Event Details:

• Date: 18th November 2024
• Timing: TBC
• Location: NEL primary package site, Watsonia, Victoria
• Maximum Participants: 20 ATS members
• Online Registration: Opens 4th October – closes 11th October 

How to Participate: This event is complementary to ATS members and will be run by ballot. To enter the draw for a chance to attend, please register your details here. Successful registrants will be notified via email/calendar invite after the draw has taken place. Please note that while this site visit is open to all ATS members, priority will be given to Young Members (aged 35 and under) to encourage their professional development and engagement in the tunnelling industry.

Important: All successful participants must provide their own PPE. Please do not register if you are unable to meet the following requirements:

• Steel-capped lace-up safety boots
• Long trousers
• Long-sleeved top PLUS orange high-vis vest
• Safety glasses
• Hard hat

Site Visit Information: North East Link is Victoria’s largest road project and will complete the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network, connecting the M80 Ring Road to an upgraded Eastern Freeway. This transformative project is designed to ease congestion, improve travel times, and create thousands of jobs, while significantly enhancing public transport, walking, and cycling routes.

The project includes a new 6.5-kilometre twin tunnel under the Yarra River, significant road upgrades, and Melbourne’s first dedicated busway. This site visit provides a unique opportunity to see the cutting-edge engineering and construction techniques being employed to deliver this ambitious infrastructure project.

Plan for the Day: Details of the schedule and meeting point will be communicated to the successful registrants via the confirmation calendar invite.

Don’t miss this chance to gain insights into one of Australia’s most significant infrastructure projects and network with fellow ATS members!

For more information on the North East Link project, visit North East Link Project.

This event is organised by the Young Members Committee of the Australasian Tunnelling Society Victorian Chapter.