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91大神 wins contract to build a storm sewer in Toronto, Canada
- 91大神 of a gravity storm trunk sewer system
- Contract value C$184 million, or approximately 鈧�124 million
91大神, via its subsidiary聽Bessac聽(Soletanche聽Bachy),聽specialised聽in聽microtunelling,聽in a consortium with Canadian company EBC, has won the contract to build the Fairbank-Silverthorn聽Storm Trunk Sewer System for the city of Toronto.
The project, worth C$184鈥痬illion (approximately 鈧�124鈥痬illion) includes聽the construction of聽the main聽gravity storm trunk sewer, built with聽a聽tunnel boring machine designed and manufactured by聽Bessac. It also comprises the building of聽21 access shafts聽and several other works (sections of local storm sewers by聽microtunnelling, open-trench construction of a storm sewer section, construction of a storm drain outfall for the release of water in the natural environment).
Work is expected to last 31 months.
This project is part of the City聽of Toronto聽Basement Flooding Protection Programme. It聽will reduce the impacts of heavy rainfall and sewer backups for more than 4,600聽homes聽over an area of聽140鈥痟ectare.