Brightline Construction: The State Road 528 Panel Tunnel - April 2021

[@dbeach4044]

Fabulous footage. Brightline should be enormously pleased to have this record. As a Central Floridian, I’m delighted to see major infrastructure being built. Your drone work is amazing. All of your work has been first rate. Thanks.

[@TheRailwayDrone]

I'm really loving the efficiency of this railway company. We need THEM to build High Speed Rail in the designated corridors in this country.

[@Den-sd3hn]

Very professional explanation. Great compliments

[@shopdog831]

So great to see trains making a comeback. I would like the option of taking the train where i live now

[@emjeebutterz4405]

Definitely! If passenger rail projects like this succeed, then other American cities/states will study them as examples and consider their implementation!

[@MicrobyteAlan]

I’ve been watching this tunnel build. Glad to actually see it from your drone, you can only see so much at 60 mph at road level. Thanks for the update. 👍🏽

[@Sundance1987]

All remarkable, the tunnels are remarkable, the engineering, the crews; and excellent drone video(s). Thanks. I'll look forward to a ride on the Brightline rail.

[@arthazeldine5921]

I really appreciate how well your videos are produced. It’s great that Brightline has given you the access you have to the property, to enable you to capture all this historic construction. I look forward to the day I can ride through this tunnel. Thanks for all your outstanding work.

[@RoamingRailfan]

Glad you like them!

[@jasonking2943]

Great videos and series I've binged all of them !

[@Hurricane1668]

Great work!

[@keystonetuscanred4921]

Excellent Background Music! Of course great filming of this tunnel taking shape.

[@jjxtwo1]

Fantastic video documentation of the construction.

[@Hillsidedojo]

Fascinating update, thanks

[@ScottysAir]

Very nice work! Keep doing it!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@PTB_BE]

Looking good man, what's the clearancein the tunnel and could it support catanary in the distant future? Glad to see US infra getting up to date and actually good

[@RoamingRailfan]

As far as I am aware, there are no plans for catenary.

[@J3scribe]

Another great video!

[@arthursogaugelioneltrains5744]

Master builders.

[@zacharyberger7392]

When will you do the next brightline construction in st Lucie

[@RoamingRailfan]

A few weeks

[@paulmoreno6279]

Awesome! I live in West Palm Beach

[@paulmoreno6279]

Cool 😎

[@buildingstore8714]

wow it so amazing videos ,

[@hmasonhicks]

Roaming Railfan, I absolutely love your videos. Thank you so much for doing this. However, did Brightline explain to you why they chose to build this tunnel as opposed to taking the line over the hwy with an overpass? This method, albeit quite cool, seems to me to be much more involved than a rail overpass would be.

[@RoamingRailfan]

They did not but my theory is that it has something to do with future road widening projects here in the future

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

That's a surprisingly sharp curve through the tunnel. How fast will trains be able to go through there? Certainly not 125 mph.

[@RoamingRailfan]

Around 80mph

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

@@RoamingRailfan Cool, thanks!

[@iman2341]

The curve radii in this area seem pretty tight, do we know the speeds they intend to do in this area?

[@RoamingRailfan]

Around 80mph

[@SirKenchalot]

I'm glad no one got their fingers caught when putting those panels in place! How long did each section take? As it's sped up you can't easily tell.

[@RoamingRailfan]

The part I filmed from when it was rotated to set in place was a little longer than 30 minutes. There was work before that and some minor adjustments afterwards so I'd guess roughly 2 hours a panel.

[@dannyvasquez4581]

What is a shoofly?

[@RoamingRailfan]

A temporary rerouting of the road

[@imwade3]

Why are they putting in tunnels

[@RoamingRailfan]

It was the best option for the location

[@Gilean80]

Is the precasting of the tunnel panels being done by the GC or have they brought in a local precaster to do it on site?

[@RoamingRailfan]

They are doing it themselves

[@kens.3729]

This process looks painstakingly Slow. I wonder who designed this particular style tunnel ? 🧐🤔

[@RoamingRailfan]

Still a lot faster than building a typical bridge. Installation will take around a month.

[@chicagonorthwesternrailfan5043]

Did you permission to fly your drown over there work sites and to get that close to the construction site

[@RoamingRailfan]

Yes, I was on property with Brightline's permission and supervision.