Can We Re-Use Crossrail Soil?
| Updated: 06 Nov 2018
When we build tunnels what do they do with the soil? Why can’t it be used to keep cliffs from falling down? For example the soil from Crossrail?
Name: Paul, Crawley
Question: When you build tunnels what do they do with the soil? Why can’t it be used to keep cliffs from falling down? For example the soil from Crossrail.
Name: Chris, Cheltenham
Answer: The Crossrail soil which is London clay has gone to Wallasey Island. But the soil that comes out of various sites is re-used dependent on the type. Not all soil can be re-used.
Qualification: Tunnel Boring Specialist