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First Tunnel Section of MRT Wanda Line Completed as Shield Machine Reaches Zhonghe Station

The progress of MRT Wanda Line construction has reached an important milestone on July 14!

According to the First District Project Office of the Department of Rapid Transit Systems (DORTS), the shield tunneling machine working on Contract Section CQ860 of MRT Wanda Line have arrived at the site of the future Zhonghe (LG06) Station.

After clearing out the residue and debris from the passage excavation site, the shield machine broke through the last barrier of the tunnel on July 14.

Commissioner Cheng Tzer-hsiung of DORTS arrived at the site at 10:30 AM on July 14 to express his gratitude to the crew working on the project. He expressed his approval to their hard work which ensures the completion of the project on schedule, as well as their effort in maintaining workplace safety.

After the arrival of the shield tunneling machine at Zhonghe Station, it will continue its work and redeployed to operate in the parallel tunnel going the other way.

The First District Project Office would also like to thank residents living in the vicinity of the construction site for their support of construction works.