Perth – The Premier of Western Australian, Mark McGowan, officially launched on Sunday the start of the tunneling work by Salini Impregilo on the AU$1.86 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link project to alleviate traffic congestion in Perth by extending the city’s public transport network. “It is a pleasure to mark the start of the two-year journey these machines will make under our city to deliver this brand new rail corridor,” said McGowan at the ceremony held at the site of the future Forrestfield Station. The Tunnel Boring Machine will excavate the first of two parallel tunnels as well as three new train stations at Forrestfield, Airport Central and Belmont. (9colonne)
