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Nessie the tunnel boring machine has commenced tunnelling for marine works as part of the Adelaide Desalination Project.
The second tunnel boring machine (TBM) to work on the project, Cora, has been lowered to the bottom of the working shaft and is being assembled into the launch chamber.
The tunnelling works are part of the plant’s outfall and intake pipeline construction. Marine excavation works began in November 2009 with the arrival of the 2,400 tonne jack up barge, the Santa Fe, off the coast of Port Stanvac.
The Santa Fe is expected to complete the installation of the intake and outfall risers in mid-April 2010 before being removed from the site.
Upon completion, the 11.5 kilometre pipeline will deliver desalinated water from Port Stanvac to the Happy Valley water treatment storage area. The Adelaide Desalination Project will deliver up to 100 billion litres of water annually, which is approximately half of Adelaide’s water supply.
 
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