• Tunnel

Phase1 construction work for a headrace tunnel for the Mizuumi River

  • Phase1 construction work for a headrace tunnel for the Mizuumi River
Orderer Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Completion 2020
Structure and scale Tunnel construction (NATM)
Total length L = 4,717m, of which L = 2466.4m was built this time (Phase1 construction), as well as excavation L = 2466.4m (A = 64 m2), lining L = 347.75m, underground drainage construction L = 2,300m (Φ700), floor slab construction L = 1,800m, series of auxiliary construction works (L = 288m), and construction work outside the tunnel, including excavation V = 18,600m3; series of slope construction works, and flow diversion (corrugate Φ2,000) L = 148m
Location Fukui Prefecture
Application Headrace

The purpose of this construction is to divert flood water from Mizuumi River in association with the Asuwa River Dam project, which is intended to reduce flood damage.