High and Deep Andean Tunnel Tests a Contractor's Mettle
By C.J. Schexnayder

Brazilian construction giant Construtora Norberto Odebrecht S.A. has taken on a difficult construction challenge - drilling an 11.2-kilometer tunnel through a mountain more than 2,400 meters high in Central Ecuador. A pair roof collapses late last year trapped an $11.2-million tunnel boring machine requiring several months to rescue and get the project back on track.
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The Agoyan dam on the Pastaza River. Water diverted underground from here powers the 156 MWAgoyan power plant and, when the current construction is completed, the 230 MW San Francisco power plant downstream as well. (Photo by C.J. Schexnayder)
 
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