North East Link will connect Melbourne’s freeway network, taking up to 15,000 trucks a day off local roads and reducing travel times by up to 35 minutes.
Tunnel excavation between Watsonia and Bulleen is now complete, with both tunnel boring machines, Zelda and Gillian, breaking through. This major milestone marks the transition to tunnel fit-out and finishing works.
You can see more about the groundbreaking journey in our map below.
Zelda - complete
North-bound tunnel August 2024 launch
Distance excavated:
5324m
of 5,324m total
Tunnel segments installed:
21,732
of 21,732 total
All figures are indicative only
Gillian - complete
South-bound tunnel September 2024 launch
Distance excavated:
5317m
of 5,317m total
Tunnel segments installed:
21,090
of 21,090 total
All figures are indicative only
