This project saw the successful construction of the largest and longest pipeline built by a high-tech boring machine starting from a single shaft. The machine used was a mixed shield AVN 3000D.
S-116 Bewag Tunnel, Berlin
1997
Germany
S-116 Bewag Tunnel, Berlin
Cable Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Hydroshield
Country:
Germany
Year:
1997
Diameter:
3.78 m
A cable tunnel for the Berlin utility company BEWAG.
S-108 4th Tube of the River Elbe Crossing Tunnel, Hamburg
1997 - 2000
Germany
S-108 4th Tube of the River Elbe Crossing Tunnel, Hamburg
Trude, the world largest TBM with a diameter of 14.2 m, broke through safely and inch-perfect in Hamburg Othmarschen on 2nd March 2002 after driving 2,561 metres underground. The 4th Tube of the River Elbe Crossing Tunnel was completed in two years and five months. Trude's breakthrough marked a new milestone in tunnel construction.
S-137 Westerschelde, Terneuzen
1998 - 2002
The Netherlands
S-137 Westerschelde, Terneuzen
Road Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
The Netherlands
Year:
1998 - 2002
Diameter:
11.34 m
Length:
6,604 km
Geology:
Soft, permeable Ground
The statistics say it all: up to 60 metres underground, and with a total length of 6.6 km and pressures of up to 6.5 bars. Two Herrenknecht TBMs drove under the Westerschelde River to create a road tunnel linking Zuid-Beveland and Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen in the Dutch province of Zeeland.
S-138 Westerschelde, Terneuzen
1998 - 2002
The Netherlands
S-138 Westerschelde, Terneuzen
Road Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
The Netherlands
Year:
1998 - 2002
Diameter:
11.34 m
Length:
6,604 km
S-138 Westerschelde, Terneuzen
1998 - 2002
The Netherlands
S-138 Westerschelde, Terneuzen
Road Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
The Netherlands
Year:
1998 - 2002
Diameter:
11.34 m
Length:
6,604 km
Geology:
Soft, permeable Ground
The statistics say it all: up to 60 metres underground, and with a total length of 6.6 km and pressures of up to 6.5 bars. Two Herrenknecht TBMs drove under the Westerschelde River to create a road tunnel linking Zuid-Beveland and Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen in the Dutch province of Zeeland.
M-498 Mompas - San Sebastian
1999
Spain
M-498 Mompas - San Sebastian
Drainage Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
AVN
Country:
Spain
Year:
1999
Diameter:
2.50 m
Sewer tunnel in San Sebastian, Spain.
M-532 4th Tube of the Elbe Tunnel/Cross Passages, Hamburg
2000
Germany
M-532 4th Tube of the Elbe Tunnel/Cross Passages, Hamburg
South Emergency Tunnel / Central Emergency Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
MHSM1
Country:
Germany
Year:
2000
Diameter:
4.40 m
Length:
South: ca. 30.5 m / Central: ca. 70.8 m
Geology:
see 4th Tube of the Elbe Tunnel
The south and central emergency tunnels act as escape routes from the forth tube to the existing Elbe Tunnel and vice versa. They meet, with a certain margin, in the existing west bore. The emergency tunnels were driven with a TBM using compressed air from the new forth bore.
S-110 Railway Tunnel, Berlin
2000
Germany
S-110 Railway Tunnel, Berlin
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
Germany
Year:
2000
Diameter:
8.93 m
Length:
5x 0,570 km / 3x 0,705 km
Geology:
Sand, Clay
The two identical Herrenknecht mixshield TBMs completed the first four bores in the north section of the railway tunnel. The first of the two machines started tunnelling at the end of December 1999. A specially developed membrane system provided the necessary level of safety during the four shield launches.
S-140 Thalwil Tunnel, Zurich
2000 - 2001
Switzerland
S-140 Thalwil Tunnel, Zurich
Zimmerberg Base Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
Switzerland
Year:
2000 - 2001
Diameter:
12.36 m
Length:
2,354 km
Geology:
Molasse, crushed Stone
Two Herrenknecht shields successfully accomplished their mission in the Zurich-Thalwil core project of the Bahn 2000 (Railway 2000) project (Zimmerberg Base Tunnel). In March 1999, the mixshield TBM (Ø 12.36 m) launched from contract section 2.01. On the 2.7 km route, ca. 2,000 m was through freshwater molasse and ca. 700 m through soft mixed ground (crushed stone and deposits). The mix shield was equipped to drive through rock and soft mixed ground.
S-149 PTS-Tunnel, Zürich-Kloten Airport
2000 - 2001
Switzerland
S-149 PTS-Tunnel, Zürich-Kloten Airport
Pedestrian Passenger Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Hydroshield
Country:
Switzerland
Year:
2000 - 2001
Diameter:
6.30 m
Length:
0,990 km
Geology:
Sand, Clay, Gravel
From autumn 1999 to summer 2001, a Herrenknecht hydroshield TBM S-149 drove under the runway at Zürich-Kloten Airport in Switzerland. The two tunnels, 970 m and 990 m respectively, are used as pedestrian passenger tunnels.
S-152 Wesertunnel, Kleinensiel
2000 - 2001
Germany
S-152 Wesertunnel, Kleinensiel
Road Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
Germany
Year:
2000 - 2001
Diameter:
11.67 m
Length:
2x 1,6 km
Geology:
Clay, Sand, Turf, Till, Silt
From July 1999 to 2001, a Herrenknecht mixshield TBM drove its way over to the opposite bank of the River Weser in Kleinensiel. The new four-lane road (two bores) forms a high-capacity link between the B 212, B 437 and the A 27.
S-127 Socatoptunnel, Paris
2000 / 2004 / 2006
France
S-127 Socatoptunnel, Paris
Road Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
France
Year:
2000 / 2004 / 2006
Diameter:
11.56 m
Length:
9,810 km
Geology:
Limestone, Sand, Clay, Marl, Chalk
The TBM S-127 Socatop was built to bore the A86 motorway tunnel in Paris. The project was split up into two sections, VL 1 and VL 2, each approx. 5 km long. The TBM used was an adjustable mixshield enabling changeovers between bentonite (slurry), EPB or semi-open mode, depending on the geology the machine could be easily converted from EPB to slurry mode and vice versa within two days.
M-0611M Newa Crossing, St. Petersburg
2001
Russia
M-0611M Newa Crossing, St. Petersburg
Oil Pipeline Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
AVN 2000D
Country:
Russia
Year:
2001
Diameter:
2.54 m
Length:
0,775 km
Geology:
Loam, Sand, fine Sand, Rocks
An AVN 2000D microtunnelling system, specifically developed for this project, drove a protective pipe for an oil pipeline under the 600 m-wide river Newa close to St. Petersburg. The remote controlled high-tech tunnelling system excavated 775 m under the river to reach the reception shaft inch-perfect on the other bank.
S-168 Pannerdenschkanaal Tunnel
2001 - 2002
The Netherlands
S-168 Pannerdenschkanaal Tunnel
Railway Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
The Netherlands
Year:
2001 - 2002
Diameter:
9.81 m
Length:
1,620 km
Geology:
Sand, Clay
The mixshield TBM drove a railway tunnel (2 x 1.6 km) for rail freight traffic. As part of the 160 km-long Betuwe route, which links the Port of Rotterdam with the German border, the railway tunnel runs under the Pannerdensch canal between Bemel and Zeveneer.
S-150 Sophiaspoortunnel, Rotterdam
2001 - 2002
The Netherlands
S-150 Sophiaspoortunnel, Rotterdam
Railway Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
The Netherlands
Year:
2001 - 2002
Diameter:
9.79 m
Length:
2x 4,241 km
Geology:
Clay, Sand, Till
The Mixshield TBM drove a Railway Tunnel (2 x 4.2 km ) for Rail freight traffic. As part of the 160 km-long Betuwe Route, which links the Port of Rotterdam with the German border, the Sophiaspoor Tunnel runs under the Rotterdam-Dordrecht Railway, the A16 Motorway, the Rivers Rietbaan and De Noord, and the A15 Motorway.
S-164 Lefortovo Tunnel, Moscow
2001 - 2005
Russia
S-164 Lefortovo Tunnel, Moscow
Motorway Tunnel
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.
M-518 TENP, Section 4/5, Lörrach
2002
Germany
M-518 TENP, Section 4/5, Lörrach
Trans European Natural Gas Pipeline
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
AVN 2000
Country:
Germany
Year:
2002
Diameter:
3.04 m
Length:
0,390 km
Geology:
Gompholite, Gravel, Sand
The parallel pipe of the TENP (Trans-European Natural Gas Pipeline) between Bahlingen-Thiengen and Hüsingen-Wallbach crosses the Rhine at Schwörstadt. The tunnel was driven with a hydroshield TBM with segment lining. The tunnel was 3.0 m in diameter and around 390 m long.
This equipment consists of a shield machine with partial face excavation (open tunnelling machine) intended for tunnelling the "Athens Metro"
S-175 Oenzbergtunnel
2002 - 2003
Switzerland
S-175 Oenzbergtunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
Switzerland
Year:
2002 - 2003
Diameter:
12.36 m
Length:
3,160 km
Geology:
Molasse, Moraine
S-192 CTRL Contract 320 Thames Tunnel
2002 - 2003
England
S-192 CTRL Contract 320 Thames Tunnel
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL)
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
England
Year:
2002 - 2003
Diameter:
8.16 m
Length:
2,509 km
Geology:
Water-bearing Alluvium, Chalk
To the east of London, two 2,500 m-long railway tunnels were constructed as part of the CTRL (Channel Tunnel Rail Link) project. As from 2007, the single track tunnels will link the British capital with the Eurotunnel (Channel Tunnel), thus shortening the travel time between London and Paris to 2 hours and 15 minutes. The British Tunnelling Society recognised the excellent teamwork by presenting the "Major Project Award" to the construction team for this section.
S-200 Herrentunnel, Lübeck
2002 - 2003
Germany
S-200 Herrentunnel, Lübeck
Road Tunnel
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
Germany
Year:
2002 - 2003
Diameter:
11.670 m
Length:
2x 0,780 km
The two-bore, 780 m-long Tunnel was driven by a Hydroshield TBM.
S-185 Heathrow Airport, London
2003
England
S-185 Heathrow Airport, London
Heathrow Airside Road Tunnel Project
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
EPB
Country:
England
Year:
2003
Diameter:
9.16 m
Length:
2x 1,264 km
Geology:
London clay
To provide an optimum logistical link between the western section of the airport and the main terminal, an underground airside road tunnel was built, consisting of two parallel bores, each 1,264 metres in length.
S-209 Aanleg Spoortunnel, Antwerp
2003
Belgium
S-209 Aanleg Spoortunnel, Antwerp
Noord-Zuidverbinding Antwerp
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
Belgium
Year:
2003
Diameter:
8.27 m
Length:
2x 1,230 km
Geology:
Fine sand
For the north-south railway link between Brussels and Amsterdam two new 1,230 m bores were driven under the centre of Antwerp to the city's historical station, Antwerp Central.
S-187 Metro Caracas
2003 - 2004
Venezuela
S-187 Metro Caracas
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Country:
Venezuela
Year:
2003 - 2004
S-238 Metro Tunnel, Neapel
2004
Italy
S-238 Metro Tunnel, Neapel
Metro Linie 1
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
EPB
Country:
Italy
Year:
2004
Diameter:
6.74 m
Length:
2x 4,340 km
Geology:
Ton, Tuff
Die Linie 1 soll als Ringlinie den Flughafen der Stadt an das Metronetz anbinden. Bis 2006 sollen die Arbeiten abgeschlossen sein, dann werden täglich rund 200.000 Fahrgäste die Metro nutzen.
S-242 Metro Linie 3, Guangzhou
2004
China
S-242 Metro Linie 3, Guangzhou
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
EPB
Country:
China
Year:
2004
Diameter:
6.25 m
Length:
3,520 km and 3,500 km
Geology:
Alluvium, verwitterter Fels, Sand
In einem Zeitraum von viereinhalb Jahren soll die 36,86 km lange Metrolinie hergestellt werden. Die Strecke verläuft vom Norden in den Süden von Guangzhou. Dabei werden 3 Flüsse unterquert und einige Abschnitte mit sehr komplexen geologischen und hydrologischen Verhältnissen durchfahren.
S-252 Kuala Lumpur
2004 - 2005
Malaysia
S-252 Kuala Lumpur
Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART)
Manufacturer:
Herrenknecht
Machine Type:
Mixshield
Country:
Malaysia
Year:
2004 - 2005
Diameter:
13.21 m
Length:
5.400 km
Der SMART-Tunnel ("Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel") ist ein Großprojekt des malaysischen Staates. Die überwiegende Zeit des Jahres soll ein Teil des Großtunnels das Pkw- und Lkw-Aufkommen der Metropole unterirdisch abfangen und durch die Stadt verteilen. In der Zeit des Monsunregens soll der Tunnel gesperrt und die hereinbrechenden Wassermassen kanalisieren und so überirdische Überflutungen abmildern.