The Emisor Oriente Tunnel, also known as the Tunel Emisor Oriente, Eastern Discharge Tunnel, Eastern Wastewater Tunnel, and East Issuing Tunnel, is a

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treatment tunnel in

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. At , 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

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state. It runs at a maximum depth of 200 meters (656 Feet) 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 A drainage tunnel, called an emissary in ancient contexts, is a tunnel or channel created to drain water, often from a stagnant or variable-depth body of water. It typically leads to a lower stream or river, or to a location where a pumping statio ...

. In order to prevent collapse, the tunnel is constructed using a lining with segmental rings made of concrete and steel. The estimated cost for the tunnel was 15 billion

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. After completion, the tunnel was realized to have gone over budget and cost 30 billion pesos.

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