Local politicians have hailed a "huge moment" after the final tunnel was completed for the Sydney Metro. New South Wales premier Chris Minns and the state’s minister for transport John Graham celebrated after Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Jessie smashed through to Hunter Street station.
This marked the end of tunnelling on the 24km Sydney Metro West project as well as completion of the 128km network of underground voids for the city’s wider transport system. Almost 15M.t of rock were excavated by 19 TBMs over 11 and a half years to create four separate underground transit lines.
Metro North West opened in May 2019 before an extension became operational five years later, known as Sydney Metro City. Tunnelling for a standalone section including Western Sydney International Airport completed in 2024, while Jessie’s breakthrough marked the end of digging the £13.4bn (A$25.3bn) western leg.
Minns said: “This is a huge moment for the delivery of this city-shaping project..."
“Metro West will transform Sydney, by joining our two biggest central business district via a 20-minute train ride."
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