Brightline Construction: The Complete Cocoa Tunnel Installation

[@kenhanks9620]

Excellent summation of a groundbreaking engineering feat that is a worthy successor to those developed on the Key West Extension over a century ago. Would like to think Henry Flagler would be well and truly pleased that the FEC heritage is being continued!

[@anilnasta]

Amazing video and technology, I wish the whole project took the time that this tunnel took.

[@EmilC2012]

Another milestone in the books! Thank you for being able to document nearly all of it! Looking forward to seeing more tracks being laid down as the project continues!

[@fl7886]

Proud to be American 🇺🇸 💪

[@janpetterarcher4218]

You know its Italian technology???..............we have don this in Europe for years. Welcome after.

[@fl7886]

@@janpetterarcher4218 thank you for European technologies

[@himat]

Engineering marvel, many thanks

[@billfoote9480]

Great video production -- video, narration, camera angles and perspective...perfect!

[@thomaswburnsjr5051]

An amazing engineering feat

[@davidyoung5114]

Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't the length of the new tunnel segment underneath the existing highway determined by the future expansion of the highway to three lanes in each direction? If so, this was a brilliant piece of advanced thinking by the planners, which they should be commended for.

[@RoamingRailfan]

Yes, it was built with the state road 528 widening in mind.

[@SquickersKingdom]

@@RoamingRailfan Did brightline have to pay more for the extra tunneling, or did FDOT cover it?

[@jimmyjohn8008]

@@SquickersKingdom probably not, surprised FDOT allowed it, but brightside has to pay for lost of toll revenue.

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

Yay congrats on completion! nice video as always 👍

[@SimonHP]

Great work, Thank you

[@avagd6293]

Excellent video and an outstanding idea of engineering technology that I hope will be used to build more high speed routes.

[@MicrobyteAlan]

This was an engineering marvel. I saw a single ring being installed at the Other 528 tunnel at I-95

[@mbbuckeyes8386]

Wow. This was super interesting to watch. Modern engineering- its amazing what can be built in a short amount of time. Thank you for ur time recording this part and all your videos of the Brightline construction.

[@rondameron7073]

Good job, very informative...

[@OwenFromOhio]

Incredible!!

[@Tri-Stone]

very good,,,,

[@spencerbass7142]

Wow

[@Meatball2022]

Nice video

[@MrAronymous]

In one news article they said that it was wide enoigh for three tracks. Accounting for slightly banked tracks seeing as this tunnel is placed in a curved section, I was sceptical. But comparing it to the space needed for two side by side tracks running under the viaduct maybe they were right.

[@RoamingRailfan]

It is wide enough for two tracks

[@newfitparadigm3194]

Excellent content. How do you get all this information? Thanks for posting.

[@RoamingRailfan]

Lots of observation

[@romanrat5613]

Imagine what a daily commuter without knowledge of the project would think

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

Very cool process! But what's the advantage of box jacking rather than just installing half the tunnel at a time while that half of the roadway is closed?

[@RoamingRailfan]

Time. This was done in less than a month with only a few night time road closures while a traditional method doing half of the road at a time would take more than a year and disrupt traffic the whole time.

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

@@RoamingRailfan Cool, thanks! Love the updates BTW

[@mattbrewster8051]

I was so eager to see your drone fly all the through the new tunnel...BUT NO!!!!!$)

[@RoamingRailfan]

Soon...

[@72Gallon]

What’s the deal with brightline? Why are no trains running? If anything they run a more hygienic train than the tri-rail. Not that it’s an issue for them but god they much be loosing some money. I see no reason why they can’t be running from WPB to Miami.

[@RoamingRailfan]

They are using this time to install a new positive train control system, which has to be operational before they can resume service.