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Adelaide's $15B Tunnel Project Hits Milestone

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Adelaides massive Non Stop South Road project reaches a significant milestone with the first tunnel boring machines cutterhead lowered into a twenty-metre deep launch box at Clovelly Park. This is part of the River Torrens to Darlington tunnel works, South Australias biggest infrastructure push ever. The fifteen billion four hundred million dollar project, funded by federal and state governments, will finish the north-south motorway link, eliminating twenty-one traffic lights on South Road. Leaders are excited about this step, with Premier Peter Malinauskas calling it a real eye-opener, Federal Minister Catherine King highlighting how it completes Adelaides corridor, and state minister Joe Szakacs saying it makes tunnelling feel real for everyone stuck in traffic. Two boring machines are assembling side by side for the four point five kilometre southern tunnels toward Glandore and Black Forest, with a third ones parts arriving for the two point two kilometre northern stretch. Theyll dig twin tunnels at the same time starting late twenty twenty-six. With this progress, Adelaide commuters are one step closer to slashing up to forty minutes off daily drives, turning gridlock into smooth sailing by twenty thirty-one or sooner.

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It's April 1st. Welcome to Adelaide News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Adelaide's massive nonstop south road project just hit a huge milestone. The first 300 ton cutterhead for a tunnel boring machine is being lowered into a 20 meter deep launch box at Cloveley Park. This is part of the River Torrance to Darlington Tunnel Works, South Australia's biggest infrastructure push ever. The $15,400,400,000 project, funded by federal and state governments, will finish the North South motorway link. Drivers will cruise from Gollor to Old Norr Lunga, without hitting any of the 21 traffic lights on South Road right now. Leaders are pumped about this step. Premier Peter Malinowska's called it a real eye opener on the project's scale. Federal Minister Catherine King highlighted how a complete Adelaide's corridor and state minister Joe Zachak said it makes tunneling feel real. For everyone stuck in traffic, two boring machines are assembling side by side for the 4.5 kilometer southern tunnels toward Glandor and Black Forest.

A third ones parts have arrived for the 2.2 kilometer northern stretch. They'll dig twin tunnels at the same time starting late 2026. With this progress, Adelaide commuters are one step closer to slashing up to 40 minutes off daily drives, turning gridlock into smooth sailing by, 2031 or sooner.

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