Railroad Crossing by Microtunneling: MTBM Successfully Mines Side-by-Side Twin Tunnels Six Feet Below Railroad--West Elizabeth Avenue Storm Drainage Project, Linden, New Jersey

摘要

This paper presents a history of the planning, engineering and construction completed for the railroad tunnel crossing part of the West Elizabeth Avenue Storm Drainage Project, undertaken to relieve flooding within the West Elizabeth Avenue area in Linden, NJ. The Railroad Crossing Contract is part of the larger Linden Drainage Improvements Project consisting of a new gravity storm sewer system. The improvements are required to provide additional storm drainage for the City of Linden and the Merck Pharmaceuticals manufacturing facilities in the City of Linden.