News Briefs: First Crossover Tunnel Boring Machine in the U.S. to be used in Ohio

In this week's news, a Robbins crossover tunnel boring machine is the first crossover TBM to be used in the U.S. and will be working on an interceptor tunnel project in Ohio; and the Rover pipeline setbacks continue

July 13, 2017

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News Briefs: First Crossover Tunnel Boring Machine in the U.S. to be used in Ohio — The 9.26 m (30.4 ft) diameter Robbins Crossover Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) was designed and built in Robbins’ Solon, Ohio, USA facility.

A Robbins crossover tunnel-boring machine (TBM) measuring 30.4 feet in diameter is the first crossover TBM to be used in the U.S. The machine will be used on the construction of the Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel (OCIT) in Akron, Ohio.

The TBM, named “Rosie,” includes features...

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