Digging of the western section of the Metro Tunnel between Kensington and the Central Business District is now complete, after TBM Meg broke through at the State Library Station, marking the  first major milestone of 2021: click here for the video. After tunnelling 1km from Parkville Station, this is only a pit stop before Meg is relaunched towards Town Hall Station.  

TBM Meg's arrival came two days after TBM Joan relaunched from State Library Station to begin its final leg towards Town Hall Station. TBM Meg will soon be transferred through the station box and begin digging in parallel to Joan.  

Digging of the project's twin 9 km tunnels is now almost three-quarters complete, with TBMs Millie and Alice also on their way towards Town Hall Station from the east.  

Click here and au/32 for the tunnelbuilder archive and also visit https://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au/. 07/21