The invention discloses a construction method for a shallowly buried tunnel segment passing through an intensive residence area from the below. The method includes mechanical underholing, damping holedrilling, drill hole blasting, mechanical slug removal, and tunnel support. According to the invention, the construction safety of the tunnel itself and the safety of the residential communities above the tunnel are taken into comprehensive comprehension in the construction method for the shallowly buried tunnel segment passing through roads and also the residential communities from the below comprehensively. Effective measures are taken during the construction process for preventing inner-tunnel structure settlement and settlement of building above, and dynamic monitoring is performed. The construction method is safe, reasonable, economical efficiency and quick. The safety of the construction process is ensured and normal operation of the intensive residence area in a city is also ensured.