Vertical Conveyor System for the BL tunnel (right) is installed and ready to transport muck from TBM Ruth. The Vertical Conveyor for the BR tunnel (left) is being assembled.
FKC-Lake Shore Vertical Conveyor System fully assembled and ready to transport tunnel muck from underground to the surface.
FKC-Lake Shore was awarded the design-build contract for two (2) Vertical Conveyor Systems for LA Metro's Purple Line Extension, Section 2 Project. The systems are transporting tunnel muck from twin TBMs, Ruth and Harriet–each traveling 2.59 miles. Both Vertical Conveyor Systems are installed near the intersection of Constellation Blvd. and Century Park East in Los Angeles, CA. The vertical belts are FLEXOWELL® S-shape systems designed to handle 500 tons-per-hour at 138 ft. of vertical lift.
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