# Herrenknecht TBMs to arrive for North East Link Tunnels

Two Herrenknecht TBMs will arrive in Melbourne for the North East Link Tunnels project. The 15.6m diameter machines will dig 6.5km twin tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen, with tunneling expected to start mid-2024.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-08-23
- Where: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Status: under construction
- Products: tunnel boring machines
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [GS Engineering & Construction](https://endata.com/companies/1049.md) (partner)
- [CPB Contractors](https://endata.com/companies/20197.md) (partner)
- [Capella Capital](https://endata.com/companies/25693.md) (partner)
- [Herrenknecht](https://endata.com/companies/28609.md) (supplier)
- [Ventia](https://endata.com/companies/34010.md) (partner)
- [Webuild](https://endata.com/companies/40756.md) (partner)
- [China Construction Oceania](https://endata.com/companies/58511.md) (partner)
- [John Laing Investments](https://endata.com/companies/58512.md) (partner)
- [DIF](https://endata.com/companies/58513.md) (partner)
- [Pacific Partnerships](https://endata.com/companies/58514.md) (partner)
- [Spark consortium](https://endata.com/companies/58763.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [tunnelingworld.com](https://tunnelingworld.com/?p=12537), 2023-08-23: "The first of two Herrenknecht TBMs, which is 4000-tonne, 15.6m diameter and is due to dig the North East Link Tunnels, will arrive in Melbourne soon."

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