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New Zealand - Central Interceptor - Auckland's new $1.2 billion sewer tunnel to prevent wastewater overflows on streets and pollution on beaches
Watercare of Auckland is building this 13km long 4,5m diameter tunnel to remove the sewage from Auckland's streets and beaches.
This is a New Zealand Herald article over it
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12212221
Here is Watercare info
https://www.watercare.co.nz/About-us/Central-interceptor/Key-facts
This is project presentation
Watercare's $1.2 billion central interceptor project is in full-swing with a hydrofraise machine arriving to do the heavy lifting
In some areas in manufacturing and construction, the lack of technical skills and in specific lack of Tunnel Boring Machine skills is a worry in New Zealand.
When an Italian plant manager for Auckland's giant Central Interceptor project, an employee of the joint venture contractor Ghella Abergeldie - left New Zealand to return to his country after coronavirus crises, the skills shortage became mo visible...
cover tunnel photo by: Matt Brown from London, England / CC BY
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Sewage overflowing streets of Auckland? Last time I checked, New Zealand was a developed country!