Context of the project<\/h2><\/div>To the east of London, on the banks of the Thames, the Morgan Sindall, VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche Joint Venture has built the Lee Tunnel, a major project in terms of both its size and its environmental purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div>Description of the project<\/h2><\/div>The project, initiated by Thames Water Utilities Limited, enable the sewer system to better handle excess runoff during periods of heavy precipitation and ensure more efficient wastewater treatment.<\/p>\n
Completed in 2013, the 5 shafts \u2013 the largest ever built in the United Kingdom \u2013 were built using diaphragm walls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>Our solution<\/h2><\/div>The largest of the shafts has a 1.80 metre thick wall and is 41 metres in diameter and 98 metres deep. A fibre-reinforced concrete is applied to form a lining over the diaphragm wall. A slurry pressure tunnel boring machine was connected the shafts to each other. The Joint Venture was in charge of designing and installing the MEICA equipment and pumps required to manage the sewage.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>Type of project:<\/h3><\/div>![\"Projets](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/Eau-et-assainissement.png\")
<\/a><\/span>Water and sewage<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Location:<\/h3><\/div>United Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Subsidiary of Soletanche Bachy:<\/h3><\/div>Bachy Soletanche<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Project owner:<\/h3><\/div>Thames Water Utilities Limited<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Prime contractor:<\/h3><\/div>CH2M Hill (Jacobs<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>Joint venture:<\/h3><\/div>MVB (Morgan Sindall<\/a>, VINCI Construction Grands Projets<\/a>, Bachy Soletanche<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>Works period:<\/h3><\/div>05\/2010 \u2013 12\/2015<\/p>\n<\/div>
Types of techniques:<\/h3><\/div>![\"Paroi](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/Diaphragm-wall-copie.png\")
<\/a><\/span>Diaphragm wall<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/TBM.png\")
<\/a><\/span>Tunnels<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/k20120719_8155\u00a9-MVB-Andras-Nemeth_sl.jpg\")
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<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Key figures of the project<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span><\/div>large diameter shafts <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>cu<\/span><\/div>of combined capacity<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>km<\/span><\/div>long tunnel<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Relative techniques<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>See all the techniques<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Diaphragm wall<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> A Soletanche Bachy expertise A diaphragm wall is a support of excavation technique used by [...]<\/p><\/div>
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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Retaining structures<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> We help you to carry out vertical excavation in total safety.\u00a0 Soletanche Bachy [...]<\/p><\/div>
<\/i>En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CH_20200907_007-vignette.jpg\")
\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Tunnels<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
To the east of London, on the banks of the Thames, the Morgan Sindall, VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche Joint Venture has built the Lee Tunnel, a major project in terms of both its size and its environmental purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Description of the project<\/h2><\/div>The project, initiated by Thames Water Utilities Limited, enable the sewer system to better handle excess runoff during periods of heavy precipitation and ensure more efficient wastewater treatment.<\/p>\n
Completed in 2013, the 5 shafts \u2013 the largest ever built in the United Kingdom \u2013 were built using diaphragm walls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>Our solution<\/h2><\/div>The largest of the shafts has a 1.80 metre thick wall and is 41 metres in diameter and 98 metres deep. A fibre-reinforced concrete is applied to form a lining over the diaphragm wall. A slurry pressure tunnel boring machine was connected the shafts to each other. The Joint Venture was in charge of designing and installing the MEICA equipment and pumps required to manage the sewage.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>Type of project:<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/span>Water and sewage<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Location:<\/h3><\/div>United Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Subsidiary of Soletanche Bachy:<\/h3><\/div>Bachy Soletanche<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Project owner:<\/h3><\/div>Thames Water Utilities Limited<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Prime contractor:<\/h3><\/div>CH2M Hill (Jacobs<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>Joint venture:<\/h3><\/div>MVB (Morgan Sindall<\/a>, VINCI Construction Grands Projets<\/a>, Bachy Soletanche<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>Works period:<\/h3><\/div>05\/2010 \u2013 12\/2015<\/p>\n<\/div>
Types of techniques:<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/span>Diaphragm wall<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Tunnels<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>- <\/span><\/li>
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Key figures of the project<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span><\/div>large diameter shafts <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>cu<\/span><\/div>of combined capacity<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>km<\/span><\/div>long tunnel<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Relative techniques<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>See all the techniques<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Diaphragm wall<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> A Soletanche Bachy expertise A diaphragm wall is a support of excavation technique used by [...]<\/p><\/div>
<\/i>En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Retaining structures<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> We help you to carry out vertical excavation in total safety.\u00a0 Soletanche Bachy [...]<\/p><\/div>
<\/i>En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Tunnels<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The project, initiated by Thames Water Utilities Limited, enable the sewer system to better handle excess runoff during periods of heavy precipitation and ensure more efficient wastewater treatment.<\/p>\n
Completed in 2013, the 5 shafts \u2013 the largest ever built in the United Kingdom \u2013 were built using diaphragm walls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div> The largest of the shafts has a 1.80 metre thick wall and is 41 metres in diameter and 98 metres deep. A fibre-reinforced concrete is applied to form a lining over the diaphragm wall. A slurry pressure tunnel boring machine was connected the shafts to each other. The Joint Venture was in charge of designing and installing the MEICA equipment and pumps required to manage the sewage.<\/p>\n<\/div> United Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> Bachy Soletanche<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> Thames Water Utilities Limited<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> CH2M Hill (Jacobs<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div> MVB (Morgan Sindall<\/a>, VINCI Construction Grands Projets<\/a>, Bachy Soletanche<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div> 05\/2010 \u2013 12\/2015<\/p>\n<\/div> Key figures of the project<\/p><\/h2><\/div> A Soletanche Bachy expertise A diaphragm wall is a support of excavation technique used by [...]<\/p><\/div> We help you to carry out vertical excavation in total safety.\u00a0 Soletanche Bachy [...]<\/p><\/div>Our solution<\/h2><\/div>
Type of project:<\/h3><\/div>
<\/a><\/span>Water and sewage<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Location:<\/h3><\/div>
Subsidiary of Soletanche Bachy:<\/h3><\/div>
Project owner:<\/h3><\/div>
Prime contractor:<\/h3><\/div>
Joint venture:<\/h3><\/div>
Works period:<\/h3><\/div>
Types of techniques:<\/h3><\/div>
<\/a><\/span>Diaphragm wall<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span>Tunnels<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/li><\/span><\/li><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Relative techniques<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Diaphragm wall<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\nRetaining structures<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\nTunnels<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>![](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/09\/CH_25012011_014_Digue-Cusset_C.Helsy-vignette.jpg\")
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