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Eiffage-led JV relocates TBM to restart final 2,122-meter Toulouse metro tunnel drive

PUBT·07/17/2026 08:22:59
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Eiffage-led JV relocates TBM to restart final 2,122-meter Toulouse metro tunnel drive
  • Eiffage Génie Civil began redeploying the TBM “Berthe de Puybusque” on Toulouse Metro works to bore a final 2,122-meter tunnel section.
  • The machine completed a 2,539-meter drive to Ponts Jumeaux station, then was dismantled for transfer to La Vache–Le Grand Marché.
  • The 150-ton, 9.67-meter cutterhead and shield moved overland by special convoy at 3 km/h under escort.
  • Five backup gantries were shifted inside the tunnel, turned, reordered, then reconnected to restart excavation toward Raisin station.


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