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

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The huge boring tool affectionately known as 'Chessie is once again digging through the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay. "So think about a four-story building as long as a football ...

Mary, the tunnel-boring machine, is on the move again! Thursday, Mary began boring a twin eastbound tunnel in part with the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project. Watch: First of 4 gantries ...

Victorian government experts have confirmed that the tunnel boring machines are a “factor” in a sinkhole opening up in the ...

The Hudson Tunnel Project is marking another major milestone as it nears a critical point in the $16 billion process. During its Aug. 20 board meeting, Gateway Development Commission announced that ...

A colossal project to reduce traffic in the underground tunnels connecting the Virginia cities of Norfolk and Hampton just had a big breakthrough — literally. Since 1957, the two cities have been ...

The upcoming 125-km Rishikesh-Karanprayag rail line in Uttarakhand has achieved remarkable progress in tunnel boring work, making it one of the fastest in the world, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) ...

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 ...