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Brightwater Tunnel in Seattle

Location icon Seattle, USA, USA
The wastewater treatment tunnel indlude 9.7 km bored with a EPB- TBM from LOVAT with 5.3 external diameter. The tunnel drives are part of the 13 mille Brightwater conveyance system to carry treated wastewater from the treatment plant to a new outfall in Puget Sound. MAPEBLOX/T has been used in extreme conditions with pressure at face up to 8 bar.
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Construction

Location Seattle, USA, USA
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Built in 2008
Opened in 2010
Application Type
Client King County, Wastewater Treatment Division
Contractor company MWH Jacobs Associate a joint Venture (Vinci-Parsons)

Product used for the project

MAPEBLOX T
MAPEBLOX T
Tail sealant for mechanized tunneling with TBM