12 May 2023

We'll soon start tunnelling using a tunnel-boring machine (TBM) from our launch shaft located at our site compound on the corner of Williamsons Road and Hampstead Road, Maidstone.

The launch shaft has been excavated using a drill and blast method and is nearing the 40 metres depth required. That's equivalent to a building height of approximately 15 storeys.

Over at our secondary site near Medway Golf Course, we have recently started works on the retrieval shaft where the TBM will exit and we have begun works on the banks of the Maribyrnong river to make way for the bridge build which will carry the new sewer pipe across the river.

Keeping our city and communities healthy is essential to our way of life, today, tomorrow and for generations to come. Thank you for your ongoing patience while we get to work.

Do you have an idea that will add value to the project?

As part of the MRM to North Western Sewer Connection project we are looking into more ways to add value for the community, including a new shared-user path and river crossing. We will also be extensively replanting along the banks of the river once works finish.

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