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CONSTRUCTION GALLERY

 

November 1992
East and West Bank before Construction

May 1993
Construction of Coffer Dam and
Excavation of Casting Basin on East Bank

 
 

August 1993
Pouring Concrete Floor of First
Tunnel Section in the Casting Basin

September 1993
Approach Ramp on West Bank Showing
Struts between Diaphragm Walls and
Reinforcement for Ground Slabs 

 
 

January 1994
Casting Basin on East Bank
and Approach Ramp on West Bank

June 1994
Backhoe Dredger Loading Silt
into Barges in Mid-River

 
 

August 1994
Floating the Second Tunnel Section
Into Position 

September 1994
Floating the Third Tunnel Section

 
 

December 1994
Removing the Temporary Bulkhead
Between the Tunnel Sections

 

February 1995
Installation of Concrete Ballast,
Drainage Pipes, and Mid-River Sump

 
 
 

May 1995
Installation of Extraction Fans and Lighting

 

 

June 1996
East and West Bank after Completion
of Construction 

 
 

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