Hobas Pipe USA is supplying CCFRPM pipe to the City and County of Honolulu for the Kaneohe-Kailua Wastewater Conveyance Tunnel project. This gravity sewer tunnel will convey wastewater flows from Kaneohe to Kailua while providing wastewater storage to help prevent overflows, especially during heavy rainfall events. 6-9-15_Hobas%20Honolulu%20Loading%20pipe%20onto%20shipMore than 90 percent of the Kaneohe-to-Kailua tunnel will be deeper than 100 feet.

16,000 feet of 120-inch and approximately 2,000 feet of 30- to 96-inch pipe is being manufactured in Houston, Texas and transported by cargo ship to Honolulu. The first shipment included 4,000 feet of the 120-inch pipe. It was loaded onto the 692-foot MV Marjorie C in Galveston, Texas, for the ships maiden voyage. The $200 million project is expected to be completed by June 2018.

Hobas manufactures pipe in sizes from 18 inches to 126 inches in pressure and non-pressure classes. For more information, please contact Hobas at 800-856-7473, 281-821-2200 or e-mail at info@hobaspipe.com. Facts are also available at www.hobaspipe.com.