Introduction
Scope of work: Installation of DN600 Reinforced Concrete Jacking Pipe Lined with GRP underneath Madinah Road in Jeddah City.
Project Facts:
- Many of the thrust boring companies had left this project due to its high-risk factors below;
- The receiving pit was so close to the petrol station.
- The ground was contaminated with Petroleum products, Toxic Gases & highly inflammable Gases.
Critical Success Factors:
- Provided a suitable team of well-experienced staff.
- Adopting advanced technologies & safety precautions below;
- Ventilation & Gas detection systems were specially imported from the micro-tunneling machine manufacturer Herrenknecht AG, Germany.
- Special emergency preparedness training was given to the site crew.
- End Client
- National Water Company (NWC)
- Location
- Jeddah City
- Main Contractor
- Eammar Infrastructure Contracting Co. Ltd
- Project No
- 088
- Total length executed
- 116.74 linear meters
- Start work
- 01 Mar 2017
- Finish Work
- 21 Apr 2017