Kawasaki Delivers TBM for KEPCO power cable tunnel project in Seoul
Jun. 14, 2007
| Tokyo, June 14, 2007 – Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has delivered a tunnel boring machine (TBM) to Dong-A Geological Engineering Co., Ltd. for the KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corp.) power cable tunnel project in Seoul. The TBM, which was manufactured at Kawasaki’s Harima Works, was disassembled once so it could be transported to Korea and reassembled after arrival. It is scheduled to be put into operation in July 2007. The TBM will be used to construct the 2.4 km KEPCO/Geoyo-Karak cable tunnel in Jamsil, Seoul, scheduled to be complete in December 2009. By combining shield tunneling technology for soft ground and high water pressure with tunnel boring technology for hard rock and gravel layers, Kawasaki’s TBM is able to excavate a wide range of soil and rock compositions. Kawasaki boasts an impressive track record, having delivered more than 1,300 shield machines and TBMs to customers in Japan and other parts of the world, including seven TBMs to Korea. This latest delivery follows delivery in October 2006 for a shield machine used in construction of the Incheon Airport High-Speed Railway, reinforcing Kawasaki’s reputation for technological superiority in this field. |
