Technicore Completes Pedestrian Tunnel To Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

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Technicore has successfully completed this challenging project pouring the last of the concrete in late May with absolutely no deficiencies. Other trades will now take over the site to complete the structures in the shafts as well as all the mechanical and electrical work. The Pedestrian Tunnel is scheduled to be open foruse in early […]

Technicore In Jv To Build Crosstown Lrt

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Technicore was successful against six other prequalified firms with a bid of Can$320 million. The contract comprises 6.25km of 5.75m i.d. twin-running tunnels between the Black Creek Station launch site and the Eglinton West Station. Article:  View it here

Technicore Breaks Through To Toronto Island

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The media and engineering community were out in full force on August 23, 2013 to witness Technicore’s historic breakthrough to Toronto Island. The Technicore crew utilized twin Technicore designed and built 75 inch TBMs to mine the arch and the main tunnel pilot holes. A Liebherr 934 specialty mining backhoe was utilized to break out […]

Technicore Breaks Through For King Street Tunnel For Super Pipe

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Technicore’s 4.6 meter diameter TBM broke through into the previously excavated corridor for the new high speed rail corridor to Lester Pearson Airport. Technicore mined the 180 meter long tunnel completely in shale and poured a 3.0 meter diameter concrete storm sewer as the finished project. The project is owned by Metrolinx. The general contractor […]

Technicore Billy Bishop Airport Pedestrian Tunnel

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“On July 5th, as World Tunnelling was preparing to go to press, the Toronto Port Authority (TPA) announced that excavation had begun on the main pedestrian tunnel to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.” PDF Link: World Tunnelling Article on Ontario Tunnelling Activity