{"id":2187,"date":"2020-10-08T09:34:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T09:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2020-10-08T09:34:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T09:34:31","slug":"tunneling-of-water-tunnel-project-in-saudi-arabia-reached-the-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=2187","title":{"rendered":"Tunneling of Water Tunnel Project in Saudi Arabia Reached the End"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) bored an 8.4 m diameter * 12.5 km length Water Conversion Tunnel, dubbed as the world&#8217;s longest water transmission project, through the Sarwat Mountains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nSWCC deployed a 160m long TBM to travel the distance from Jabal Al-Kar to the Ring Road in Taif to ensure sufficient water supply for the residents of southern regions of the Al-Baha. The machine was able to complete the drive ahead of the planned schedule despite the prevailing challenging conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nDuring 19 months of excavation, work commenced at the bottom of the Al-Hada Mountains toward the Taif governorate, shortening the transfer distance by more than 40kms, ensuring increased water transform in speed and capacity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nDesalinated water will be transferred from the reservoirs located in Arafat to Taif&#8217;s strategic reservoirs in the third quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) bored an 8.4 m diameter * 12.5 km length Water Conversion Tunnel, dubbed as the world&#8217;s longest water transmission project, through the Sarwat Mountains. 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