Robbins 19-inch Cutters Power through Alps
Dec 12, 2008
On November 6, 2008 a Robbins machine successfully negotiated high cover and potential squeezing ground. The 9.7 m (31.8 ft) diameter Main Beam machine completed the 2.4 km (1.5 mi) long Ceneri adit tunnel on schedule after ten months of boring.
Located in Sigirino, Switzerland, the adit tunnel was constructed by the Consorzio Monte Ceneri (CMC) JV-a consortium of CSC, Lugano, Frutiger SA, Thun, Rothpletz, Lienhard + Cie, and Aarau. The tunnel will serve as a passage to internal concrete batching plants and supply caverns during construction, as well as provide access to the main Ceneri Base Tunnels.
The parallel 15.4 km (9.5 mi) long Ceneri Base Tunnels will cut through Monte Ceneri, shaving off over half the time required to travel by rail between Lugano and Bellinzona, Switzerland. Construction of the twin tubes will begin in early 2010, and will include two 8.0 km (5.0 mi) sections of D & B tunnels for the north running main line, two 1.8 km (1.1 mi) sections of D & B for the south running line and two 4.0 km (2.5 mi) sections of either TBM or D & B tunnels (with selection left up to the contractor). Combined with AlpTransit's Gotthard Base Tunnel, the new rail system will span over 70 km (43 mi) of TBM-driven tunnels and 16 years of construction.
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29100 Hall Street
Solon, OH 44139 USA
PH.: +1 440 248 3303
FAX: +1 440 248 1702
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The Robbins Company
44139 Solon, OH. USA
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