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First breakthrough in Terrassa railway tunnel

26/03/2010
The first EPB TBM working on the twin-tube 3,150 m-long tunnel in the Rambla-Can Roca section of Terrassa tunnel, part of the project to extend Catalonian railway lines that the JV FCC, OHL & COPISA is undertaking for Gestió d'Infraestructures, S.A. (GISA), has broken through after its 3.7 km drive. The 6.9 m- diameter mixed face EPB crossed three station boxes and completed tunnelling in 383 days. The best daily advance was 49.5 m with 33 rings, and best monthly production 830 m with 553 rings. The TBM mining the parallel tunnel is scheduled to break through shortly, completing the Terrassa project. For more click es/29 and visit www.fccco.es. 12/10.



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