TBM Vida - 15.6m in diameter, 90m long and weighing 4000 t - is now on her way digging the 2.8km inbound tunnel for the West Gate Tunnel Project. Vida’s journey will take 12 months, with the tunnel meeting up with the West Gate Freeway just west of Williamstown Road. Vida’s sister TBM, named Bella, started work on the 4km outbound tunnel early last month. Bella and Vida are the largest TBMs in the Southern Hemisphere and the West Gate Tunnel Project will be complete by late 2025. 

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