📋 Tender Overview
The assembly and installation works of the second tunnel boring machine of Line 2 of the Lima and Callao Metro is in its final stage at a mechanical and hydraulic level and is preparing to start the excavation process. The gigantic machinery baptized with the name of Micaela will soon drill the tunnel that goes from the Insurgentes station in the district of Bellavista to the port of Callao.The machine is 148 meters long and its cutting wheel is 10.27 meters in diameter. Coming from Germany it is a gigantic device designed for land with groundwater such as those that exist in some areas of Callao. It will excavate approximately more than a thousand cubic meters of earth and rock per day. Simultaneously with the drilling work the machine is programmed to place the concrete structures that serve to support the tunnel. According to schedule the tunnel boring machine will advance about 13 meters per day. The colossal team is expected to start digging the tunnel soon. The name of Micaela was placed in honor of the hero of the Independence Micaela Bastidas. Once the tunnel boring machine is 100 armed the test stage will begin. This device will significantly speed up the tunnel construction time. Line 2 of the Lima Metro will have 27 stations in total in addition to the 8 that the Av. Faucett-Av branch will have. Gambette. When the train is operational it will transport more than a million people per day and will connect Ate and Callao in just 45 minutes. The MTC is committed to the continuity of investment and promotes the fulfillment of projects that generate benefits for citizens especially those with low economic resources.
