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Drop Shafts for Narragansett Bay Commission CSO Abatement Program, Providence, RI

2007
Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC) Proceedings

Rafael C. Castro
Jacobs Associates

Geoffrey Hughes
Louis Berger Group

Fredrick “Rick” Vincent
Jacobs Civil

Philip H. Albert
Narragansett Bay Commission

 



Seven pairs of drop and ventilation shafts, between 2 and 9 feet in diameter, will convey combined sewer flow to a 230-foot-deep, 26-foot-diameter storage tunnel. This paper presents case histories for each site. Discussion includes functional requirements, program and site access constraints, structural design, geology, the variety of excavation and lining construction methods used, and lessons learned.