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Port of Miami Tunnel is set to
be opened in May

The Port of Miami traffic tunnel is 1.2 km long and consists of two bores
The Port of Miami traffic tunnel is 1.2 km long and consists of two bores
Breakthrough of the 2nd tunnel bore on May 6, 2013 with the EPB shield “Harriet” Quelle/source: Herrenknecht, Daniel Azoulay
Breakthrough of the 2nd tunnel bore on May 6, 2013 with the EPB shield “Harriet”
Quelle/source: Herrenknecht, Daniel Azoulay
Watson Island: starting-up the Port of Miami Tunnel in 2011 Quelle/source: Florida Department of Transportation
Watson Island: starting-up the Port of Miami Tunnel in 2011
Quelle/source: Florida Department of Transportation

As link to the Interstate 195 and 95 freeways the 1.2 km long Port of Miami Tunnel with two bores, each with two lanes, underpasses the channel for the world’s biggest cruise ship harbour on the coast of Florida. It was produced by the 12.84 m diameter EPB shield “Harriet” (S-600, Herrenknecht AG) with 6300 kW drive capacity and 37 211 kNm nominal torque.

After work started in November 2011, the TBM required 9 months to produce the first bore. At the end of July 2012, the 2900 t heavy machine was turned on DodgeIsland. From October 2012 until May 9, 2013 work progressed on the second, western...

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