Sydney\u2019s new twin metro railway tunnels are now 70 per cent complete as tunnelling reaches the heart of the city deep under Martin Place, with work under the CBD about to head to Barangaroo.
\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian and Transport Minister Andrew Constance joined workers 28 metres under Sydney to welcome Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Nancy to the new Martin Place Station.
\n\u201cThis historic milestone means 22 kilometres of the Sydney Metro tunnels are now finished in just 11 months \u2013 that\u2019s 70 per cent of the new tunnels on Australia\u2019s biggest public transport project,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\n\u201cWhile people are getting on with life in the city above, deep underneath the CBD giant machines like TBM Nancy are getting on with the job, building tunnels for our future metro rail.\u201d
\nSince launching in October 2018, TBM Nancy has tunnelled 6.8 kilometres via the new metro stations at Waterloo, Central and Pitt Street.
\nMr Constance said TBM Nancy will spend a few weeks undergoing maintenance before being re-launched to complete the last 1.3 kilometre section between Martin Place and Barangaroo.
\n\u201cThis tunnelling is pivotal to a well-connected public transport system here at Martin Place, where customers will be able to transfer between the new metro and the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line,\u201d Mr Constance said.
\n\u201cDeep under city streets and buildings, this historic new metro line will not only increase the capacity of our rail network but make it easier to get around.\u201d
\nIt has taken about 21 months to build the caverns for the new Martin Place Station ahead of TBM Nancy\u2019s arrival, removing about 198,000 tonnes of rock \u2013 enough to fill about 30 Olympic swimming pools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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