France

Modernization of Drinking
Water System In Plobsheim
with Pipe Jacking

Quelle/credit: Herrenknecht

Launch shaft of the first drive of the project „Champ captant d‘alimentation en eau potable au sud de l‘aglomération Strasbourgeoise“. In the background runs the highway to be crossed under, beneath which the water pipeline passes

Quelle/credit: Herrenknecht

In the little French town of Plobsheim near Strasbourg, a joint venture consisting of the contractors Valentin and SMCE Réha has modernized the municipal drinking water system. Several pipe jacking drives were carried out using an AVN1200 microtunnelling machine. The longest section runs through groundwater in a noncohesive geology and crosses under a busy highway. Since the beginning of 2018 the Plobsheim well has been connected to the urban grid.

To ensure that the supply of drinking water in the Greater Strasbourg area (France) is guaranteed in future too, the supply line of a new well in...

Issue 03/2017

Modernization of Drinking
Water System In Plobsheim
with Pipe Jacking

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