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Loop management Epe-Legden

References

Loop management Epe-Legden

Client

Open Grid Europe GmbH

Contact person

Dipl.-Ing. Gerd-Dieter Berentzen

Start of construction

January 2018

Construction time

16 months

Scope of services

Construction of a DN 1100 high-pressure steel gas pipeline including the construction of two shut-off and pigging stations.

Civil engineering and pipeline construction work carried out:

Wrapping work

Site preparation and clearance

14,400 m construction roads made of sand and steel plates

2,100 m stgm. gravity wells DN 300 for dewatering excavations and trenches

14,700 m pipe trench excavation and backfilling

380 m culvert laying Dinkelauen Epe and Legden at a depth of approx. 6 m

70 m pipe jacking using the microtunneling method (K 45) incl. start and target pits

Laying of 14,700 m cable duct system (2xDN50)

Laying and milling in approx. 42,000 m of longitudinal drainage work

Topsoil removal and application including deep loosening

14,200 m longitudinal drains for dewatering the pipe trench

7,400 m² shoring and sheet piling work on press pits and culverts

120 m pipe jacking using the press-boring method (various roads) incl. start and target pits

204 m pipe jacking using the microtunneling method (A 31) incl. start and target pits

14,700 m pipe transportation and export

Welding and pipe construction work

Pressure testing, calibration pigging and drying

Cathodic corrosion protection work

Road and asphalt road construction

Work carried out Station construction for the construction of the pig sluice station EPE and valve station
Legden:

Site preparation and clearance

Dewatering work

Excavation and backfilling

Delivery and erection of a prefabricated building in Epe

Wrapping and coating work

Surface work and surface reinforcement

Topsoil removal and application

Shoring work

Foundation and concrete work

Welding and pipe construction work

Laying cable conduit system

Fence construction

Technical specification:

Diameter: 1118 x 18.5 mm

Material: L 485 ME

Welding process stem: automatic welding

Length: 14,700 m

Design pressure: 100 bar