Severn Trent’s state-of-the-art ‘Siege Breaker’tunnelling machine has finished its nine month journey under the streets of Newark, creating a three kilometres long tunnel .
Since launching in August last year, the machine has created a huge tunnel from Crankley Point to Millgate as part of the company’s £60m investment in the town where it is upgrading both the water and waste system.
Nick Wallace from Severn Trent said:
“It’s really exciting that the Siege Breaker has completed its journey, this is such an important part of the project that will play a huge role in making sure the people of Newark won’t have to worry when it rains anymore, as these bigger and better sewers will help protect their homes from flooding.”
“By tunnelling, we’ve been able to massively reduce the disruption caused to the town by our scheme, as the majority of the work is taking place under the roads, rather than on them.”
The ‘Siege Breaker’ weighs 160 tonnes and is 75 metres in length.
When completed, more than 400 homes and businesses will have extra protection from sewer flooding, with 15 miles of new and improved water and waste pipes built for Newark.
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