Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Our tunnelling boring machine Bella’s sister, Vida, is on her way!

Like TBM Bella who arrived recently at the Northern Portal in Footscray, Vida will arrive in Melbourne over the coming months in hundreds of parts.

Vida will dig the shorter citybound tunnel.

Here’s a sneak peak of Vida while in China.

Learn more about our TBMs here:
http://westgatetunnelproject.vic.gov.au/construction/tunnel-boring-machines