In mid-October 2013
, construction was finalized on the installation of 2,944 ft. (897m) of new 36-in. (914mm) ID storm and sanitary pipelines using pilot tube guided boring methods in Mexico City. The Subcolector San Marcos project, owned by La Comisión del Agua del Estado de México (CAEM), represents the first trenchless installation with this technique in Mexico. The Subcolector San Marcos project embodies the successful and accurate completion of the alignments, but more importantly, the culmination of several years of partnerships to educate, design, and procure equipment and pipe among many entities. Crews installed the total 2,944-ft. (897m) in eight drives, ranging from 186 to 441-ft. (57-134m) in length, from nine minimal depth and diameter shafts in the urban Plaza de Aragon, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl municipality of Mexico City. More information about this project can be gleaned during our presentation, WM-T4-05, at NASTT’s 2014 No-Dig Show.
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