TBM Xihe, a 7.3m-diameter, 100m-long, 1,000-tonne Herrenknecht slurry machine, has completed the up-track drive to the future Tung Chung West Station and has begun boring the down-track tunnel towards Tung Chung Station for MTR’s Tung Chung Line Extension in Hong Kong. The Bouygues Travaux Publics–Dragages Hong Kong JV turned the TBM underground within the launch shaft using a push-pull method and self-propelled modular transporter, avoiding full disassembly and surface transport. About 1.3km of new twin-bore tunnels are being driven close to existing rail and urban structures, with commissioning targeted for 2029.

Gamuda Engineering has secured the Sydney Metro Stations Package West as principal contractor, covering design and construction of five new underground stations at Westmead, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock and The Bays on the 24km Sydney Metro West line between Greater Parramatta and the CBD. The scope includes deep station boxes, entrances and access points, full station fit-out and integration with surrounding precincts, with Laing O’Rourke and DT Infrastructure joining as MetroVista delivery partners. Site works are scheduled to start on Monday, 5 January 2026.

Nottingham Forest has submitted new plans to expand the City Ground from 30,445 to about 52,000 seats, replacing last year’s approved but smaller 35,000-capacity scheme focused on rebuilding the Peter Taylor Stand. The revised project team is led by KSS Design Group, with Buro Happold, Gleeds and Savills advising, and owner Evangelos Marinakis committing “significant investment” for a “sustainable and iconic” redevelopment. For civil and structural engineers, the jump to a 52,000-seat bowl signals substantially larger crowd loading, egress, services and transport interface requirements on an already constrained riverside site.