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The Inside Scoop

The Inside Scoop has been created to provide updates on the T2D Project, share its progress and introduce the people behind it.

What you'll find in the first edition:

Greener Pastures: A new chapter for the relocated Torrensville Bowling Club
From Lego to South Road Legacy: Get to know T2D Alliance Design Director Lynette Curry
A Century on South Road: 108-year-old Colin Wagener reflects on a lifetime of journeys along South Road
Project Update: Featuring maps of the three T2D Project construction zones
Show Will Go On: Thebarton Theatre's new lease on life.

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Latest News

Thousands gear up to name SA's tunnelling titans as more mega machine parts arrive

5 December 2025

The equal largest shipment of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) parts has arrived in Adelaide and will be transferred in several stages over the coming days. This shipment contained the remaining components for the first TBM, including the main drive which weighs approximately 370 tonnes, making it the heaviest individual component that will be delivered. The latest load also included the cutterhead and tailskin for the second TBM. The components will be transported to the Project’s Southern Precinct site

From the serious to silly SA digs deep to continue time-honoured tunnelling tradition

20 November 2025

Julia Drillard, Diggy Azalea and The Drilltop Hoods are just some of the almost 2,000 names already submitted by South Australians eager to leave their mark on the $15. 4 billion River Torrens to Darlington (T2D) Project by helping name the Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will deliver a non-stop South Road. Naming TBMs is a tunnelling tradition dating back to the 1500s, with female names chosen in honour of Saint Barbara the patron saint of tunnellers. Submissions so far range from the iconic to the iro

Greener, more connected communities with a non-stop South Road

19 November 2025

The $15. 4 billion non-stop South Road will create 26 hectares of new green space and 22 kilometres of new and upgraded cycling and walking paths. New concept images have been released for community feedback, highlighting the plans for the community areas. Upon completion, the new spaces will form part of South Australia’s largest creation of green open space by a road project through urban design. Each of the 10 new or upgraded open spaces along the corridor will feature its own distinct materials and landsc

Major milestones with mega machine on the move to deliver non-stop South Road

27 October 2025

The River Torrens to Darlington (T2D) Project is celebrating two giant milestones in the $15.4 billion delivery of a non-stop South Road, with the successful transfer of the largest individual component of its first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) as well as the official launch of the Project’s TBM naming competition.

From Port to Pit: Tunnel Boring Machines arrive in Adelaide

22 October 2025

The first of the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) components for South Australia’s biggest infrastructure project have arrived in Adelaide.

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