en Wungong Tunnel

Wungong Tunnel
Crosses	Darling Scarp
Operation
Constructed	Clough; Codelfa; Cogefur
Opened	1982
Owner	Water Corporation
Technical
Length	3.7 kilometres

The Wungong Tunnel links the Wungong Dam to Perth, Western Australia's Integrated Water Supply System.^[1]

It originates just west of Wungong Dam and runs through the granite Darling Scarp to the western portal in Rails Crescent, Wungong. Built by a joint Venture of Clough, Codelfa and Cogefur, and with a length of 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi), it opened in 1982.^[2]

References

^ Cunningham, S & Marcos, GW & Mather, RP (1984). The Wungong Tunnel, Metropolitan Water Authority, Perth, Geology and Construction. In Fifth Australian Tunnelling Conference: State of the Art in Underground Development and Construction; Preprints of Papers. 142-152
^ Wungong Tunnel Railways Light Railways issue 74 October 1981 pages 38-40

32°11′01″S 116°01′13″E / 32.183517°S 116.020208°E / -32.183517; 116.020208

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[1] Cunningham, S & Marcos, GW & Mather, RP (1984). The Wungong Tunnel, Metropolitan Water Authority, Perth, Geology and Construction. In Fifth Australian Tunnelling Conference: State of the Art in Underground Development and Construction; Preprints of Papers. 142-152

[2] Wungong Tunnel Railways Light Railways issue 74 October 1981 pages 38-40

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