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sydney tunnel boring
 Rail industry news (Australia, New Zealand), Tunnelling, Industry Infrastructure, Passenger Rail

Sydney tunnel boring breakthrough a record feat

  Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have broken through a rock wall to arrive at Five Dock Metro Station in Sydney, claiming the title as the first TBMs in the southern hemisphere to complete a double breakthrough. The TBMs are powering ahead to build twin 24-kilometre metro tunnels between Westmead and the Sydney CBD as part of the Sydney Metro West project. Read More
betty cuthbert
 Rail industry news (Australia, New Zealand), Industry Infrastructure, Tunnelling, Operations and Maintenance, Passenger Rail

Betty the borer assigned to Sydney Olympic Park

One of Australia’s most loved Olympians, Betty Cuthbert, has been commemorated with a tunnel boring machine (TBM) in her name on the Sydney Metro West project. TBM Betty is the third of six mega TBMs set to build Sydney Metro West and has the huge task of carving out the section of tunnel between Sydney Olympic Park and Westmead, via the Clyde Stabling Maintenance Facility and Parramatta Metro Station. Read More
precincts
 Passenger Rail, Legal & Compliance, Major Projects & Infrastructure, Track & Civil Construction

Green light for all nine Sydney Metro precincts

Planning approval has been received for new precincts to transform communities along the new 24km Sydney Metro line connecting Westmead to the Sydney CBD. The new transport-orientated hubs will be located in Westmead, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays, Pyrmont and Hunter Street. Read More