July 15, 2008
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June 20, 2008
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April 11, 2008
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March 26, 2008
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March 11, 2008
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February 20, 2008
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The TBM trailing gear in a lined segment of the tunnel. A ventilation system runs along the roof of the tunnel, and tracks have been placed on the tunnel floor.
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Tunnel liners are stored above the tunnel, where they are covered and kept warm until installation. |
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| October 12, 2007 |
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The intricate network of cables and connections at the head and tail of each TBM section.
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Tunnel lining sections are staged for placement once mining starts. |
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| September 12, 2007 |
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Ceremonial project groundbreaking in front of the TBM cutterhead.
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Federal District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns and MWRA Executive Director Frederick Laskey.
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(L-R): Deer Island Director John Vetere, MWRA; Becca Tyler, Federal District Court; Judge Stearns; Fred Laskey. |
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TBM assembly at the bottom of the tunnel's access shaft. |
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| September 11, 2007 |
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Workers add the project logo to the TBM in preparation for the September 12 ceremony. |
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The TBM's trailing gear was stored above ground before installation.
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A section of the TBM being moved into place by crane. |
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| September 6, 2007 |
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The TBM is unloaded from a ship at Conley Terminal and moved to flat bed trucks.
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The trucks are unloaded; equipment inventory and assembly begins. |
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MWRA Project Manager Kenneth Chin, with the TBM cutterhead. |
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