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Tunnelling for Deep Tunnel Sewerage System Completed

19 Tunnel Boring Machines have excavated a total of 49 km of new sewer lines for Phase 2 of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System in Singapore Credit/Quelle: Herrenknecht
19 Tunnel Boring Machines have excavated a total of 49 km of new sewer lines for Phase 2 of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System in Singapore
Credit/Quelle: Herrenknecht
For the first time in the Asia-Pacific region, a Vertical Shaft Sinking Machine (VSM) from Herrenknecht was used for DTSS Phase 2 Credit/Quelle: Herrenknecht
For the first time in the Asia-Pacific region, a Vertical Shaft Sinking Machine (VSM) from Herrenknecht was used for DTSS Phase 2
Credit/Quelle: Herrenknecht

A milestone for the major Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) project in Singapore: the five contractors have completed tunnelling works for the second construction phase of the gigantic sewer pipe system. The final breakthrough took place in July 2023.

A total of 19 Herrenknecht Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) had excavated and lined some 49 km of tunnel since 2019. In addition, a Vertical Shaft Sinking Machine (VSM) was used.

Marking the completion of tunnelling works, Goh Si Hou, Chief Executive of Singapore’s National Water Agency PUB, said: “As one of the most water-stressed countries in the...

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