On 23/08/2021 Merle, the second Cross River Rail’s 1350 t TBM, broke through into the 280-m-long cavern at Roma Street, joining TBM Else, the project’s other machine in the future station’s huge underground cavern. Twin tunnels now connect the future Roma Street and Woolloongabba Cross River Rail stations, which were important to secure the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The machines have both excavated more than 2.5 km of tunnel below the Brisbane River and CBD, passing under Albert Street and breaking through at Roma Street.  

Click here for a video, here and au/37 for more detailed information in the tunnelbuilder archive. You can also find further information on the project by visiting  https://crossriverrail.qld.gov and https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/93018. .  34/21.