PROJECT DESCRIPTION

  • Lift fully assembled TBM onto hydraulic slide rail system
  • Slide TBM to strand jack system
  • Lower TBM 120’ down the shaft to the starter tunnel
  • Align TBM & set on saddle

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

  • Dimensions & weight – 95’ L x 29’ OD – 1,650,000 lbs.
  • Multi-directional slide of fully assembled TBM
  • Lowering & aligning of TBM to starter tunnel utilizing strand jack and gantry systems

Watch the D.C. TBM time-lapse video.

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