Robbins Slurry TBM emerges at Zhanjiang Bay

19/02/2013

After advancing up to 392 m/month, the 6.26 m-diameter Robbins Slurry TBM broke through at the end of 2012 in China’s southern-most city. The 2.7 km Zhanjiang Bay Sub-Sea Tunnel, scheduled to become operational in March 2013, runs 56 m below water level. It will provide fresh water to the Guangdong Steel Plant via twin pipelines. Read the press release. For more click here and here. Visit www.robbinstbm.com. 08/13.