The invention discloses a construction method for tunneling excavation through matching of a down-the-hole drill and a breaking hammer. The construction method comprises the following steps that firstly, peripheral outline holes, slotting holes and breaking holes are formed in a tunnel face through a total station, and marks are made; secondly, the track-type hydraulic down-the-hole drill is utilized for drilling, according to the drilling sequence, the peripheral outline holes are drilled firstly, the slotting holes are formed in middle areas of a lower-middle section of the tunnel face, andthe breaking holes are formed in the rest part of the tunnel face; and thirdly, the breaking hammer is utilized to break the tunnel face from bottom to top in the vertical direction, the area with thedense hole pitch in the lower portion is broken firstly, a free face is dug out, then upward excavation is conducted layer by layer, and breaking is conducted according to the sequence of bottom, top, left, right and periphery. Interference to peripheral buildings is reduced, construction noise is controlled, tunneling of a tunnel body is accelerated, the design goal is achieved, and significantsocial benefits and economic benefits are achieved.