After a decade of planning, construction, and countless tests, the Sydney Metro, Australia’s most ambitious transport project, is about to open its doors to the public. SBS’s “Sydney’s Super Tunnel” has followed the project for five years, documenting the sheer scale of the work and the engineering feats involved in creating this state-of-the-art underground system.
This Thursday’s episode captures the final stages, the culmination of years of effort as the metro system prepares to go live. For Sydney’s five million residents, the opening of the metro represents a significant improvement to public transport, a solution to the city’s traffic woes.
The series hasn’t shied away from the project’s challenges, showing the huge logistical difficulties of tunneling under a bustling metropolis and the innovative solutions required to bring this colossal vision to life. Now, viewers get a front-row seat to the moment of truth.
“Sydney’s Super Tunnel” airs Thursday, April 24th at 8:30 PM AEST on SBS.
