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Location

New York City, New York, USA

Scope of Supply

6.7 m (22.0 ft) Main Beam TBM and Continuous Conveyor

Conveyor Length

7.9 km (5.5 mi)

Ground Condition

Granite, Gneiss

 

Urban Rail Project Cores Through the Big Apple
Using Novel Conveyor and TBM Technology

  • The Continuous Conveyor system consists of every type of belt conveyor
  • The Robbins TBM excavated faster than another manufacturer’s machine boring the project’s parallel tunnels
  • The setup included a 23 m (75 ft) tall vertical belt conveyor
  • The retractable Robbins TBM was utilized on four different tunnels, using a collapsible "umbrella" type system of hydraulic extensions