Left: looking across ul. Świętokrzyska ('Holy Cross Street') from Pl. Powstańców Warszawy. This will be the eastern entrance of the Świętokrzyska station, the interchange between the north-south Line One and the east-west Line Two. Though how far east Line Two will get is still a big question mark.Word is that the the builders will not be able to tunnel through the quicksand that lies under both banks of the Vistula. Will there be an alternative - taking the Metro over the river via a bridge?
But in the meanwhile, work continues. Below: looking westward along ul. Świętokrzyska towards Wola, where one day the second line will terminate. But what of the river crossing?
Worth taking a peek on the forum on SkyscraperCity.com to find out.And a propos of yesterday's blog post about work on the 'Elka', Gazeta Stołeczna today quotes the highway authority as saying the road will be ready in mid-January (some chance!)
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Hi Michael - they will dither about this for months and months. They should simply take the bridge route and get on with it.
Or maybe they should keep digging west and go to Berlin:)
Bob
There should be a way through water bearing ground. The Victoria Line was built beneath the Lea river using ground freezing techniques. It's also possible to pressurise the tunnel boring machine. One hopes that proper ground investigation took place in advance.
"One hopes that proper ground investigation took place in advance".
Obviously not
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