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Second Eglinton Crosstown tunneling machine on the move

While the first machine takes a break, its twin is now driving east toward Keele St.

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Gary Kramer resident engineer of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project, stands before one of the giant tunnelling machines being uses in the LRT project.

 Carlos Osorio / TORONTO STAR FILE
By Tess Kalinowski Real Estate Reporter

A second tunnel boring machine is on the move on the . The machine started driving east toward Keele St. from Black Creek Dr. on Monday, a little over three months after Metrolinx’s June launch of its twin.

The first tunnel borer is now near Keele St., having travelled about 155 metres and installed 99 rings of the tunnel wall. It has been shut down for about three weeks while the full conveyor system that moves the earth and gravel back to the tunnel entrance can be assembled.

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Tess Kalinowski

Tess Kalinowski is a former reporter for the Star, where she covered real estate and transportation.

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