A Terratec EPBM was accepted by the Bangkok Metro Blue Line extension project on 27 March. Representatives of client Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and contractor Italian-Thai Development attended the ceremony in Guangzhou, China.
The EPBM is a 6.44m machine that has been designed with a cone cutterhead adapted for cutting through concrete piles along the alignment. After the ceremony it was shipped to the project site in Bangkok, Thailand with a view to begin excavation by the end of June.
It will be the first TBM used on the Bankok Metro project for 10 years.
