A mammoth logistical operation is underway to get the first of Cross River Rail’s two huge Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) from one side of the city to the other to start digging under the Brisbane River and CBD.
Months of planning has gone into transporting the 1350-tonne TBM from Herrenknecht’s northside facility to Woolloongabba in preparation for launch.
Getting a 165-metre long mega machine that weighs the same as four Boeing 747s from one side of Brisbane to the other safely and efficiently is no simple task.
It will take more than 40 truck deliveries, with many of those requiring police escorts and spotters along the 25-kilometre route to move huge sections in the middle of the night.
