The first four tunnel boring machines are coming to New Jersey to build the Gateway rail tunnel. Here's what they do and why they're the safest method.

A colossal project to reduce traffic in the underground tunnels connecting the Virginia cities of Norfolk and Hampton just had a big breakthrough — literally. Since 1957, the two cities have been ...

Bertha may be sitting idle, but another boring machine in Seattle, Swizy, is ready to move. “We are replacing the (Fremont) pipeline that has been in use for about 100 years,” said Annie Kolb-Nelson ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The VTA expects to begin ...

Boring Company Prurfock 3 and the new Prufrock 4 tunneling machines can only tunnel about 11 hours per day. There are limitations are maintenance and how they have to stop tunneling to put in the ...

Deep under the Yangtze River, a stranded tunnel boring machine that looked like a sunk cost has instead become a showcase of how China turns engineering setbacks into proof of technical control. What ...

Work to begin digging a new Hudson Tunnel is set to begin this spring as two tunnel boring machines custom-built for the project are on their way to New Jersey. The new rail tunnel, called the Gateway ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The Boring Co. now has two ...