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.

Hole lotta love: Rail tunnel taking shape as borer set to head beneath river

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.