On the 07/05/2021 a 1800 t Matador 3 floating crane lifted TBM Ursula off site at Chambers Wharf for her onward journey by sea to Rotterdam. Please click the link to view the lifting of the TBM https://twitter.com/i/status/1390629651601633280.
TBM Ursula has completed its 7.6km underground journey from Battersea to Bermondsey for the Thames Tideway Tunnel in London. The contractor for this project is the JV consisting of Costain Group PLC, Vinci Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche.
Six TBMs have been building the 25km Super Sewer under the River Thames to prevent millions of tonnes of sewage overflow.
Main tunnel:
TBM Rachel - Completed her journey from Fulham to Acton
TBM Millicent - Completed her journey from Battersea to Fulham
TBM Ursula - Completed her journey from Battersea to Bermondsey
TBM Selina - Currently still tunnelling toward Abbey Mills Pumping Station from Bermondsey
Connection Tunnels:
TBM Charlotte - Completed the connection tunnel in Wandsworth
TBM Annie - Currently tunnelling toward Bermondsey from Greenwich Pumping
For archive information please click here and uk/54. There is further information available by visiting the Tideway website https://www.tideway.london/. 18/21.