
Hard yakka: Rock beds mean more blasting to speed up Cross River Rail project
Brisbane’s notoriously hard rockbeds beneath the CBD are proving a challenge for the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project.
Brisbane’s notoriously hard rockbeds beneath the CBD are proving a challenge for the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project.
One of two tunnel boring machines currently grinding away as part of the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project is soon set to head beneath the Brisbane River after creating more than 500 metres of concrete-sealed tunnel since beginning work in January.
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The Palaszczuk Government is on the back foot — if not on the rails — in Parliament over potential cost blow-outs with the Brisbane Cross River Rail project as the opposition finally gains some traction, writes Peter McCutcheon.