Emisor Oriente Tunnel

The Emisor Oriente Tunnel, also known as the Túnel Emisor Oriente, Eastern Discharge Tunnel, Eastern Wastewater Tunnel, and East Issuing Tunnel, is a wastewater treatment tunnel in Mexico City, Mexico. At 62,500 m (38.8 mi), it is the eighth longest tunnel in the world. It was constructed between 2008 and 2019 using a tunnel boring machine. Serving a population of 20 million, it runs from Mexico City to the Atotonilco Wastewater Treatment Plant in Hidalgo state. It runs at a maximum depth of 200 meters below ground level and has a discharge capacity of 150 m³/s. This tunnel will help prevent flooding and serves as an alternate exit for the Emisor Central, another drainage tunnel.

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East Issuing Tunnel; Eastern Discharge Tunnel; Eastern Wastewater Tunnel; Tunel Emisor Oriente
drainage tunnel, sewer network, Mexico, 

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Location: 19.7631, -99.2378, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Emisor Oriente Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel in Mexiko

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2008-08-13T00:00:00Z

start of construction

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	tunnel		Emisor Oriente Tunnel	sewer network, drainage tunnel	Wikidata