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Cavern crown breakthrough

17/06/2024

The breakthrough of the final three metres of the power station’s 223-metre long transformer hall cavern crown. Drill and blast methods are used to profile the curved cavern crowns (or ceilings) and break up the rock, which is mucked out and followed by surface scaling to remove any remaining loose rock. The exposed solid rock face is then supported with rock bolts and shotcrete.