BRL : Aqua Domitia project

BRL : Aqua Domitia project

The second DN560 pipeline allowing the BRL – Aqua Domitia project to cross the River Thongue is now installed. This double 170 metre HDD crossing was drilled by Coquart & Fils, who commissioned OPTIMUM to provide geotechnical monitoring (G3 mission). As...
Technical emergency, OPTIMUM solution

Technical emergency, OPTIMUM solution

BIR, on behalf of Orange, has successfully pulled a DN500 HDPE tube containing 15 fibre optic lines. The technical urgency of the project arose at the end of January 2020 as the need to divert a sensitive network installed in a precarious dam became apparent. OPTIMUM...
France / UK interconnection

France / UK interconnection

As part of RTE’s French-UK interconnection project, the dual trenchless crossing in Frénouville is now finished. Both 140 metre-long, 10-metre-deep, HDD crossings, passing under one of Normandy’s busiest rail routes, required precision control at every stage....
Rail crossing in Normandy

Rail crossing in Normandy

Drilling 20m below the busiest railway in Normandy calls for the highest levels of vigilance and expertise. By accompanying RTE’s trenchless project in Harfleur on a daily basis and assisting drilling operations around the clock, OPTIMUM ensured the railway network...
G3 missions

G3 missions

Contracting authorities are increasingly aware of the importance of geotechnical issues in trenchless projects, leading to an more G3 missions. As such, OPTIMUM is expanding its offer to assist drilling contractors in controlling geotechnical risks and identifying...