FIELD TRIP!
Join us for a FREE field trip to The Robbins Company machine shop to see the the Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel boring machine, "Rosie", being assembled for the City of Akron’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) program. The 30' diameter, 325' long (plus 250' long trailing gear) machine is nearly complete and will soon be delivered to the City of Akron.
The Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel (OCIT) will have a 27-foot finished inside diameter and will be 6,240 feet long. It will begin at the Little Cuyahoga River north of the Mustill Store on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath, and extend to Lock 1 of the canal at West Exchange Street in Downtown Akron. The tunnel will control combined sewer overflow at nine separate locations, and will store over 25 million gallons of combined sewer overflow. The tunnel is scheduled to be in operation by December 31, 2018 and the construction bid is $67 million.
For more information on the project: http://www.akronohio.gov/cms/news/2f476bc53cabc6b1/index.h
MUST BRING YOUR OWN HARD HAT & SAFETY GLASSES!
4p : Meet up at The Robbins Company
4p to 5p : Facility Tour
5p : Head over to Glenwillow Grille for refreshments (on your own)
RSVP by April 28 on Eventbrite: CLICK HERE