Microtunnel Léa ready for action !

Microtunnel Léa ready for action !

Proud to accompany GRTgaz yesterday for the arrival onsite of microtunnel “Léa”, ready to start the first of two tunnels under the River Durance in southern France. Crossing a combined 1300 m under not only the river, but also a motorway ramp, protected woodland, a...
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...