The Follobanen project's first two TBM's, Queen Eufemia and Queen Ellisiv have now drilled half way to Oslo, 4.5 km.
Another important milestone was reached when the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) Anna and Magda appeared in Ski this afternoon after nine kilometers of hard rock drilling.
A huge milestone is reached. AGJV has now casted the last segments needed to finish the precast production of TBM-rings.
Employees in Acciona Ghella Joint Venture, the client Bane NOR and subcontractors celebrated Santa Barbara at Åsland site the 4th of December.
Acciona Ghella JV is the tunnel winner for the second year, in front of Skanska, Veidekke and AF Gruppen.
The tunnel boring machines Queen Eufemia and Queen Ellisiv reached Oslo in September, two years after they started their journey from Åsland. Here is the 3D mapping that was shown during the event under Ekebergåsen in Oslo.
The tunnel excavation in the Nordic region's longest rail tunnel has just reached its target towards Oslo city center. With the new minister of transport, Jon Georg Dale among the supporters, the tunnel boring machines named Dronning Eufemia and Queen Ellisiv fought for first place, but both broke through simultaneously.
Two tunnel boring machines, each 2400 tons, are racing towards breakthrough close to Oslo city center. They are both part of the Follo Line Project, the largest infrastructure project to date in Norway. Who will be the first to break through on September 11th – Queen Eufemia or Queen Ellisiv?
Get into AGJV's tunnel production in Åsland. The video gives you an updated picture of life inside the segment factory and the tunnel boring machines.
AGJV has soon bored 24 000 meter since Eufemia, the first TBM, started in September 2016. The four TBMs have approximately excavated around 66 percent of the total length. The “TBM-ladies” are hardworking, and they are excavating the hard rock in an impressive way. The first break through in the northern direction is expected in the Summer/Autumn 2018.
Bane NOR's decision to terminate the contracts with Condotte has no consequences for the EPC TBM contract with Acciona Ghella Joint Venture (AGJV) . There is no risk that AGJV's subcontractors or suppliers will be affected by the situation linked to Condotte.
Bane NOR has decided to implement the leadership program “Visible Health and Safety Leadership” in their organization in the EPC TBM project, part of the big scale project the Follo Line.
ACCIONA Construction recognized by the Madrid Division of the Spanish Association of Civil Engineers
The Norwegian tunnel statistics for 2017 were recently announced in Fjellspreningningskonferansen and shows that AGJV is the tunnel winner in Norway this year.
Employees in Acciona Ghella Joint Venture, the client Bane NOR and subcontractors celebrated Santa Barbara at Åsland site the 4th of December.
AGJV have now reached an important milestone. The TBMs have completed 50 percent of the TBM tunnels as part of the Follo Line Project.
The Follo Line is the largest infrastructure project in Scandinavia, and it’s crucial to mitigate negative impacts of the project, avoid possible future conflicts and improve client satisfaction and image of AGJV in the local sphere.
The Follobanen project's first two TBM's, Queen Eufemia and Queen Ellisiv have now drilled half way to Oslo, 4.5 km.
The four tunnel boring machines on the Follo Line have so far drilled over ten km tunnel, that is, just over 25 percent of the total length.
Project director Fernando Vara in AGJV had a visual and good presentation at the World Tunnel Congress in Bergen.
The four Follo Line Tunnel Boring Machines have excavated almost 4,5 km of tunnel, which is over 10 percent of the total tunnel.
Workers at the segment factory gave their prize to charity.
Large celebration of Santa Barbara at the construction site December 4th.
This week the fourth and last Tunnel Boring Machine at the Follo Line Project started its journey towards the city of Ski. This means that all four TBMs at the project now are operational.
How does the construction site look like from above? This amazing drone video gives an impression of the large concrete segment factory and the rest of the construction site, seen from above.
The "Fjellsprengningsdagen" conference examines the latest developments in rock demolition. Project Director Fernando Vara gave a talk on the technical aspects of the construction of what will be Scandinavia’s longest rail tunnel.
The two southbound Follo Line Tunnel boring machines were baptised Tuesday 15th of November by Project Manager Anne Kathrine Kalager from Jernbaneverket. Simultaneously one of the two machines started its journey towards Ski.
AF Gruppen (AFG) has signed an agreement with Acciona Infraestructuras and Ghella ANS (AGJV) to extend the cooperation with execution of civil construction works, at the Follo Line Project for the Norwegian National Rail Administration.
The second Follo Line Tunnel Boring Machine, “Queen Ellisiv”, has started tunnelling towards Oslo.
The first Follo Line Tunnel boring machine has made good progress during the initial weeks of excavation.
Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg baptised the Follo Line Project’s first two Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) with the names Queen Eufemia and Queen Ellisiv, Monday 5th September. Minister of Transport and Communication Ketil Solvik-Olsen started the first of the four giant machines.
The first Tunnel Boring Machine will soon commence excavation at the Follo Line Project. Simultaneously the concrete segment factory and other facilities have been constructed and assembled at the site in Oslo.
During the past weeks 54 EU transport attaches, an Italian Deputy Minister and both the Italian and Spanish ambassadors in Norway have visited the Follo Line Project and AGJV.
On Tuesday 14 June the brand new Follo Line Visitor Room was officially opened.
Four tunnel boring machines will be used in the excavation of the main part of the tunnel at the Follo Line Project. Completion of the fourth and final TBM was celebrated Wednesday 8th June at the factory in Germany, marking an important milestone for the project.
One key element in constructing the twin railway tunnel between Oslo and Ski is concrete segments for the tunnel wall. Approximately 140 000 such concrete segments will be used in constructing the 18.5 km main part of the tunnel. A large factory at the construction site will provide high quality segments, and test production has commenced.
Follo Line tunnel boring machine number three is completed at the Herrenknecht factory. One more is still being produced at factory, while several parts of the two first TBMs already have arrived at the construction site in Oslo.
The first TBM is already being assembled inside the big assembly chamber.
Parts of the first Follo Line Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) has arrived Norway and the construction site. This first shipment included segments for the big cutterhead.
The second Double Shield TBM for the Follo Line is completed and was recently approved. Two more high-speed tunnel borers are still in assembly at the Herrenknecht plant in Schwanau.