The $13 Billion Metro Tunnel is the largest investment in Melbourne’s CBD rail capacity since the City Loop was completed 40 years ago. This mega transport infrastructure project will comprise of Twin 9km train tunnels connecting the east and west of Melbourne and 5 new stations at Arden, Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac underground. The project will also include pedestrian links to Flinders Street and Melbourne Central stations for easy interchange with the City Loop, Melbourne’s first tram/train interchange at Anzac Station on St Kilda Road. This transformative project will ease congestion, improve service reliability, and future-proof Melbourne’s transport network.
Melbourne Metro Tunnel
The Scope
APS commenced working on the CYP Metro Tunnel Project during the early works in March 2018, tasked with providing over a hundreds highly skilled personnel providing rigging and scaffolding support. Our teams have been during early works programme assisted with construction of the A’Beckett Street and Franklin Street Shafts, erecting cavern linings and general construction under the CYP Design and Construct programme.
During the later stages of the project and due to the high-quality personnel within
the team APS was privileged to work on Abeckett, Franklin East and Franklin West, Federal square, Domain with a sizable scope at the Latrobe street station.
Working 24 hours a day, APS riggers, crane operators, scaffolders and rope access personnel have been involved with all aspects of the project, both above ground and 60m below the main streets of Melbourne delivering comprehensive solutions across multiple aspects of the Metro Tunnel Project.
Solutions Included:
- Installation of Yongnam structural steel
- Operation of gantry cranes
- Installation of cavern lining support steel
- Access scaffolds
- Rigging and craneage works
- dismantle and reassembly of the TBM’s
- Sennebogan crawler crane hire
Why APS?
At APS Industrial Services, we specialize in complex infrastructure projects, offering industry-leading expertise in the management and project delivery of scaffolding, rigging, crane operations, fabrication and engineering. Our success on the Metro Tunnel Project highlights APS’s ability to deliver safe, reliable, and high-quality solutions in high-risk, high-demand environments.
For more information about our projects and services, contact one of the APS team.
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