Stretching the boundaries with a 'slalom' alignment in the German Saarland region
The municipality of Illingen (D) planned to renovate the ‘IllingenWustweiler’ wastewater plant, responsible for the treatment of mixed water in the area of the Illingen town hall. This resulted in the following ‘Project 30: RÜB 8 - 1.0’. A significant part of this overhaul was the construction of the new sewer itself, whereby microtunneling was chosen as the desired construction method.
Once the Belgian contractor K-Boringen got awarded with the execution, the long-distance drive decided to throw many challenges at them such as extremely tight curve radii in alternating directions, sticky geology in combination with high and low overburden, high skin friction which resulted in high jacking forces, and many more… While the experience and knowledge of the contractor was crucial to overcome al the hurdles and should not be underestimated, receiving the feedback that MSS paid a key role in the success as well was a compliment our company received with great gratitude. Additionally, the project was also a worldwide first for the newly developed MSSTUnIS, whereby the navigation system runs imbedded in MSS and saves the user a screen in the control cabin.
