In the wee morning hours of Dec. 16, a giant boring machine completed a 12-foot tunnel spanning about three miles along Military Drive from Old Pearsall Road to U.S. Highway 90. It’s the longest tunnel segment of SAWS’ massive sewer replacement project near Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Only half a mile of tunneling — more… Continue Reading A-Tunneling We Will Go
How low can you go? More than 100 feet underground, apparently — if you want to see the progress on SAWS’ massive sewer replacement project on the city’s Southwest Side. Engineering & Construction VP Andrea Beymer and President/CEO Robert R. Puente were among the SAWS leaders to descend into the remarkable maze of shafts and… Continue Reading Deep Thoughts About Sewers
After 13 years, it’s finally time to play ball. A massive tunnel boring machine was lowered deep into the abyss near Wolff Municipal Stadium — home of the San Antonio Missions baseball team — Nov. 11 on the city’s Southwest Side. The sewer main replacement along U.S. Highway 90 and SW Military Drive near Joint… Continue Reading Boring Time at the Ballpark
If you live or work in the Stone Oak area, you may have noticed two large water tanks taking shape near Las Lomas Elementary School just off of Hardy Oak Boulevard. But you’d be hard pressed to guess what’s going on 40 feet beneath the surface, where hungry-looking machines are gradually chewing their way through… Continue Reading Digging Deep for a Waterful Future
