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Search our list of case studies to get background information on past and present projects.
Featured Projects | Mexico City, Mexico
In an urgent effort to prevent flooding in the urban capital of Mexico City, the National Water Commission (CONAGUA) has ordered the construction of a 62 km (39 mi) long wastewater line, Emisor Oriente, which is expected to help increase Mexico City’s wastewater capacity and ease some of the city’s related problems. Torrential rains and continuing floods in Mexico’s capital during the rainy season have increased the urgency of the job, quickly making it the country’s most critical infrastructure project.
Featured Projects | Queenston, Ontario, Canada
The Niagara Tunnel Project is an ambitious project to tunnel 10.4 km (6.5 mi) from the Sir Adam Beck Generating Complex to above Niagara Falls. A 14.4 m (47.5 ft) diameter Main Beam TBM, the largest hard rock TBM in the world, was assembled at the jobsite using Onsite First Time Assembly (OFTA) in less than 12 months.
Featured Projects | Andhra Pradesh, India
The tunnel will transfer floodwater from the Krishna River to arid regions of India’s Andhra Pradesh state, providing irrigation to 1,200 km2 (400,000 acres) of farmland and clean drinking water to 516 villages.
Featured Projects | Lorain, Ohio, USA
In 2000, the Ohio EPA ordered the City of Lorain to address overflows that violated the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The mammoth 7.0 m (23 ft) diameter Double Shield machine was built using Onsite First Time Assembly (OFTA)--a Robbins-developed method that saves contractors in shipping time, costs, and man-hours worked.
Featured Projects | Queensland, Australia
The Grosvenor Mine, a greenfield coal operation, was the first to utilize TBM technology for mining tunnels in Queensland. Owner Anglo American opted for an 8 m (26 ft) diameter Robbins Dual Mode “Crossover” TBM.
Featured Projects | Ankara Province, Turkey
Driven through a mountainside with 600 m (1,968 ft) of cover in Central Turkey, the Kargi Kizilirmak Hydroelectric Project is one of the most challenging tunneling projects ever completed in the region. The extremely challenging ground conditions of this project made it necessary for the machine to be modified in-tunnel. The results of which largely contributed to the creation of the Crossover machines used today.
Featured Projects | Mexico City, Mexico
A Robbins Crossover (XRE) TBM was chosen to bore a 5.8 km (3.6 mi) tunnel as part of Mexico City’s wastewater management efforts, making it the first Crossover machine to bore in North America. The machine achieved two national records for TBM advance—one for excavating 57 m (187 ft) in one day and another for boring 702.2 m (2,303.8 ft) in one month.
Featured Projects | Ankara, Turkey
The Gerede Water Transmission Tunnel is arguably one of the most difficult projects attempted in the world of tunneling. Dozens of fault zones and intense water pressures up to 20 bar are just a couple of the challenges to overcome.
Featured Projects | Gaziantep Province, Turkey
The Bahce-Nurdag Railway Tunnel will consist of two parallel 10.1 km (6.3 mi) tunnels, excavated by both drill and blast (2.9 km/1.8 mi) and TBM (7.2 km/4.5 mi). A unique Single Shield machine sealable to high water pressures is excavating in exceedingly hard rock conditions.
Featured Projects | Newburgh, New York, USA
A single shield hard rock TBM is set to bore in New York State where it will encounter water inflows with high volume and pressures up to 20 bar. The machine will bore a bypass tunnel below the Hudson River to repair the Delaware Aqueduct--the world's longest continuous tunnel.
Featured Projects | Shanxi Province, China
China's Great Hydro Network (GHN) is a mind-boggling feat of human engineering in the making. The network of tunnels will source water from the Yellow River to benefit up to 24 million people in the drought-ridden region. Once complete the tunnels will supply 2.3 billion cubic meters of water per year, improving both capacity and reliability of water supply.
Featured Projects | Thuong Kon Tum, Vietnam
Vietnam's Thuong Kon Tum Hydroelectric Project is a 17.4 km tunnel, which is the longest in the country. This project encountered numerous challenges before completion, including the original contractor leaving and the geology of the country hampering the equipment.
Featured Projects | Akron, Ohio
The Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel is the key component of the city’s Long Term Control Plan aimed at reducing Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) into the Little Cuyahoga River, and surrounding streams. The 6,200 ft long OCIT will be able to handle 450 gallons of CSO annually in a 27ft finished inside diameter tunnel. The tunnel will be able to achieve water storage and maximize conveyance and green infrastructure.
Featured Projects | Nepal
The Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project (BBDMP) is one of Nepal’s 11 National Pride Projects. These projects are prioritized plans sanctioned by the Government of Nepal to further develop the mostly rural country. The tunnel irrigates and provides hydroelectricity benefitting at least 30,000 households.
Featured Projects | La Ciotat, France
Galerie des Janots is one of fourteen operations designed to save water and protect resources in La Ciotat, France. This 2.8 km long tunnel, excavated in limestone known to have groundwater, karstic features, and voids, took two years to complete due to the challenges encountered.
Featured Projects | Moscow, Russia
With a growing population of nearly 12 million, the Moscow Government has issued an extensive city-wide metro project, totaling 50 km (31 mi) of new track by 2018. A total of five Robbins EPBs have bored multiple tunnel drives on the Moscow Metro. Combined, the EPBs have bored more than 8km of tunnel.
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