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A large yellow crane lifts a steel rebar cage on one side.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 29, 2025

VTA Reports Massive Crane at Work on BART Silicon Valley Extension

With one of the largest cranes in the U.S. now at work, the BART Silicon Valley Phase II project enters a pivotal stage.

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Governor Kathy Hochul sitting at a table with a microphone, Janno Lieber sits to her left.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 20, 2025

New York MTA Strikes Deal for Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Tunneling

The $1.97 billion contract will extend the Q train to 125 Street, bringing long-promised subway access to East Harlem by 2032.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2018

L.A. Metro begins tunneling on first section of Purple Line extension

Twin tunnel boring machines will begin by tunneling parallel underground sections between the future Wilshire/La Brea Station and the current Wilshire/Western Purple Line terminus.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2017

LA Metro rail extension project marks tunneling milestone

Angeli, the tunnel boring machine, was lowered into the ground near 1st and Central in late 2016 and began digging the tunnels in early February.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2016

LA Metro unveils new tunnel boring machine named Angeli

At the event Board Chair Fasana awarded TAP Cards to students who won contests to name the TBM and create an illustration for its tail shield.

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Videosby StaffAugust 25, 2015

Crossrail London: Giant Tunnelling Machines Dismantled at Farringdon

Crossrail'ss final tunnelling machines, Elizabeth and Victoria, are being dismantled 131 feet below Farringdon in central London following the completion of Crossrail tunnelling.

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Videosby StaffJuly 15, 2015

Crossrail Breakthrough: Tunnelling Marathon Completion

The Prime Minister and Mayor of London Boris Johnson celebrated the completion of Crossrail's tunnels by going 40 metres below the capital to thank the men and women who are constructing the new east-west railway.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2014

San Francisco completes tunneling work

Two TBMs excavated and constructed the Central Subway’s 1.5 mile-long tunnels at an average pace of 40 feet per day and will be retrieved in North Beach at the site of the former Pagoda Palace Theatre on Powell Street.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2014

San Francisco tunnel boring continues progress

Beginning Tuesday, Big Alma was set to be in operation 24 hours a day to build the approximately 425 feet of new tunnel beneath the Market Street tunnels.

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Videosby StaffNovember 21, 2013

How Does a Tunnel-Boring Machine Drill Underground?

This animation shows exactly how the 110-ton, 300-foot-long tunnel boring machine will drill a distance of nearly two miles, 100 feet beneath the New York Harbor seabed.

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