Two milestones for Tyne Tunnel project

摘要

Two milestones were reached on the Tyne Tunnel river crossing in Newcastle, UK. On December 22nd, design and build contractor, Bouygues Travaux Publics, broke through the concrete wall at the end of the first section of sprayed concrete lined (SCL) tunnel in Jarrow, whilst earlier in the month the cutter suction dredger 'Vesalius' concluded its dredging operation on schedule.