herrenknecht AG | ut i l i ty tunne l l ing | Traf f ic tunne l l ing GER MANY GER MANY : MECH ANI ZED TUNELIN G SUPPORT S RE STRUCTURIN G OF THE EMSCHER . Project: Launch shaft for Pipe Jacking the Emscher canal system Location: Dortmund, Germany Background: New sewage tunnel for the Emscher River Customer: Consortium Icotekne S.p.A. - Implenia AG Contractor: Emschergenossenschaft / Lippeverband Machine: V-006, VSM9000 Shaft construction: Shaft Lining Shaft depth: 23m Pioneering technology: Segmental Lining with integrated corrosion protection

04.2010 Herrenknecht AG D-77963 Schwanau Phone + 49 (7824) 302-0 Fax + 49 (7824) 302-364 [email protected] www.herrenknecht.com Installing the VSM9000 at the construction site. Shaft sinking and shaft lining carried out simultaneously. 23-meter deep shaft was sunk in 17 working days. NE W SEWAGE TUNNEL FOR THE EMSCHER RI VER . Thanks to the “Emscher restructuring” concept, the Emscher river once again has its blue splendor. The project got underway in the 90s, after the river had been contaminated by sewage and mine water for a good 100 years. It covered the entire course of the river,...