Case study Project brief: Movement of two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) from Herrenknecht AG, Schwanau, Germany to Dublin City, Ireland. The two machines will play an important role in alleviating one of Ireland’s major social and economic transport issues. Herrenknecht Heavy traffic is a major social and economic issue in Dublin City, Ireland. The Dublin Port Tunnel will provide a totally new, direct and rapid transit connection between the Port and the motorway system, thus alleviating the city’s chronic traffic issues. The complete road construction project totals 4.50 kilometres in length and the tunnel portion is 2.40 kilometres in length using a 107 m2 tunnel face for the twolane cross-section in each direction. It will be constructed by two Tunnel Boring Machines ea

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