Markham, Ontario incorporates microtunneling in its York Downs Sanitary Sewer Connection
June 04, 2024
By J. Neil Harvey and Hiva Mahdavi
Neil Harvey and Hiva Mahdavi share a microtunneling case study with Trenchless Technology
Microtunnels can provide many advantages for a project. Stantec’s work on the York Downs Sanitary Sewer Connection project—in Markham, Ontario, Canada—incorporated the use of a microtunnel, which benefited the project in a few ways.
In this article, Neil Harvey and Hiva Mahdavi examine some of the more intriguing elements of this project, including the team’s use of a microtunnel.
Read the full article in Trenchless Technology.
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Neil is a civil engineer and senior member of the Water team who focuses on trenchless technologies, conveyance, and large diameter infrastructure.
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Hiva is a civil and geotechnical engineer and leader with a focus on tunneling and trenchless projects—using earth pressure balance tunnel boring machines, pressurized-face microtunneling, horizontal directional drilling) and horizontal auger boring.
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