MTR has launched the first TMB for the construction of the Hong Kong Island Section of the Shatin to Central Link (SCL). The “Athena” TMB will construct three of the four railway tunnels of the Hong Kong Island Section of SCL. The boring works of the remaining tunnel will then be taken up by “Zhi-nu” TMB.
The Athena TMB will first burrow beneath the busy city to excavate an up-track tunnel of over 600 metres to connect with the future Exhibition Station on the foreshore of Wan Chai North, while installing a concrete tunnel lining as she progresses starting from this month. It will then bore both the up-and-down-track tunnels between Fenwick Pier Street and Admiralty Station.
Tunnel boring works are expected to commence in the first half of 2017.
The 17 km SCL is a strategic railway project, enchancing connectivity of the entire railway network on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories.
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