther north into Scarborough and accommodate...
Tunnel boring marks milestone for Broadway Subway project
The Government of British Columbia announced that the Broadway Subway Project has reached a critical phase of construction with the start of tunnel excavation...
Second tunnel starts for Metrolinx’s Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
Metrolinx announced that the second tunnel for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension is now underway.
Tunnelling on the project started this past spring, with Renny,...
Progress continues on Scarborough Subway Extension
By Joshua Patel
Scarborough’s three-stop subway extension continues to take shape with crews starting work on the project’s headwalls.
Headwalls are underground support structures made up...