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<p>Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade went to Osaka, Japan on Wednesday to talk to Japanese officials about the tunnel-boring machines that will be used in the construction of the Metro Manila Subway. </p><p>Tugade visited Hitachi Zosen’s Sakai Works (HZSW), which makes equipment used to bore tunnels underground. </p><p>The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the 6.9-meter diameter tunnel-boring machine being considered for the subway project weighs over 600 tons. </p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/business/02/20/20190220-tunnel-boring-machine-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/business/02/20/20190220-tunnel-boring-machine-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/business/02/20/20190220-tunnel-boring-machine-3.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Courtesy: Department of Transportation Facebook page</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Courtesy: Department of Transportation Facebook page</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Courtesy: Department of Transportation Facebook page</cite></div></div></div></div><p>&quot;The machine has to be assembled in Japan for a test run. Upon passing the tests, the machine has to be disassembled, shipped to the Philippines in parts, where it will be assembled again for construction use,&quot; the DOTr said. </p><p>The Metro Manila Subway is expected to break ground on Feb. 27.</p>

<p>The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the 6.9-meter diameter tunnel-boring machine being considered for the subway project weighs over 600 tons. </p>

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the 6.9-meter diameter tunnel-boring machine being considered for the subway project weighs over 600 tons.