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Whether navigating the existing built environment or chartering through new regional territory, tunnels are a solution that maximise available space and enhance community liveability.

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Tunnel solutions are becoming more popular as built environments challenge us to find new solutions to maximise space and create community benefit  in our infrastructure.

 

WSP has one of the largest and longest-standing tunneling practices globally. Our expertise spans the entire project lifcycle from feasibility to design, construction management, testing and commissioning, and operation and maintenance.

 

We combine new technology with our years of experience to design transport tunnels and underground spaces in a variety of complex ground conditions including basalt, clay, sandstone and siltstone.

 

For more than a decade, we have had a significant  role in delivering city-shaping tunnel projects such as the Lane Cove Tunnel in Sydney, Airport Link in Brisbane, Waterview Connection in Auckland, Forrestfield-Airport Link,  and the new Melbourne Metro Tunnel and Sydney Metro.

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Locally Dedicated with International Scale

Our global presence means you can draw on our experience across various ground conditions in big cities, seismic areas, mountains, and underwater.

 

Technology-driven

Our design teams work extensively with the latest technologies, including digital modeling of ground/structure interaction, BIM and VDC.

 

World-class Tunnel Solutions

We provide expertise across the entire project lifecycle, from feasibility to design, to construction management, to testing and commissioning.

 

Projects

Insights

December 2018 | 4:30 minutes

Tunnel Protects Chicago Neighborhood from Flooding

United States
Feature
Resilience

November 2018 | 24 minutes

Taking Urban Development Underground

White Paper
Places , Society

October 2018 | 30 minutes

Tunnel and Underground Risk in Hydropower – a Lender’s Technical Advisor Perspective

Australia
Technical Paper
Society

October 2018 | 17 minutes

Waterview Connection Project Cross Passage Tunnels: Safety in Design and Construction

New Zealand
Technical Paper
Society

September 2018 | 30 minutes

The Case for the "Do Nothing" Solution for Two Heritage-Listed Brick-Lined Tunnels Impacted by Expressway Construction

Australia
Technical Paper
Mobility , Resilience

May 2018 | 40 minutes

Safety-Related Challenges When Developing an Underground Terminal for Compressed-Natural-Gas-Powered Buses

Sweden
Feature

April 2018 | 30 minutes

Quantification of a Safety Target for an Underground CNG Bus Terminal in Stockholm

Sweden
Technical Paper
Mobility

March 2018 | 5:15 minutes

Elizabeth River Tunnels Named ENR Project of the Year

United States
Feature
Mobility

March 2018 | 30 minutes

Risk Evaluation and Risk Control in Road Overbuilding of Transport Routes for Dangerous Goods

Sweden
Technical Paper
Mobility

News

Wednesday, 19 June 2019

WSP to Contribute Future Ready Thought Leadership to ICONHIC2019

ICONHIC2019 aims to bring together stakeholders from different disciplines—engineers, financers, insurers, and policy makers—to exchange experiences, ideas and perspectives on building future infrastructure resilience.
London rail infrastructure to support economic growth, environmental sustainability and liveable communities
Friday, 27 April 2018

How to Unlock High-Capacity Rail

Investment in rail infrastructure continues to rise as governments recognise its potential to support economic growth, environmental sustainability and liveable communities.
Wednesday, 11 April 2018

BOOSTING TUNNELLING CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT ENHANCED PROJECT DELIVERY

Delivering tunnels that transform cities and communities takes a team of talented people who are willing to collaborate, innovate and challenge the status quo.

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