A major tunnelling operation under Frankston to reduce flooding is nearing completion in Melbourne's southern suburb as part of the Frankston Drainage Improvement project.
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Yarra Valley Water invests in water and sewerage services
Yarra Valley Water, the water utility servicing north and east Melbourne, has invested over $A180 million in major infrastructure during the past financial year including leak reduction, relining and projects using tunnel boring machines.
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Construction begins on the Melbourne to Geelong Pipeline
Victorian Premier John Brumby turned the first sod for the Melbourne to Geelong Pipeline; the largest infrastructure project in Barwon Water's 100 year history.
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Tendering up for Kyneton pipeline
Coliban Water is inviting tender submissions for the construction of a recycled water pipeline in Kyneton using boring methods.
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Darwin’s wastewater evolution
A project to upgrade Darwin's wastewater system will use microtunnelling to bring the city up to modern standards.
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Urgent call for microtunnellers
Brisbane City Council have invited tenders for a project involving microtunnelling at Bousfield Steet, Paddington, Queensland.
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That’s one big bore
The Airport Link Project team was joined by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh to witness the lowering of Australia's largest tunnel boring machine (TBM) cutterhead into the ground at Kalinga Park, Queensland.
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Rockin’ the suburbs
Water Corporation has started work on a new sewer pipeline in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia that will use microtunnelling.
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Halfway there for the Melbourne Sewer
The 2.3 km Melbourne Main Sewer Replacement from Port Melbourne to Docklands, Victoria, has reached its half way point.
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Drilling – never a bore!
Country Energy's Lismore to Mullumbimby (via Ballina) upgrade may have set a new world record, with two teenage drillers possibly being the youngest to complete the task in South Lismore, New South Wales.
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Sandy bores through
The first part of the major tunnelling operation for Frankston Drainage Improvement Project has been completed.
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Down and dirty with Lucy Loo
At this very moment, "÷Lucy Loo' the tunnel boring machine and her team are working on the Melbourne Main Replacement Sewer Replacement. Trenchless Australasia visited the site in Port Melbourne, and learnt about the technological complexities of the project and met the people responsible for improving the city's sewer network. Kate Pemberton reports.
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Boring the urban environment
Codmah overcame the challenge of construction in an urban environment, installing a high pressure gas line in Paddington, New South Wales using a combination of open cut and under road boring.
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Frankston Drainage Improvement Project
As a low lying area, Frankston on Melbourne's Peninsula is subject to serious flooding during severe wet weather. Tunnelling works are currently underway as part of the $A41 million Frankston Drainage Improvement Project, which is one of Melbourne Water's biggest projects and will provide increased protection from flooding and improve drainage in the area.
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Getting to the tunnel
Construction of the Mardi-Mangrove Pipeline, located in New South Wales, has commenced with the first sod being turned and microtunnelling to follow shortly.
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Ocean outfall diffused
The last section of the Christchurch Ocean Outfall project, located in the South Island of New Zealand, has been completed for Christchurch City Council.
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Winning with refinement
Sydney's Desalination Project, which relied on tunnel boring machines to install the necessary pipeline, has received the Government Partnership Excellence Award at Infrastructure Partnerships Australia's 2010 National Infrastructure Awards.
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Speedy tunnel boring signals early finish for NSP
The Northern Sewerage Project is on track to be delivered six months ahead of schedule.
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Microtunnelling scheduled for Mardi-Mangrove
Construction of the Mardi-Mangrove Link in New South Wales is set to begin this month, with microtunnelling works under the Wyong River crossing to take place in June.
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Loch Ness Monster seen in Adelaide
Nessie the tunnel boring machine has commenced tunnelling for marine works as part of the Adelaide Desalination Project.
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HDD helps Hunter Water with upgrades
HDD and thrust boring are being used to install a new water main in Maitland and Cessnock in New South Wales as part of a water services upgrade program.
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Sugarloaf opening boosts Melbourne’s water
Melbourne's water supplies will be significantly boosted with Victorian Premier John Brumby and state Water Minister Tim Holding officially opening the Sugarloaf Pipeline, located in Victoria.
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Scheduling the Mardi-Mangrove Link
The construction schedule for the Gosford and Wyong councils' $A120 million Mardi-Mangrove Link Project, located in New South Wales, is expected to be released Friday 12 February, according to the Wyong Shire Council.
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Laser boring the Bendigo sewer main
Laser boring will be used to install sections of the new 1.15 kilometre sewer trunk main in Bendigo, Victoria.
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Trenchless to give Adelaide an extra jolt
Microtunnelling and HDD will be used to install a new 275 kilovolt underground transmission line from Torrens Island to Keswick Terminal in Adelaide, South Australia.
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