The underground project is being entirely funded links of london charms the private sector using monies borrowed on future ticket sales, development levies and taxes. Consultant Halcrow is working on the reference designs for the project. Links of London L Charm David McCann explained that the tunnels will be driven by two TBMs, from west to east. The TBMs will be stopped just short of the lines connection with the existing network at the Links of London Laughing Buddha Charm loop. The machines will be dismantled and removed either via the Nine Elms Station or via a shaft at Battersea. The contractor could opt for a one-Links of London Lolly Pop Charm solution but it would be difficult to keep to the construction schedule McCann said. The contractor will have 12 months to excavator the TBM driven sections of the tunnel. McCann expects a flat average advance rate of 18m per day. Immediately east of Battersea station is a crossover box. The combined space of these two excavations will give the contractor 100m to assemble the TBM for launch. Depending on the route chosen, driving east the alignment could be heavily congested with utilities.
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