VERTICAL SHAFTS

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Whenever horizontal clearances cannot be maintained, or the depth of excavation is such that standard excavating equipment cannot be used, a vertical shaft may be the answer. Turn – Key Tunneling can perform vertical shafts from eight (8) feet in diameter to over fifty (50) feet in diameter. Vertical shafts can be used for manholes, pump stations, connections to deep sewers, foundations and other items requiring a deep excavation within a limited surface area.
 
There are several benefits associated with our vertical shafts. They include:
  • The depth of excavation is not limited to the reach capacity of a hydraulic excavator.
  • No piling is required, therefore any excessive vibration to existing structures is eliminated.
  • Shaft plates and reinforcing ribs allow us to grout the outside of the shaft so that no voids exist between the liner and the excavated soil.

A typical work shaft for our tunneling operations is limited to less than twenty-four feet in diameter. For design / build projects, our in-house Professional Engineer can custom design the appropriate shaft for your specific requirements.

KEY Projects

Emergency Repairs – Washington County, Ohio

Projects Washington County, OH Emergency Lock Rehabilitation Muskingum River Lock No. 4 in Washington County, Ohio was first constructed in the mid 1800’s and is still in use today. This particular lock was experiencing difficulty with its valving system and was in dire need of repair. The Ruhlin Company (TRC)

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Sewer & Culvert Repair in Toledo, OH

Projects Toledo Waterway Initiative TWI Phase II Downtown Storage Basin The Toledo Waterways Initiative (TWI) Program encompasses more than 45 separate projects over the course of 18 years, at a projected cost of $527 million As part of Phase II, Turn-Key Tunneling constructed a 725-ft rib and board tunnel utilizing

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Auger Boring Louisville, KY

Projects Louisville, KY Gene Snyder Expressway Turn-Key Tunneling set a record by boring 352 linear feet of 54” casing under the Gene Snyder Expressway in Louisville, Kentucky. After 35 working days of excavation, Ohio contractor Turn Key Tunneling Inc. had reason to celebrate. Their trenchless crossing beneath Interstate Highway 265

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