
Wächtersbach
Construction of excavation pits, a GRP washing bore (120.0 m) and an open pipe trench with pipeline construction (around 1,114 m) to replace a high-pressure gas pipeline, DP16, DN 150 steel (old), with a DN 250 steel (new) pipeline between Wächtersbach (sewage treatment plant area) and Bad Orb.
The work presented great challenges to Südwestdeutsche Rohrleitungsbau GmbH as the following aspects needed to be taken into account:
- Water protection area – compliance with the relevant requirements
- 120 m wash bore under a sewage treatment plant discharge outlet
- Laying parallel to Hessen-Wasser and Gas-Union pipelines
- Crossing the Gas-Union pipeline
- Proximity to the river Kinzig and a great deal of water
- Position along the European Cycle Route R3
- Stopple and bypass line for maintaining supply to Bad Orb
- Customer:
- Main-Kinzig Netzdienste GmbH
- Place of execution:
- Wächtersbach, R3
- Duration of project:
- October 2017 – December 2017
- Execution:
- Südwestdeutsche Rohrleitungsbau GmbH
- Contract value:
- 0.6 Mio EUR