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Water Intake

  Mobilisation underway by Kenny Construction on $37.2 million contract for 5.2 km-long, 3 m lined diameter Borman Park intake tunnel using 3.8 m-diameter Robbins TBM in dolomite of UCS to 24,000 psi. Project includes 58.5 m-deep x 2.6 m-diameter submerged intake shaft and 72.6 m-deep pump shaft with upper 41 m at 9.8 m-diameter caisson and lower 31.5 m as 7.9 m-diameter concrete lined shaft. Completion February, 2003. Visit www.harza.com and www.robbinstbm.com 17/01.



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