Energy & Mining

Gorge 2nd Tunnel

A high-pressure water conveyance tunnel for a major hydroelectric facility in the Cascade Range.

Pressure tunnel design and construction management for a new penstock route.

The alignment passed through competent crystalline rock with high cover, allowing a stiff support class and a lean, efficient excavation cycle.

Scope of work

  • Tunnels & Underground Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
Gorge 2nd Tunnel — Newhalem, WA
Gorge 2nd Tunnel, Newhalem, WA. Hoffman Tunnels provided tunnel and underground design, engineering and construction-phase support.

Project facts

Type
High pressure
Rock
Crystalline
Cover
High
Completion
2010
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