The first “mole” that will dig one of the two tunnels of the M6 Metro Line, on the SOUTH Section, within the framework of the contract “Bucharest International Airport Rail Access Link Project (Metro Line 6. 1 Mai-Otopeni). Design and Build – Civil Works for Lot 1.1: 1 Mai-Tokyo”, is heading to the future Tokyo metro station, starting tonight.
For a giant, agabaritic machine like the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine), preparations involve successive stages, starting with transportation to the starting point of the tunnel boring (the future Tokyo subway station), continuing with the assembly of the parts of the “mole” in the special space set aside for this process, and ending with the moment when the machine can start the actual work of digging the tunnel 24/7.
Starting tonight, March 3 – 4, the component parts of the TBM will be transported throughout the week. The mechanical shield, the cutting head, which weighs 128 tons, is among the first parts to arrive at the future “Tokyo” metro station.
The assembly of the components will start next week and will last about a month.
The public will be informed about the start of TBM’s work through official communications.
M6 Metro Line will provide a direct connection between Gara de Nord to Otopeni International Airport. It will have a route of 14,2 km and will include 12 metro stations: Pajura, Expoziției, Piața Montreal, Gara Băneasa, Aeroport Băneasa, Tokyo, Washington, Paris, Bruxelles, Otopeni, Ion I. C. Brătianu, Aeroport Otopeni.
Bucharest International Airport Rail Access Link Project (Metro Line 6. 1 Mai – Otopeni) is a project of public utility, of national interest, according to Government Decision no. 496/2017, with subsequent amendments and additions, which ensures the mobility needs of people through the development of the Trans-European Transport Network.
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