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How to Build Tunnels for an Underground Rail System
9 minutes Posted Feb 26, 2024 at 3:14 pm.
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Dublin's urban evolution takes centre stage with the MetroLink, a visionary metro line poised to outshine the previous proposed plan, Metro North. The saga began in the annals of Irish governance back in 2005 with the Transport 21 transport plan.

Fast forward to the present, and MetroLink emerges as the refined embodiment of progress in the city's transit narrative. But how can we build a tunnel without all of Dublin collapsing in on itself?

Sean was joined by Mehdi Hosseini, Tunnelling Consultant...