One of the most ambitious aspects of Brightline's overall expansion of higher-speed passenger rail service from South Florida to Orlando is the Cocoa Tunnel. This tunnel was installed under State Road 528 in Cocoa, Florida in March and April 2021. This video provides an overview of the entire process, finishing up with a timelapse of the process. For a more detailed look at the construction, check out the detailed videos below that I released while the installation was ongoing.
Part 1 (Days 1-3) can be found here: • Installing Brightline'...
Part 2 (Days 4-8) can be found here: • Installing Brightline'...
Part 3 (Days 9-12) can be found here: • Installing Brightline'...
Part 4 (Days 13-15) can be found here: • Installing Brightline'...
Part 5 (Days 16-18 & 24) can be found here: • Installing Brightline'...
The Cocoa Tunnel was installed using an innovative method called box-jacking which hydraulically pushes prefabricated tunnel segments into place. This method allows a tunnel like this one to be installed in 2 weeks compared to taking over a year with traditional bridge building methods and with less disruption to traffic in the process. This tunnel is unique as it is the first time this technique has been used in North America under moving highway traffic.
This coverage begins the afternoon before crews showed up to start the installation and ends 28 days later with the completed tunnel.
This was filmed from March 15 - April 1, April 7, and April 11, 2021
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