INFRASTRUCTURE

Balfour Beatty breaks through final onshore tunnel at Hinkley Point C

Balfour Beatty, alongside EDF, has celebrated a major milestone on its Hinkley Point C tunnelling and marine project, as the team successfully completed the breakthrough of the longest and final onshore cooling-water tunnel, at the UK’s landmark nuclear power station.

 Balfour Beatty has completed the breakthrough of the longest and final onshore cooling-water tunnel, at the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power station

Balfour Beatty has completed the breakthrough of the longest and final onshore cooling-water tunnel, at the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power station

The breakthrough marks the completion of Balfour Beatty's sprayed concrete lining works at Hinkley Point C.  Excavating through 600m of ground to create the tunnels, the team worked safely and swiftly...

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