Completion of the longest microtunnel in France

Completion of the longest microtunnel in France

An important step on Tuesday alongside SADE, RAZEL-BEC and BESSAC for the latest in a series of initiatives in the Paris area, contributing towards making the River Seine swimmable again. Lifting out the cutting wheel marked the completion of the first phase of...
Underground works at Montpellier hospital

Underground works at Montpellier hospital

Great to have supported SADE and SCAM TP during works at Montpellier university hospital recently for both a 174m long AVN 2000 microtunnel, as well as 5 open trench sections ranging from 35m to 135m in length. OPTIMUM accompanied the engineering teams for all the...
Complex double microtunnel in southern France

Complex double microtunnel in southern France

Great to have accompanied SUBTERRA during the successful completion of a complex double DN1400 microtunnel in Portet-sur-Garonne, southwestern France, linking local water treatment facilities. Site conditions, in a dense urban environment, required both tunnels to...
610m long microtunnel under the Seine

610m long microtunnel under the Seine

Immensely proud to have accompanied BESSAC and SADE during the now completed 610-metre-long, up to 30-metre-deep, AVN2500 microtunnel crossing under the River Seine in the centre of Paris. In a complex geological environment, the gravity-flow tunnel had to cross not...
Microtunnel in Massy

Microtunnel in Massy

Proud to accompany EIFFAGE yesterday during the successful completion of a 130m-long DN 800 PRV microtunnel in Massy, near Paris, as part of the sanitation network diversions being put in place by the Paris Saclay local authority. The entry / exit shafts were...