By Ashley Karen
Happy New Year
We’re wishing you all the best for your goals, plans, and resolutions as we enter 2023!
Here’s a quick peek at the 5 most popular news of 2022:
Llogara Tunnel Construction Starts
The process of building the 5.9km Llogara tunnel has officially begun on 14th November. This project is a long-awaited one, which boosts road safety, cut the distance to the coast and promotes tourism development. Read more
The Cluj-Napoca Subway in Romania
Romanian Minister of Transport, Sorin Grindeanu, concluded a collaboration protocol on 27 January 2022 to construct the subway in Cluj county, Cluj-Napoca, and Floresti municipalities. Read more
Herrenknecht TBM’s Success in Factory Testing
In accordance with Herrenknecht announcement, the ‘Mary’ TBM, which is going to dig the HRBT twin tunnels in Virginia, US, has passed its factory acceptance tests with success at the firm’s Schwanau facility in southwest Germany. Read more
Singapore’s Cross Island Line (CRL) Update
The CRL, Singapore’s eighth MRT line, is a 50km long project and fully underground. It will help to available and latter developments in the eastern, western, and north-eastern corridors. Some main hubs such as Jurong Lake District, Punggol Digital District and the Changi region will link together using the CRL. It is estimated that the CRL will see a daily ridership of at least 600,000 in the primary years, enhancing to one million in the long term. Read more
Rivalry of Four Consortia for Construction of the Nordhavn Tunnel
Linking Østerbro with Nordhavn, construction of the Nordhavn tunnel in Copenhagen currently is under bid among four contractors who have been chosen by Danish Road Directorate after a pre-qualification. Read more
