DIGGING BOSTON 1994 - 2006
SOLETANCHE
Atlantic Ave, Boston
May 1996
Soletanche, built in Naterre France, is a continuous milling machine used in the construction of slurry walls. It weighs 170 tons and is 60' tall. Nicknamed "La Fraise", a SOLETANCHE can dig a 40' wide X 9' long X 135' deep trench in 10 hours.