To improve traffic flows and increase people’s mobility, new and efficient road links are being built in and between cities. Innovative Herrenknecht tunnelling systems are paving the way for new roads worldwide – economically, quickly and safely.
Investments in the development of road infrastructure are increasing steadily. By 2040, around 1.3 trillion US Dollars will be invested worldwide.
With us, tunnel construction and road traffic do not come to a standstill
Herrenknecht tunnelling technology is used to build efficient road tunnels that allow the traffic to flow on important transport routes and in major cities.
Earth Pressure Balance Shields, Mixshields and Hard Rock TBMs from Herrenknecht support the construction of efficient new road tunnels, for urban traffic, long-distance traffic, or both. As part of the construction and extension of these routes, more than 375 kilometers of road tunnel tubes have been produced worldwide using innovative tunnelling technology from Herrenknecht. Building upon this unique expertise and experience, we work closely with our customers and develop tailor-made technical solutions to overcome all challenges and create robust, sustainable tunnel structures – to budget and on schedule, while maximizing safety for the people and the environment.
Road, railway, metro, utility, pipeline, hydropower, mining, and exploration: Herrenknecht’s references include more than 6,200 completed projects around the world. Our tunnelling technology helps to build tunnels, pipelines, shafts, and production wells in all types of ground with diameters ranging from 0.10 to 19 meters. Pioneering technology from Herrenknecht is creating the infrastructure to take people forward, paving the way for progress.
As the world’s leading provider, Herrenknecht stands for:
In short: we make every effort to ensure that your project runs as smoothly as possible, while staying on budget and on schedule.
Around the world, countries keep expanding their road traffic infrastructures. The world is expected to further increase its investments in roads to the enormous sum of 1.3 trillion US Dollars in 2040. The biggest investments by far are expected in Asia with an estimated 797 billion US Dollars. Far behind in second place are the Americas with 239 billion US Dollars.
Source: Global Infrastructure Hub (2021)
Road lengths increase across all continents:
Asia and Africa alone are expected to build more than
2 million kilometers of new roads each by 2050.
Keeping up with the fast-growing economy is a must in China. But it’s not as easy as it may seem. Accelerated industrialization and marketization result in high demand on traffic roads. Tunnels are a great relief in the expansion of infrastructure. With Shanghai’s extensive need of deeper, longer and sometimes smaller radius tunnelling, the right equipment is essential to their success. Machine design and expert knowledge is key to building the future of tunnelling.
Coping with increased demand and challenging
construction of road infrastructure
Guan Linxing, Deputy Chief Engineer Urban Traffic and Underground Space Design and Research Institute
“Supporting underground projects with the right equipment greatly increases the chances of their success.”
Topographic barriers such as rivers or densely built-up urban areas often hinder the flow of traffic. Road and service tunnels as well as rescue and ventilation shafts must be built to suit the topographical or urban conditions while observing high safety standards. Herrenknecht tunnelling technology can be installed under extremely tight space constraints. The machines excavate the tunnels underground following a precise course and exactly where they are needed. Our broad range of additional equipment and services provides high-performance tunnelling and high levels of safety – for site personnel, residents, infrastructure and buildings. This includes all technical facilities indispensable for efficient construction logistics, for example, removal of excavated material or separation plants.
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