The Sydney Metro West – Eastern Tunnelling Package has reached a significant milestone with the completion of precast production. The journey began in 2024 at the Eastern Creek Precast Facility, where the first segment was cast. Since then, the dedicated team has worked tirelessly to produce over 16,000 high-quality segments.
Some key points about the project include:
- The production of over 16,000 high-quality segments
- The importance of starting strongly to ensure momentum when the TBMs got going
- The team’s hard work and dedication to achieving this milestone
Eastern Creek Precast Facility Opens Doors to Community
The Eastern Creek Precast Facility, a key player in the Sydney Metro West project, recently opened its doors to the community for a behind-the-scenes factory tour. The event was hosted by the Gamuda Australia and Laing O’Rourke Consortium, in collaboration with tunnelling contractors AFJV and JCGJV.
Some key points about the event include:
- 320 community members attended the tour
- The tour provided insight into the segment production process
- Over 99,000 tunnelling segments have been produced at the facility so far
- The segments will be used to line the 24-kilometre Sydney Metro West tunnels
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