Metro Tunnel marks nearly 30 million hours worked

Metro Tunnel marks nearly 30 million hours worked All eyes were on the Metro Tunnel’s Arden Station recently, which was the location for Premier Daniel Andrews’ return to work after a fall that left him with spinal injuries. Mr Andrews toured one of the twin rail tunnels and revealed almost 30 million hours had been worked on the project. “This is the biggest public transport project in our state’s history,” the Premier said. “It’s about getting on and creating jobs. It’s about getting on and building the projects that other governments said were too hard to do.” The Premier spoke of the huge number of jobs provided by the project. “This project is five underground stations, and nine kilometres of underground tunnels, with tunnelling now complete,” he said. Mr Andrews said we was honoured to meet some of the apprentices, cadets and trainees who were part of a 4000-strong workforce on the Metro Tunnel Project, adding they would “carry with them the skills and the practical experience from this job to every other job they work on”. Mr Andrews said the workforce was a sign that the legacy of the Metro Tunnel Project wasn’t just “more trains, more often” and a “turn up and go” service. “It’s also about legacy around skills development, and having every worker across our state given every chance to have the skills they need to do the job they want to do, and most importantly to do the job we need them to do.” With tunnelling now complete, Arden Station is taking shape with the platforms being constructed and the station entrance ground floor slab poured. The tunnel entrances at South Yarra and Kensington are now complete.  Completion of the project in 2025, a year ahead of schedule, will transform how Melburnians travel around the city.  More to the Metro Tunnel than meets the eye The Flinders Quarter Augmented Art Walk has been extended to Friday, July 16 to give people more opportunity to experience this exhibition with a difference. Anyone with a smartphone can take this self-guided tour of artworks brought to life by augmented reality (AR), revealing the city’s laneways from a new perspective. Each of the 12 specially commissioned artworks is brought to life through digital animation and sound on mobile devices via the free EyeJack app (for iPhone and Android). The printed Art Walk map is available from participating Flinders Quarter businesses, Metro Tunnel HQ (125-133 Swanston St), and the Melbourne Visitor Hub (90-130 Swanston St) • For more information: metrotunnel.vic.gov.au