New Rivanna Pump Station

Crew Breaks Through 1600 feet of Rock for New Rivanna Pump Station Tunnel

Posted by Miranda Baird on Oct 7, 2015 in Community Project, Featured, New Rivanna Pump Station, Newsroom

Charlottesville, VA— September 29, 2015 After five months of work, the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority contractors have successfully tunneled through about 1,600 feet of rock (6,000 cubic yards), officially reaching the destination at the existing Rivanna Pump Station located adjacent to the City’s Riverview Park in the Woolen Mills area. The construction crew and engineers witnessed the 11′-3″ diameter, 175 foot long tunnel boring machine (affectionately named Ms. Chelsea, pictured below) breaking into the exit shaft at about 1pm on Tuesday, September 29 as a part of the...

Sneak Peek at Tunnel for New Rivanna Pump Station

Posted by Miranda Baird on Sep 2, 2015 in Community Project, New Rivanna Pump Station

Members of the media and the community were given a sneak peek at the tunnel being built for the new Rivanna Pump Station on Monday, June 15th. The Authority and its General Contractor are allowing a brief opportunity for the media, local officials, and the public to see the progress of the work. The event allowed guests to see the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), nicknamed Miss Chelsea, within the entrance shaft at Moores Creek Advanced Water Resource Recovery Facility in Charlottesville before it “disappears” into the new tunnel. Once the machine is in the tunnel, the boring...