First civil-engineering milestone passed for the High-Luminosity LHC

First civil-engineering milestone passed for the High-Luminosity LHC

digger hllhc

Digger HL-LHC

 

Excavation of the two new shafts for the HL-LHC at points 1 and 5 of the accelerator has been completed, CERN Bulletin. A montage of three photos showing an excavator in one of the two shafts that were dug for the High-Luminosity LHC (Images: © Antonino Panté, antoninopante.com. Reproduced with permission).