Veteran borers Peggy and Eileen have been joined by the “Ferraris” of tunnelling on the $11b mega project. Here’s how it’s taking shape.
The two giant tunnel boring machines – named Peggy and Eileen – at the airport station site are readying for their next move southwards. Peggy arrived several weeks ago after completing the first part of a 5.5-kilometre tunnel at the southern end of the line.
Vincent Ganet, the project manager for the boring machines at the southern end, said the high demand for skilled workers and maintaining consistency within tunnelling teams were his major challenges.“All projects are different. This one is a bit more challenging because of the market situation,” the Frenchman said. “We have got a market in Sydney which is really boiling. You can find a job wherever you want to go. The difficult part is retaining the good people.
Those on the northern section are known as earth pressure balance machines, which are designed to support the ground as they excavate through clay and shale rock.
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