Herrenknecht?s newly developed semi-trenchless method for pipeline installation has completed its third successful mission. South of Stockholm, using Pipe Express? Znblin Scandinavia AB installed a water pipeline more than a kilometre in length within 12 days. Groundwater lowering was not required despite a water level just below the terrain?s surface. Compared to conventional open-cut construction, the method has significantly less impact on the environment, while simultaneously minimising costs. Pipe Express? from Herrenknecht is a new, semi-trenchless near-surface pipeline installation method. In this method, a buggy with a trenching unit creates a narrow, approximately 40 cm wide trench on the surface. A boring machine is mounted below it in the soil that digs the actual tunnel with diameters of up to 1.50 m and lays the pipeline at the same time. The excavated soil is brought to the surface by the trenching unit and backfilled in the trench again behind the machine, laborious finishing work is not required. The pushing force for both excavation unit and pipeline is provided by a Herrenknecht Pipe Thruster located at the starting position.