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LA Metro Sets Herrenknecht TBMs to Work on Purple Line Extension
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveils two new tunnel boring machines on June 17 for the authority’s $9.3-billion Purple Line Extension (PLE) project.
Manufactured in Germany by Herrenknecht AG, the TBMs each weigh 1,000 tons and are 400 ft long and 21.75 ft in diameter.
https://www.enr.com/articles/47192-la-metro-sets-tbms-to-work-on-purple-line-extension
Taxpayers will be picking up the bill.
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Well, purple line boring is behind the schedule. It is DELAYED.
"Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) crews working on the Purple Line Extension project expect tunneling between the planned Wilshire/La Brea Station and Wilshire/Fairfax Station to be delayed until March."
read it yourself
https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/LA-Metros-Purple-Line-tunneling-project-delayed--59705
Rail News - LA Metro's Purple Line tunneling project delayed. For Railroad Career Professionals
www.progressiverailroading.comRailroad industry news about: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, LA Metro, Purple Line Extension, tunneling, tunnel boring machine, Wilshire/Fairfax Station. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine