Part of AJ Burkitt Reserve collapses near North East Link tunnel boring machines

North East Link’s website shows that two tunneling machines (Gillian and Zelda) are now just north of the oval where the pit emerged.

The North East Link project has been contacted for comment.

Inside February 2025A sinkhole has appeared near two of the tunnel’s drilling rigs in Lower Plenty.

North East Link to connect the Eastern Freeway at Bulleen to the Metropolitan Ring Road at Greensborough, It is estimated that 15,000 trucks will be removed from suburban streets, cutting travel times by half an hour.