North East Link will fix the missing link in our city'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
0% completed
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
0% completed
All figures are indicative only