Media releases
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2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
June 2020
- 26 June - Meeting of the roadheaders at the new Town Hall Station
- 4 June - Tunnelling all systems go on the Metro Tunnel
April 2020
February 2020
- 23 February - First tunnel boring machine breaks through
- 23 February - Major transport work coming in Autumn
- 20 February - Five years of getting the Metro Tunnel done
- 6 February - Metro Tunnel taking shape deep below Swanston Street
January 2020
2019
November 2019
October 2019
- 31 October - Meg starts tunnelling to deliver more trains more often
- 30 October - Metro Tunnel Creative Program takes to the skies
September 2019
August 2019
- 25 August - Spring road and rail work blitz across Victoria
- 20 August - Massive Metro Tunnel factory creating Victorian jobs
- 15 August - Massive boring machine ready to build the Metro Tunnel
July 2019
- 21 July - Part-closure of Flinders Street for Metro Tunnel work
- 18 July - Metro Tunnel's first breakthrough at State Library Station
- 5 July - Major Metro Tunnel works in winter construction blitz
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
- 30 April - Metro Tunnel's Town Hall Station taking shape
- 16 April - Major contracts awarded as Anzac Station takes shape
- 3 April - Round-the-clock Metro Tunnel works ramp up in autumn blitz
March 2019
- 25 March - Global search begins to create Metro Tunnel artworks
- 5 March - We want you: Victorians to dig the Metro Tunnel
February 2019
- 26 February - Melbourne's new tunnel hits another milestone
- 12 February - Names for Metro Tunnel's boring machines revealed
January 2019
- 31 January - Major excavation begins at Anzac Station
- 16 January - Metro Tunnel sets minds in motion
- 14 January - Excavation kick starts major Parkville Station construction
- 2 January - Summer transport construction blitz underway
2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
- 28 September - Work underway on final piece of Metro Tunnel puzzle
- 19 September - Getting on with the rail and road projects Victorians need
- 17 September - Building the Metro Tunnel and protecting Flinders Street
- 9 September - Victorians to name massive tunnel boring machines
August 2018
- 30 August - Tunnelling centre to train thousands of local workers
- 27 August - Traffic changes to build Metro Tunnel entrance
- 7 August - Metro Tunnel works ramp up with more work and jobs to come
July 2018
- 25 July - Jobs and affordable homes on the way to Arden
- 23 July - Metro Tunnel’s jobs hub drives employment opportunities
- 16 July - Getting on with the job of building the Metro Tunnel
June 2018
- 25 June - Metro Tunnel HQ opens in the heart of the city
- 15 June - Concrete plans to support our infrastructure pipeline
- 6 June - Metro Tunnel to cut travel times
May 2018
- 31 May - Building Victoria’s massive tunnel boring machines
- 30 May - Bold new designs revealed for Metro Tunnel stations
- 24 May - Thousands of jobs on the Metro Tunnel with more to come
- 23 May - Metro Tunnel digs to reveal Melbourne's past
April 2018
- 24 April - Station construction underway on the Metro Tunnel
- 18 April - More services for the world’s most popular tram corridor
- 13 April - Victoria’s biggest ever archaeological dig to get underway
March 2018
- 27 March - Buses replacing trams along St Kilda Road (PDF, 129.6 KB)
- 23 March - Tunnel boring machines ordered for Metro Tunnel
- 7 March - Six-week road and rail construction blitz
February 2018
- 21 February - Metro Tunnel construction ahead of schedule
- 12 February - Long-term traffic changes start to build the Metro Tunnel
- 6 February - Massive shed finished as 24/7 digging starts on Metro Tunnel
January 2018
2017
December 2017
- 18 December - Getting It Done: Metro Tunnel Contracts Signed
- 13 December - Hoddle Street shuts to kick off massive construction blitz
- 6 December - Major Metro Tunnel construction works on display
November 2017
- 29 November - Names for five new Metro Tunnel stations revealed
- 2 November - Search underway for mammoth tunnel boring machines
October 2017
September 2017
- 14 September - School holiday construction blitz
- 2 September - Major projects kickstart 1,500 young careers
August 2017
July 2017
- 23 July - 7000 jobs on Victoria's biggest ever transport project
- 18 July - High-tech signalling to run more trains, more often
- 16 July - The Metro Tunnel: More jobs, more stations, more trains
- 12 July - Winter Construction blitz wraps up with new tram route
June 2017
May 2017
- 21 May - Metro Tunnel works ramp up on St Kilda Road
- 10 May - Demolition begins for Metro Tunnel and five new stations
April 2017
- 9 April - Bids in for biggest public transport project in state's history
- 3 April - City Square closed as Major Metro Tunnel works ramp up
March 2017
- 28 March - Changes to bus Route 605 for Metro Tunnel construction
- 28 March - First low-floor trams for Melbourne's hospital precinct
- 22 March - Metro Tunnel work to ramp up in April construction blitz
February 2017
January 2017
2016
December 2016
November 2016
- 28 November - Getting Melbourne ready for the Metro Tunnel project
- 22 November - Contract signed on new trains that put passengers first
October 2016
- 25 October - Metro Tunnel to transform Melbourne's tram network
- 6 October - What London tells us about Melbourne's Metro Tunnel
September 2016
- 22 September - Work on fully funded Metro Tunnel begins
- 16 September - Shortlist for billion-dollar high capacity signalling
- 12 September - 1,100 jobs with 65 new trains built in Victoria, for Victoria
- 1 September - $7 Billion expansion of Melbourne Central City planned
August 2016
June 2016
- 22 June - Major work on Metro Tunnel to begin next year
- 5 June - NYC underground experience comes down under
May 2016
- 25 May - Major disruption to deliver benefits of Metro Tunnel
- 12 May - Next generation Metro Tunnel signalling out to market
April 2016
- 28 April - Multi-billion dollar Metro Tunnel out to market
- 27 April - Getting it done: The Metro Tunnel is fully funded
March 2016
February 2016
- 24 February - Shortlist For Melbourne Metro Rail Early Works Released
- 23 February - Time For Turnbull To Back Melbourne Metro
- 23 February - World wants to invest in Melbourne Metro
January 2016
2015
December 2015
November 2015
- 24 November - Construction of Melbourne Metro Rail to start in 2017
- 19 November - Centrepiece of Melbourne Metro Rail to be built through PPP
- 6 November - Graduate careers on track with Melbourne Metro (PDF, 108.3 KB)
October 2015
- 21 October - City to keep moving while Melbourne Metro Rail is built
- 20 October - Melbourne Metro Rail Project property acquisition
September 2015
August 2015
- 7 August - Have your say on Melbourne Metro Rail Project
- 5 August - Melbourne Metro rail tunnels under the Yarra