19/05/2016 PRESENTATION ARGENTINA NAME: Asociación Argentina de Túneles y ACTIVITY REPORT 2015 Espacios Subterráneos (AATES) TYPE OF STRUCTURE: Non Profit Professional Association, acc. private law NUMBER OF MEMBERS: 45 affiliate (individuals), 8 corporate members (collective) 2015 – ACTIVITIES (1) 2015 – ACTIVITIES (2) Main activities: • WG: Shotcrete, with preparation of a • Regular (montly) ExCo Meetings theoretical-practical Workshop (Deminar) • Yearly Tunnelling Congress • Preparation of an « online » Tunnelling • Auspice at other Congresses in Argentina (Transportation and Road Course (streaming), as a part of the Congress, Geotechnical Congress) Yearly Training Program of the Argentine Construction Chamber TUNNELS – UNDER- TUNNELS – UNDER- GROUND WORKS GROUND WORKS Extension of Metro Line H North section: 4 new stations constructed with the NATM method, featuring single large caverns of approx. 18 m width and approx. 2 km single tube double track running tunnels. 2 Stations were opened in 2015, the remaining 2 in 2016. South Section; 2 new stations and associated running tunnel section, to be constructed with diaphragm walls. 2 parallel twin caverns, one for the train depot and the other for a workshop, constructed with NATM Method, which will enter in operation in 2017. Both stations were postponed. 1 19/05/2016 TUNNELS – UNDER- TUNNELS – UNDER- GROUND WORKS GROUND WORKS TUNNELS – UNDER- TUNNELS – UNDER- GROUND WORKS GROUND WORKS Trans-Andean Tunnels Relief Tunnel for Underground River 1) Agua Negra Road Tunnel -14 km (North): « Vega » – Buenos Aires Currently, this is the project of the highest priority for both This project comprises the construction of 1 EPB relief countries. Its financing would be provided by the IDB. A tunnel for the existing underground “Vega River”, new pre-qualification process for contractors would be with a total length of 8,4 km (6 km with EPB machine, launched in 2016. Construction may start in 2017. iD 5,0 m, and the rest in NATM construction). 2) Corredor Bioceánico del Aconcagua - 52 km Railway Tunnel (Centre): This private initiative, which is developed in a depth of a The tender process of this project was launched in Preliminary Design, was still not finally approved by both 2013 and awarded end of 2015. countries. Within 2016 further decisions are expected. Presently, the site inspection tender is in progress. 3) Las Leñas Road Tunnel – 11,6 km (South): It is expected that the construction works will start This project is the one with the lowest level of development. in May 2016. Currently, a Feasibility Study was developed in Chile in 2015. Further decisions by both governments are not known. FUTURE ACTIVITIES • WG: Tunnel Drainage and AUSTRALIA Waterproofing ACTIVITY REPORT 2015 • Tunneling Course, to be held directly by AATES in different provincial capitals • Activation of the Young Member Group of the AATES 2 19/05/2016 PRESENTATION 2015 – ACTIVITIES NAME – Australasian Tunnelling Society MAIN ACTIVITIES – Monthly technical sessions across 4 Australian Regional Groups, 1 NZ Group plus Shotcrete society TYPE OF STRUCTURE – The ATS is an Industry based Technical Society of Engineers Australia (EA) and affiliated with WGs – 1 Animater, 1 Vice A, 7 Participating members and 8 AusIMM and IPENZ Corresponding members NUMBER OF MEMBERS – TRAINING – 3 day Tunnelling design & construction Short 549 individual members / 50 corporate Gold and Silver supporting Course, including field workshop members and 5 Platinum sponsors PUBLICATIONS – ATS journal published twice per calendar year in conjunction with Tunnelling Journal International. TUNNELS – UNDERGROUND WORKS TUNNELS – UNDERGROUND WORKS The 5 km long Legacy Way road LendLease/Bouygues JV has tunnels constructed by Transcity in started construction for Transurban Brisbane opened for traffic at 9pm on the $A2.65B NorthConnex in on 25th June 2015 Sydney, twin 9 km long road tunnels linking the M1 to the M2 and M7 motorways TUNNELS – UNDERGROUND WORKS TUNNELS – UNDERGROUND WORKS CPB/Dragados/John Holland JV has completed excavation of the Work on Perth’s twin 15.5 km long tunnels for Sydney Metro Stage 1 (North West Busport is well Rail Link) advanced, with excavation 70% complete 3 19/05/2016 TUNNELS – UNDERGROUND WORKS TUNNELS – UNDERGROUND WORKS The Waterview road A Robbins TBM tunnels in Auckland recently completed (NZ) are due to be tunnel excavation for completed by the the Grosvenor Mine WellConnected Access Drifts Alliance in early 2017 FUTURE ACTIVITIES FUTURE ACTIVITIES WestConnex Road Tunnels – Sydney • Forrestfield Airport Link, Perth, Twin 7 km long rail tunnels, 3 stations • Stage 1B (M4 East) 2 x 3 lane tunnels, 5.5 km long, CPB/Samsung/ • Sydney Metro Stage 2 – Twin 15 km long rail tunnels, 7 stations John Holland JV to commence in 2016 • Melbourne Metro – Twin 9 km long rail tunnels, 5 stations • Stage 2 (M5 East) 2 x 2/3 lane tunnels, 10 km long, CPB/Dragados/ • Western Distributor, Melbourne – Twin 3 lane tunnels, 2 km long Samsung JV to commence in 2016 • Western Harbour Tunnel, Sydney – Twin 3 lane tunnels, 5.5 km long • Stage 3 (M4 South) 2 x 3 lane tunnels, 8.5 km long to commence • Cross River Rail Link, Brisbane – Twin rail tunnels, ~ 5 km long construction in 2018 • Central Rail Link, Auckland – Twin rail tunnels, 3.5 km long, 3 stations • Central Interceptor Sewer, Auckland – 4.5 m sewer tunnel, 12 km long AUSTRIA ITA-AUSTRIA Annual Report 2015 ACTIVITY REPORT 2015 Austrian National Committee of ITA Robert Galler ITA-Austria representing the Austrian Organisations working in the field of tunnelling, namely ÖGG, ÖIAV, ÖBV, ATA and FSV NUMBER OF MEMBERS: 1.500 4 19/05/2016 2015 - ACTIVITIES Main activities WGs: Robert Galler Chairman of the ITACET Steering Committee and Vice Animateur of WG19 – Conventional Tunnelling TUNNELS – UNDERGROUND Trainings were given during the EUROCK 2015 in WORKS October in Salzburg and the Southern Railway Link Conference, focussing on Semmering and Koralm Base Tunnels in Graz in November. Publications were done respectively Focus on High Speed Railway Tunnels: Semmering Base Tunnel Tunnel works at portal Gloggnitz have • Major railway tunnel constructions: already started - Semmering Base Tunnel (2x27km) - Construction lot Gloggnitz was awarded to the ARGE Implenia- - Koralm Tunnel (2x33km) Hochtief - Brenner Base Tunnel (3x57km + several km of access and connection Shaft sinking machinery at Fröschnitzgraben [picture by tunnels) SWIETELSKY] • Altogether about 240km of tunnel under construction right now. Shaft sinking works for both 400 m deep shafts at construction lot • Good progress already achieved at the Austrian section of the Baltic- Fröschnitzgraben were completed end of 2015, so tunnel works Adriatic trans-European railway – called the „Southern Railway link“ can start at the beginning of 2016. Construction lot Grautschenhof was tendered end of 2015; tunnel works are intended to start there in May 2016. Koralmtunnel Brenner Base Tunnel Establishing a powerful north-south connection from Germany via Austria to Italy with a length of about 55 km KAT 2: Twin tunnel tube system, constucted by a joint-venture of In 2015 tunnel works for the 38 km long construction lot Tulfes-Pfons were started Strabag-Jäger. 70% of the 19 km long construction lot have already by JV STRABAG-Salini-Impregilio. been bored by 2 TBMs. In the western section KAT 3 (built by PORR), NATM is used in the In September 2015: first open south tube and an EPB-shield is used in the north tube. EPB started in gripper TBM was started. October 2015 and is running with good progress. Tunnel Granitztal (built by a Joint Venture of Hochtief-Implenia) is Construction works for one of the following the Koralmtunnel. It consists of two single tubes with a largest lots (Wolf) have been length of approx. 6 km each. Tunnel works started in autumn 2015. tendered; the decision following the best bid is awaited for autumn 2016. Schematic layout of the Brenner Base Tunnel [picture by BBT SE] 5 19/05/2016 Focus on motorway tunnels: Based on safety requirements several motorway tunnels • Reconstruction of the motorway Linz to Budweis: 2 double are updated and renovated: tube tunnels built: Tunnel Götschka (4.4 km, constructed by - Tunnel Perjen is getting a second tube PORR) and Tunnel Neumarkt (1.0 km, constructed by due to high volume of traffic. Swietelsky) - The Arlbergtunnel (length 14 km) the Bosruck Tunnel, Tunnel Bruck and • Tunnel chain KLAUS: 4 second tube Tunnel St. Ruprecht are right now tunnels with a total length of about 4 under renovation. km, built by the JV BEMO-Wayss & Freytag. • Gleinalm Tunnel: Second tube with a length of 8.4 km is under construction. Arlbergtunnel [picuture by Joint Venture JÄGER-BEMO- HINTEREGGER] Tunnel Götschka [picture by PORR] Focus on hydropower projects: The Austrian alpine regions are perfectly suitable for hydropower plants: Vorarlberg: Obervermuntwerk II (pumped-storage hydropower plant) including a cavern with dimensions of 120m x 25m x 39m and tunnel systems with a length of approx. 7 km. Built under very strict environmental regulations at 2000 m above sea level by JV Jäger-Porr- Hinteregger. Tirol: Grenzkraftwerk Inn power plant under construction; core section is the 23 km long tunnel using a TBM (Hochtief). Hydro Power Plant Obervermunt II [picture by Wolfgang Weber, JÄGER] Research, development, training and education Focus on Metro construction: in tunneling: Vienna Metro extension line 1: The creation of sustainable infrastructure is increasingly Shows an alignment