• The scheme design was presented in 4000 drawings
• 737 000 cubic meters of earth were excavated during construction of the project
• The tunnel excavators drank 528 gallons of low sulphur diesel each day
• It took 290 875 man-hours to dig the tunnel
• 289 460 cubic meters of concrete were made in our batching plant to construct the tunnel
• We worked a total of 1 399 034 man hours without an accident
• There are 156 miles of cables in the tunnel alone
• The lights in the tunnel are twice as bright as those at Old Trafford football stadium
• There are 104 CCTV cameras in the tunnel
• The fire main tank can hold 38 000 liters of water. This is the equivalent of 1 603 375 cups of tea
• 124 presentations on the scheme have been given to 8794 members of the public
• 4322 people have worked on the project