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Robbins Deploys First Crossover TBM in Mexico City

New Machine Designed for Variable Ground Conditions

September 21, 2015

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The XRE TBM was engineered to handle rock, earth pressure balance boring.

Main Beam TBM Launches for Hawaii’s Longest Tunnel

The Machine, Nicknamed “Rock Girl,” Will Improve Wastewater Infrastructure

July 31, 2015

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The machine, nicknamed “Rock Girl,” will improve wastewater infrastructure.

Tunnelers Finish NYC Project With TBM Revived After Superstorm Sandy

The Robbins Company Completed Difficult Refurb Underground

March 24, 2015

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The siphon tunnel between Staten Island and Brooklyn began just months before the massive storm.

Tunnel Boring Machines at Work on Mexico City Wastewater Project

Eastern Discharge Tunnel Will Help Alleviate City's Drainage Issues

Jeremy Verdusco

August 25, 2014

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Current infrastructure can't keep up with growing population, rainfall.

Drillers Have a Lot to Talk About

Jeremy Verdusco

April 1, 2014

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I have a soft spot for human achievement. We engineer, drill and tunnel ourselves out of some of the hardest problems imaginable. This month, we write about a project that installed a pipeline for brine under the Mississippi River.

Foundation Drilling a Century Ago

Jeremy Verdusco

February 19, 2014

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A recent PBS documentary gave me perspective on on how far tunnel boring has come.

Catching up on Drilling News

Jeremy Verdusco

February 4, 2014

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Check out updates on stories I've recently covered in The Driller and on this blog.

Bertha Burrows Under Seattle

Jeremy Verdusco

September 24, 2013

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The ambitious project replaces the Alaskan Way Viaduct strip of State Road 99 in the city's downtown.

Tunneling Under Water Makes Port of Miami Project a Challenge

Infrastructure Drilling Job to Ease Traffic Backups

Holly Case

July 1, 2013

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The Port of Miami has been a problem since the Reagan administration, causing traffic snarls and wasted time. Nearly 16,000 vehicles—almost 5,000 of which are semi trucks—travel to and from the port each day.