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City engineering says microtunneling run completed on East Bayshore pipeline
Summary
Public Works engineering staff reported successful completion of a microtunneling installation on East Bayshore to avoid deep open‑cut excavation amid groundwater and utility conflicts; staff described daily settlement monitoring, special pipe materials and that the method shortened construction time from months to weeks.
Engineering staff told the committee that contractors recommended a microtunneling approach for a complex segment on East Bayshore and Corporation Way where groundwater and multiple utilities made open‑cut excavation risky and slow.
Rajeev (engineering staff) said the microtunneling run replaced an earlier plan for open cut, which would…
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