Dodge Island Support of Excavation (SOE)
Port of Miami Tunnel Project

Port of Miami Tunnel Project

Date:  January 2012 – March 2012

Contract Amount:  $940K

Project Owner:  Miami Access Tunnel (MAT)

Prime Contractor:  Bouygues Civil Works

Scope of work: Includes mass excavation from an original ground elevation of 10.00' to -32.50' (42.5' deep) to provide a support slab for the tunnel bore machine allowing the machine to make a U-Turn to start the second tunnel.. Work was completed using a backhoe with a long stick (boom) to reach the bottom. Additional work included scrape CSM walls and sloping approach apron.