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COVER STORY
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A hundred years from now, it is likely that tunnelers will look back at the current era of building in New York City as the Golden Age of Tunneling. The East Side Access project, Second Avenue Subway and No. 7 Line extension, as well as the construction of the Fulton Street Transit Center downtown, represent the first major works in the New York City transit system in more than a half century. Collectively, these projects represent $17 billion in construction value.
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FEATURE STORY
TECHNICAL PAPER
Shafts are the doorways to the underground, serving as the location at which all material enters and exits. They vary in size and depth, and their design and construction are key to the successful completion of any tunneling project.
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FEATURE STORY
Indianapolis Welcomes NAT 2012
Famous for sporting events, including the Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400, the Super Bowl and NCAA basketball Final Fours, the Indiana state capital is now hosting the North American Tunneling (NAT) show.
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FEATURE STORY
Lofty Heights for the Underground
From Robert Moses and the construction of highways and parks that shaped the landscape of New York, through to today’s wave of mega construction projects in the city that are laying the groundwork for the next generations of New Yorkers, there has been one constant — The Moles.
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FEATURE STORY
Mexico’s Mega Tunnel
Ecatepec, an area just outside Mexico City, has had more than its fair share of challenges. Shacks line the Gran Canal for miles, the country’s largest open sewer commissioned in 1910 by President Porfirio Diaz.
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FEATURE STORY
Robbins TBM Achieves Olympic Progress in Sochi
On Feb. 14, 2012, the final of two Robbins Double Shield TBMs crossed the finish line in Sochi, Russia. The machine wrapped up tunneling at Complex 3, part of a massive transportation upgrade of road and rail routes for the city’s 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
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Bloomberg Helps Launch New York Harbor Siphons Project
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Port Authority Executive Director Pat Foye on April 18 launched a $250 million construction project to boost economic development in New York Harbor.
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FEATURE STORY
Crossrail’s First TBM Breaks Ground
Crossrail’s first TBM, Phyllis, has broken ground at Royal Oak to construct the first section of tunnel between Royal Oak and Farringdon.
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