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Auger Boring: Equipment Spotlight
May 2013, Vol. 68 No. 5

Auger boring equipment from The Robbins Company, McLaughlin Group, ICON Tunnel Systems, American Augers, Akkerman, Bor-It Mfg. and Barbco.

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Indy’s Deep Rock Tunnel Project Progressing
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
August 2012, Vol. 67 No. 8

Construction is proceeding on the largest combined sewer overflow project ever undertaken by the city of Indianapolis.

Synchronized SBUs Bore Below Mississippi River: Multi-Tasking Auger Bores Move Muck For Force Main
July 2012, Vol. 67, No. 7

Illinois contractor L.J. Keefe Co. is no stranger to utility crossing construction, but a recent force main project in Clinton, IA, was no easy task, requiring six crossings below major highways and a channel of the Mississippi River. The simultaneous construction required hard rock and mixed ground auger bores as well as TBM tunneling, all within a short construction schedule of just five months.

Cincinnati Seven
April 2011 Vol. 66 No. 4

Legend has it that Cincinnati, like Rome, was built on seven hills. Contractor Midwest Mole Inc., Indianapolis, IN, is continuing the local history by constructing seven sewer tunnels in a landmark project that is challenging common trenchless methods for long bores.

Robbins Small Boring Unit Earns Place In Record Books
February 2010 Vol. 65 No. 2

On Dec. 7, 2009, a new milestone was reached for auger boring machines (ABMs) using disc cutterheads. Contractor Gonzales Boring & Tunneling bored a landmark crossing length of 600 feet using a 42-inch diameter small boring unit (SBU-A).

New Boring Record Set In Louisville
July 2009 Vol. 64 No. 7

After 35 working days of excavation, Ohio contractor Turn Key Tunneling Inc. had reason to celebrate. Their trenchless crossing beneath Interstate Highway 265 in Louisville, KY, had just been completed at an unprecedented bore length of 352 feet.

Down Deep in Durango
May 2009 Vol. 64 No. 5

After decades of debate and hard work, completion of the Animas La Plata main reservoir in Colorado was down to just two intake lines.

How It Works: Motorized SBU
May 2009 Vol. 64 No. 5

The Robbins SBU-M is a manned entry, hard rock boring machine for use on both long utility installations (300 feet and over depending on geology) and crossings with specific line and grade requirements.

Business Updates for May 2009: Akkerman; Caterpillar; Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam; McElroy
May 2009 Vol. 64 No. 5

Akkerman
Caterpillar
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
McElroy Mfg.
Dow Chemical

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