squeezing the earth in at the shield's face. Tunnel workers gather the muck and dirt as it pours in. They toss the dirt on conveyor belts, which carry the excess soil out of the tunnel.

Model, showing how the first tunnel was built below a ... Marc Brunel's solution to the problems of tunnelling below the Thames was to use an iron shield to protect workers. Within the shield ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

A new £10bn road crossing under the Thames to help ease M25 traffic has been given the go-ahead by the Government. The Lower ...

Plans for a £9 billion road tunnel linking Kent and Essex have been formally approved by the government. The long-mooted Lower Thames Crossing, which would feature a 14.5-mile road including a 2. ...

Cyclists will be able to use a shuttle service when using a new £2.2bn tunnel under the River Thames when it opens next month, Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed. Opening on 7 April ...

LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - Britain gave the green light on Tuesday to a new 10-billion-pound ($13 billion) road tunnel for the River Thames in southeast England, in its latest backing for an ...

Plans to upgrade a major tunnel under the Thames, which is used for vital electricity infrastructure between Kent and Essex, have been approved. The Grain to Tilbury project forms part of a ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain gave the green light on Tuesday to a new 10-billion-pound ($13 billion) road tunnel for the River Thames in southeast England, in its latest backing for an infrastructure ...