Reinstatement

Method of backfilling, compaction and re-surfacing of any excavation in order to restore the surface and underlying structure to enable it to perform its original function.

Remote Control System

The remote control system monitors and controls the MBTM, the automated transport system, and the guidance system from a location not in the MTBM.

Renewal

Construction of a new sewer, on or off the line of an existing sewer. The basic function and capacity of the new sewer being similar to the original.

Renovation

Methods of rehabilitation in which all or part of the original fabric of a pipeline are incorporated and its current performance improved.

Repair

Rectification of damage to the structural fabric of the sewer, or the reconstruction of short lengths, but not the reconstruction of a whole pipeline.