Grand Paris Express - Final Breakthrough for TBM Armelle

22/04/2022

TBM Armelle has reached its final destination at the Hugo manufact at Ville du Blanc-Mesnil on Line 16 for Grand Paris Express. The machine, launched from the Braque shaft in Aulnay-Sous-Bois, completed 3.3 km of tunnelling.

On its way, the TBM named after Armelle Martin who saved a mother and her three children from a fire, encountered varied and sometimes complex geology. The tunnelling works for first section of Line 16 from Saint-Denis to Ville d'Aulnay-sous-Bois is now complete. For further information please click here and fr/127 for tunnelbuilder archive. Visit https://www.societedugrandparis.fr. 16/22.