The last drill and blast is done and there is now access from both sides in what will be the longest subsea tunnel ever build. The Ryfast project is the historical largest road project in Norway, and it's more than five years since construction work started. Opening of the tunnel is towards the end of 2019.
The Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel is the world's largest-diameter tunnel-bored road tunnel, and is located in the city of Seattle in the U.S. state of Washington. The 3.2 km and 17 meter diameter double decker tunnel opens in the fall and will carry State Route 99 under downtown Seattle and the total project will improve the Seattle waterfront significantly.
The ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress is the world's leading tunneling event, bringing together tunnel and underground space experts and professionals from all around the world. The 2018 edition of The World Tunnel Congress will be hosted in Dubai at the Dubai World Trade Center from April 21 – 26 2018.
The Istanbul Strait Road Crossing (The Eurasia Tunnel Project) opened up 20th December 2016 and the connection is located between Kazlicesme and Goztepe. The connection is a 14.6 km route that includes a 5.4 km twin deck tunnel (subsea) that cross the Bosphorus. The Eurasia Tunnel is designed to ease the present crosscontinental traffic, providing an alternative road link to traverse the Bosphorus.
The Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link project will have a great impact on local environment during construction, reveals The Sydney Morning Herald and The ABClast weekend. In addition to the impact from a dozen construction sites, there are also concerns about contaminated sediments, high volume of truck movements in parks and recreation areas and risk to threatened species.
The ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress is the world's leading tunneling event, bringing together tunnel and underground space experts and professionals from all around the world. The 2018 edition of The World Tunnel Congress will be hosted in Dubai at the Dubai World Trade Center from April 21 – 26 2018.
Road authorities in South Africa are looking into how to renovate and improve operation and safety in the Huguenot tunnel, a 4 km single tube tunnel located at the national road (N1) near Cape Town.
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