INFRASTRUCTURE

TBM breaks through under Glasgow

A tunnel boring machine has completed the installation of a key part of a new trunk water main in Glasgow, Scotland, beneath a motorway and railway, as part of a multi-million pound Scottish Water project which will benefit almost one million customers.

 A TBM has installed a 252m long tunnel and section of water main from Broomloan Road in to the north side of Bellahouston Park under Glasgow

A TBM has installed a 252m long tunnel and section of water main from Broomloan Road in to the north side of Bellahouston Park under Glasgow

The TBM has installed a 252m long tunnel and section of water main from Broomloan Road in Ibrox, in the shadow of Ibrox Stadium, to the north side of Bellahouston Park. The tunnel, which goes below the...

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