World's largest tunnel boring machine begins operations

World's largest tunnel boring machine begins operations

GIFU, Japan - Photo shows the tunnel boring machine (TBM), the world's largest according to the Japan Highway Public Corp., to be used in boring operations for the Hida Tunnel on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway in Gifu Prefecture.

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