CTRL enters second phase

The Transport Minister, Mr John Spellas, MP, gave the signal for machinery to start work on the International Station at Stratford. This overview marks this milestone and is alsoo a backdrop to the Underground Construction 2001 Conference and Exhibition, from 18th to 20th September. The CTRL is the largest tunelling project in the UK since the Jubilee Line Extension and the Channel Tunnel. The article looks only at the extensive underground works involved.