In the wee morning hours of Dec. 16, a giant boring machine completed a 12-foot tunnel spanning about three miles along Military Drive from Old Pearsall Road to U.S. Highway 90. It’s the longest tunnel segment of SAWS’ massive sewer replacement project near Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Only half a mile of tunneling — more… Continue Reading A-Tunneling We Will Go
Twice as “boring,” but twice the power. Two tunnel boring machines completed their months-long underground journeys just hours and a few feet apart in May for SAWS’ massive W-6 sewer replacement project along U.S. Highway 90 and SW Military Drive. The project to replace and upsize a giant sewer main near Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland… Continue Reading Two Holes in One
After 13 years, it’s finally time to play ball. A massive tunnel boring machine was lowered deep into the abyss near Wolff Municipal Stadium — home of the San Antonio Missions baseball team — Nov. 11 on the city’s Southwest Side. The sewer main replacement along U.S. Highway 90 and SW Military Drive near Joint… Continue Reading Boring Time at the Ballpark
