Sandy the TBM too, breaksthrough at Bayswater dive structure. Sandy is ahead of the original estimate of May. This marks the end of boring for the Forrestfield-Airport Link, part of the Metronet project in Western Australia.
Boring of the 16 kilometres of tunnels, 8 in direction,under the Swan river and the Perth Airport took around 900 days and completed with 9000 rings.
"While Western Australia has been grappling with COVID-19, TBM Sandy and the project team have been continuing to work on this incredible project for Pert".
Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Sandy has broken through at Bayswater Drive marking the completion of tunnelling on the Forrestfield-Airport Link.
Government site provides an update over the Perth's $1.86B Forrestfield-Airport Link project
https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2020-update
The final part of tunnel boring machine (TBM) Sandy was removed from the Bayswater dive structure recently and our sights are now set on tunnel...
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Airport rail link ticks major box
www.perthnow.com.auThe Forrestfield-Airport link has ticked off a major milestone, as the Metronet project moves full steam ahead.