Meudon (92)
7-11 rue du Dr Arnaudet
92190 Meudon
GPS coordinates :
48.816242805993845, 2.249235147945643
Safety work at Arnaudet quarries
Types of layout
Securing the underground quarry
Issues :
Site security
Status:
Landscaping completed
Project presentation
Meudon town council has launched a call for tenders to secure the Arnaudet de Meudon underground quarry. In a consortium with Spie Batignolles and Sefi-Intrafor, ECT carried out work to secure the quarry by reusing materials excavated by the construction industry.
Key figures
2022
September start of 8-month work to secure the galleries
45 %
of the backfilled quarry
kms
is the average distance from the sites where the soil used for backfilling is excavated.
levels
underground galleries, including 106 weakened pillars to be secured
Project life
Securing the Arnaudet quarry in Meudon completed
May 2022 – After 8 months on site, and nearly 47,000 m3 of inert materials recovered, work to secure the Arnaudet de Meudon quarry is nearing completion. A technical and atypical project, to which ECT is proud to have contributed and innovated:
- Implementation of a conveyor from an external soil unloading area
- Deployment of several reclaimers to backfill the 3 levels of the quarry.
A new quarry backfill reference for ECT thanks to the reuse of construction materials. ECT has demonstrated its ability to adapt in an urban context and to secure particularly demanding quarries.
France 3 report: Meudon quarries saved from collapse
March 2023 – For the past few months, construction machinery has been rolling beneath the Meudon quarry. A colossal project is underway to preserve this historic site.
BFM report: Meudon quarries being filled in
November 2022 – Securing the Meudon quarries, the press reports. The quarry is secured with soil from local building sites. This soil comes from construction sites within a 25 km radius. They are conveyed underground by a conveyor belt. The soil is used to secure the weakened parts of the quarry, thus preserving and enhancing the quarry’s heritage.
