DECEMBER 2011

DECEMBER 2011 ISSUE

COVER STORY
2012 Tunneling Industry Directory

TBM: Tunnel Business Magazine’s annual listing of contractors, manufacturers and service providers in the marketplace.

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FEATURES
“Sweet Spot” Engineering
If anyone has ever played baseball you will quickly recognize what it means to hit the ball on the “sweet spot” of the bat.
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Clearing the Air
Safety. It’s a word that’s emphasized in some professions more than others. When you are in a foreign environmental dealing with unknown conditions, safety is – not surprisingly – the top priority. And so it is with underground miners, a specialist group that strives to create a safe environment on a daily basis.
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Underground Communications
The marketplace for both communications and tracking and worker safety products is crowded. To make the best decision you need to consider the following: Which products are the best? Which have the lowest cost of ownership? How well does the vendor support the customer after the sale? What are the benefits of a certain technology on the jobsite? Is it the right solution for crews?
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Portland (Ore.) CSO Control Program Is Finished
The City of Portland, Ore., has completed its 20-year program to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to the Willamette River and Columbia Slough. An order from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), originally issued in 1991 and amended in 1994, required the city to control CSOs by Dec. 1, 2011.
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Gold Mining in Alaska
One hundred twenty years ago, gold was discovered at Comet Beach, 45 miles up the coast from Juneau, Alaska. From this beach, a mountain rises gradually at first, then steeply to a peak about two miles inland at just over 3,000 ft above sea level.
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“Sweet Spot” Engineering
If anyone has ever played baseball you will quickly recognize what it means to hit the ball on the “sweet spot” of the bat.
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NEWS BRIEFS

Skanska USA Acquires ICI

Xylem Announces Godwin Name Change, Begins Expansion

Toronto Airport Tunnel Moving Forward

Jacobs Associates Welcomes Paroline

HMM Rail & Transit Project Honored with Bentley Award

Caldecott Breakthrough

AECOM JV Awarded Contract for Moynihan Station Development

Impregilo Awarded Jonica State Highway Project in Italy

NORTH AMERICAN UPDATES

L.A. Metro to Release Final EIS/EIR for Regional Connector
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) announced Jan. 11 that it will release its Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR) for the Regional Connector Project on Jan. 20, 2012, for a 30-day public review period.
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Robbins Opens Office in Chile
A new Robbins office is now operating in Santiago, Chile, to support the local tunneling market and grow the company’s business in the region.
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COLUMNS
Editor's Message: by: Jim Rush
Year-end Review
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DEPARTMENTS
Business Briefs:
Moles to Honor Wagman, Iovino; Beavers Announce 2012 Awardees; Hanlan Water Project Tunnels Proposed for Region of Peel, Ontario; VMT Opens U.S. Office; Critchfield Joins Parsons Brinckerhoff; Preliminary Engineering for Ottawa Light Rail Transit Project Nears Completion; DC Water Breaks Ground on $2.6 Billion Clean Rivers Project READ MORE
Global:
Metro Tunnel Fire Tests in Sweden; Baku, Azerbaijan’s Third Metro Line Get Under Way
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People:
Two Tunnel Experts Join HNTB, Jacobs Associates Announces Promotions, AECOM Welcomes Dandie, Billups Promoted to Principal of GZA GeoEnvironmental, Manitowoc Promotes Maslizek
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Project Updates:
A recap of North America's recently completed, current and future tunneling projects.
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Upcoming Projects:
Previewing the next generation of tunneling projects.
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Calendar:
Upcoming events in the world of tunneling.
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