Yarra Valley Water's $A2.7 million project to replace a 100-year-old sewer siphon that crosses underneath the Yarra River is progressing well, with construction on track for completion by the end of March.
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Tunnel boring to prevent flooding in Victoria
Melbourne Water is in its final stages of the Sandgate Avenue Drain Flood Mitigation Project, a project that has utilised the services of a tunnel boring machine for constructing a flood-alleviating stormwater tunnel in Frankston, Victoria.
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Leading the way in the Top End
Trenchless Australasia speaks with newest ASTT Councillor and current Power and Water Corporation Project Manager Peter Lockett about his new appointment and his work developing the trenchless industry throughout his career.
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A pioneer of the industry
With more than 50 years of experience in the water industry, it comes as no surprise that Bob Cadden was able to repeatedly introduce innovative and new techniques for renovating and installing mains.
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Epic tunnelling in the Blue Mountains
To celebrate the release of the ASTT's 20th anniversary book, Trenchless Australasia takes you back to 1993, when the idyllic and environmentally sensitive Blue Mountains northwest of Sydney became the site for one of Australia's largest sewerage upgrades.
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Microtunnelling for the environment
ZÌ_blin recently won the Tunnelling Project of the Year award at the 2011 International Tunnelling Awards for their work at the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant in Western Australia. Trenchless Australasia speaks with ZÌ_blin on the benefits of using this technology in a fragile environment.
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William Street Works reach halfway milestone
City West Water's $A20 million William Street Watermain Renewal Project, which has utilised pipe ramming underneath tram tracks and busy road sections, has passed its halfway milestone with works nearing completion near at its northern end.
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Humes’ segmental shaft solutions run rings around tough jobs
Humes' segmental shafts have recently been released on the Australasian market and are increasingly becoming the shaft of choice in major projects across Australia.
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Tunnelling a shore thing for Chevron
Thiess has won an $US61.9 million microtunnelling contract for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia.
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Toowong Sewer set for upgrades
Microtunnelling and tunnel boring are set to be used for Queensland Urban Utilities' Toowong Sewer Upgrade Project, which is due to commence mid to late January 2012.
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Gladstone tunnel construction tender coming soon
The Arrow Energy Liquified Natural Gas Project on Curtis Island, Queensland, will soon be requiring construction services to build a coal seam gas transportation tunnel.
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ZÌ_blin receives NCE International Tunnelling Award
The NCE International Tunnelling Award "÷Tunnelling Project of the Year' was awarded in Hong Kong last week to ZÌ_blin Australia.
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Tunnelling success in Melbourne
The Melbourne Main Sewer Replacement, an historic upgrade of Melbourne's century old main sewer, has progressed well over the past twelve months and is tracking ahead of its scheduled mid-2012 completion date.
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Jacking under pressure
HOBAS has recently achieved an Australian first by facilitating the first-known use of pressured jacking pipe in Australia for the Melbourne Main Sewer Replacement project.
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Flood mitigation project takes out ASTT award
The Sandgate Avenue Drain Flood Mitigation Project - Stage 1, which reduced the likelihood of floods during severe storms in Frankston, Victoria, was recently named the ASTT Installation Project of the Year.
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Major pipe jacking in Warsaw
The underground connection to the new Czajka wastewater treatment plant in Warsaw, Poland, was completed successfully and on time, earning itself the title of ISTT Project of the Year.
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Record-breaking rockhead flies through fifth tunnel
A Robbins self-propelled tunnelling machine recently achieved a milestone in Cincinnati, Ohio, when the 1.8 m diameter Double Shield Rockhead bored 614 m "Ó a distance that appears to be a world record for a hard rock machine of this diameter.
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Pipe ramming success in Melbourne
A series of historic water pipes along William Street, Melbourne, are being replaced after more than 150 years of service. The $A20 million project will replace water pipes that were some of the first water mains laid beneath the city, dating date back to 1857.
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Tenders released in QLD and NSW
The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads has released a tender seeking the supply and delivery of concrete pipe jacking services.
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Jeff Pace – a lifetime in Trenchless Technology
Jeff Pace was instrumental in establishing the ASTT, and has served as the Society's secretary since its inception.
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High-performance clay jacking pipe
DenChem is the high-performance jacking pipe solution when resistance to both chemical attack and large temperature fluctuations is required.
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Sydney deepwater ocean outfalls
To commemorate the release of the ASTT's 20th anniversary book, Trenchless Australia takes you back to 1991, when Trenchless Technology set a benchmark in constructing deepwater outfalls on Sydney's beaches.
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Gold Coast gravity sewer augmentation
HOBAS jacking pipe was Rob Carr's jacking pipe of choice for the augmentation of the Gold Coast gravity sewer systems, which proved to be a challenging trenchless project requiring innovative solutions and materials.
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Construction of the Pringle Hill Tunnel
On the Northern Pipeline Interconnector - Stage 2, the team from McConnell Dowell has set a microtunnelling record for the Southern Hemisphere.
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Tunnelling success in Brisbane
Tunnelcorp is a multi-disciplinary Trenchless Technology contractor operating throughout both Australia and New Zealand.
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UEA Trenchless completes thrust boring projects
UEA Trenchless has recently completed two thrust boring projects for CLM Infrastructure Queensland.
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