{"id":5299,"date":"2021-10-26T15:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimum-te-recette.horizon-ci.fr\/unclassified\/hdd-under-the-river-adour\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T06:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T04:41:07","slug":"hdd-under-the-river-adour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimum-te.com\/en\/electricity-en\/hdd-under-the-river-adour\/","title":{"rendered":"HDD under the River Adour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Another great moment this weekend, accompanying RTE during the successful installation of an HDPE duct bundle for its 63 kV cable in a fully curved 250m-long HDD project in Dax, southwest France.<\/p>\n<p>The HDD crossing passes under the River Adour, a river with a high water flow-rate which gives rise to frequent flooding. 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