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Editorial Content GLOBAL CONNECTIONS 05 Europe united 07 USA: Passenger demand exists for high speed rail 07 Korea: Record rail link 08 UK: HS2 begins construction procurement 10 Austria-Italy: Brenner attack 10 Switzerland: Ceneri Base Tunnel celebrations 11 Norway: Construction begins on Follo Line 12 Ukraine: Kerch Tunnel for Crimea security 13 Denmark-Germany: Fehmarn evaluations 15 Turkey: Highway under the Bosphorus 17 Hong Kong: Accelerating high speed rail PROJECT PROGRESS 19 USA: Seattle Alaskan Way 23 USA: Seattle continues LRT expansion 24 USA: Toronto subway designs and extensions 25 USA: Presidio Parkway opens 26 USA: Rehabilitation of Boston harbor tunnels 26 USA: Midtown immersed tube connection 27 USA: Bay Bridge Tunnel expansion 28 USA: EPBM recovery in New York 28 USA: Value of used TBMs 29 USA: Los Angeles outfall 30 USA: Washington DC Clean Rivers program 32 USA: St Louis 44km CSO program 32 USA: California Bay Delta tunnel project 32 USA: Steep drive for Hawaii TBM 33 Ecuador: 22km metro construction awarded 33 Ecuador: Long hydro drive breaks through 33 Peru: Lima Metro funding boost 33 Mexico: Dual-mode crossover TBM assembly 35 Austria: Robbins double shield TBMs for GKI headrace 38 Norway: Historic breakthrough at Røssåga 39 Denmark: Cityringen extensions and breakthroughs 40 Germany: Shallow Berlin link drives Mixshield innovation 41 Sweden: Stockholm underground bypass
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Norway: Drill+blast challenge for road tunnel underpass Iceland: Delayed progress on highway headings Germany: River Elbe pipejack Norway: Deep level subsea road crossings Switzerland: CERN accelerates collider upgrade UK: Mega potash mine wins National Park planning consent UK: Landmark achievements for Crossrail UK: Funding secured for London supersewer UK: Royal visit celebrates Lee Tunnel completion UK: Glasgow TBM ready for launch UK: London Underground Northern Line construction strategy UK: Planned Thames River highway crossings Turkey and Thailand: TBM successes Australia: Sydney highway connections New Zealand: Waterview excavation complete Australia: Sydney advances metro ambitions Australia: Melbourne metro plans revived Australia: Underground link for Perth airport India: Getting Bangalore Metro back on track India: Slurry or EPB for conditions in Bangalore India: EPBMs deliver success for Delhi Metro Laos: TBM launch for Laos hydro Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur MRT China: CREG order for two gripper TBMs Singapore: MRT extensions and contract awards Qatar: Doha flood protection Singapore: Sewer extensions Qatar: IDRIS contracts awarded Riyadh Metro progress
68 DISCUSSION FORUM 70 TunnelTECH AND INNOVATIONS 82 CONFERENCES 86 ITA INDUSTRY AWARDS 88 CAREER MOVES 92 INDUSTRY NEWS
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