Reference List Hyperbaric Tunneling
S-164 Lefortovo Tunnel, Moscow |
2001 - 2005 |
Russia |
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S-164 Lefortovo Tunnel, Moscow
Motorway Tunnel
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Manufacturer: | Herrenknecht |
Machine Type: | Mixshield |
Country: | Russia |
Year: | 2001 - 2005 |
Diameter: | 14.2 m |
Length: | 4.112 km |
Geology: | Fine to coarse Sands, Clay, Limestone |
The Herrenknecht mixshield TBM (Ø 14.20 m), the largest of its kind in the world, drove its way under Moscow. The refurbished shield drove a 2,222 m-long tunnel, which is part of the third orbital peripheral road in the east of Moscow.
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