International Construction - April 2014 - page 40

Hongkong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), China
INTPERI 14.067
World´s longest underwater tunnel –
builtwith PERI know-how
Two hydraulically-operated shutteringmachines are being used for the efficient realization
of 33 tunnel elementswith a length of 180m using the incremental launchingmethod.
The 180m long tunnel tube sections are
pushed from the field factory into a dry dock,
sealed bymeans of bulkheads, flooded and
then towed to their final positions.
LinMing, Project Director
China Communications
Construction Company Ltd.
(CCCC):
PERI convinced us not only
with its expertise and vast
project experience but also
with its very high level of
efficiency and strong coope-
ration.Wewould like to
thank the PERI project team
for its great commitment in
this unique project.”
Formwork
Scaffolding
Engineering
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