Big enough for 30,000 elephants, major Sydney metro station reaches milestone

Big enough for 30,000 elephants, major Sydney metro station reaches milestone

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Hunter Street Station takes shape as part of Sydney Metro - Roads & Infrastructure Magazine

Image: New South Wales GovernmentA major milestone has been reached in the delivery of the Sydney Metro West project, with excavation of the Hunter Street metro station cavern now complete. Excavation has been underway for 20 months to create the giant cavern, which measures 180-metres long, 28 metres wide and 20 metres high. Hunter Street Station will serve as […] The post Hunter Street Station takes shape as part of Sydney Metro appeared first…

Sydney Metro West hits major milestone

a team of 57 workers removed more than 240,000 tonnes of material to build the cavern. Image: Transport for New South WalesThe Sydney Metro West project has hit a major milestone with excavation of the Hunter Street metro station cavern now complete.  For the past 20 months, work has been underway around the clock to create the huge cavern, which is 180 metres long, 28 metres wide and 20 metres high.   Hunter Street Station will be the final sto…