Part of AJ Burkitt Reserve collapses near North East Link tunnel boring machines
The North East Link’s website shows that its two tunnel boring machines – Gillian and Zelda – are currently just north of the oval where the sinkhole emerged.
The North East Link project has been contacted for comment.
In February 2025, a sinkhole emerged near the tunnel’s two boring machines in Lower Plenty.
The North East Link, which will connect the Eastern Freeway in Bulleen with the Metropolitan Ring Road at Greensborough, is predicted to take 15,000 trucks off suburban streets and cut travel times by half an hour.
