isaacashe published Remote control tunneling machine to dig under Newark's streets

A state-of-the-art digging machine is heading underneath Newark's streets as part of a £60m project to replace water and waste pipes in the town.The remote control equipment is being sent into the ground to begin boring holes to allow bigger pipes to be laid.Operated by Severn Trent's contract partner, the BNM Alliance, the machine is currently at work in the Sleaford Road area, where roadworks will start next week.Road closures will be needed in both Sleaford Road and Beacon Hill Road,...