Nora Takes Shape in Newburgh

Integral pieces of the $30 million tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will be used to repair a leak in the 85-mile-long Delaware Aqueduct have begun to arrive in Newburgh.
The 176,000-pound cutter head support was brought to the site on a 197-foot long mega-transport truck bed riding on 74 wheels.

Also arriving over the past several days have been the cutter head itself and the front, rear and tail shields.

The rear shield houses propel and articulation cylinders and weighs 154,000 pounds. Additionally, the trailing gear, a series of cars that ride on rails and will be towed behind the TBM, are also on site. Earlier this year, DEP announced that the massive TBM would be named Nora after trailblazing suffragist and engineer Nora Stanton Blatch Deforest Barney.

