SMART breakthrough

The first tunnel breakthrough has taken place on the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) project in Malaysia.

On 11 December, the 13.2m diameter Mixshield TBM, "Tuah", completed a 737m drive in 24 weeks. In one months time, Tuah will start a second drive covering a distance of 4.5km. A second TBM, "Gemilang", has bored 350m since getting underway in August.

As at 30 November, overall construction progress for the SMART project stands at 37%.