First CTRL 'London Tunnels' complete

Costain/Skanska/Bachy JV, the contractor for the $120M, Contract 240 on the UK's Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is celebrating the completion of the first two tunnel drives of the mega-project's 19km long London Tunnels section.

The first of the 4.7km long drives, that connect Stratford and Manor Park, broke through into the Barrington Road Shaft on Wednesday 3rd December, with the second bore following a week later.