INFRASTRUCTURE

Herrenknecht returns to the Gotthard

A Single Shield Herrenknecht TBM will bore the southern aspect of the Gotthard road tunnel

A 12,310mm diameter Single Shield TBM from Herrenknecht will be used to bore the southern aspect of the Gotthard road tunnel in Switzerland. Credit: Herrenknecht

A 12,310mm diameter Single Shield TBM from Herrenknecht will be used to bore the southern aspect of the Gotthard road tunnel in Switzerland. Credit: Herrenknecht

Mechanised tunnelling technology from Schwanau is once again being used at the St. Gotthard in Switzerland. Herrenknecht engineers presented a tunnel boring machine for driving the second passageway of...

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