Jack-up Gantry Lowers Tunnel Boring Machine for Paris Metro Extension
Customer
Scales SAS
Location
Paris, France
Challenge
Solution
Leading French heavy lift company, Scales SAS, has used an Enerpac JS-250 Jack-up gantry system to lift and lower Koumba, a 8.9m diameter and 11.4m long
tunnel-boring machine weighing 880 tons, in the latest phase of the Paris Metro extension project.
Paris Metro - Extension of Line 14 South:
Construction: L14 Sud – Lot GC04
Metro Line owner: RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens)
Project Management: ELIOS – Groupement SETEC TPI (Mandataire) – SYSTRA
Main contractor: Groupement NGE-GC (Mandataire) – SALINI – IMPREGILO.
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