Text By Else Kvist And Photos By Isabel Infantes

Beneath our streets giant ‘moles’ will be munching away at the earth to carve out 26 miles of tunnels for Europe’s largest construction project worth £16billion. After being kitted out with orange clothing complete with hard hat, glasses and gloves, and sitting in on a safety briefing, I stay close to construction manager Rob Gordon as we enter a big lift lowering us 40-metres down a shaft at Stepney Green.

Beneath our streets giant ‘moles’ will be munching away at the earth to carve out 26 miles of tunnels for Europe’s largest construction project worth £16billion. After being kitted out with orange clothing complete with hard hat, glasses and gloves, and sitting in on a safety briefing, I stay close to construction manager Rob Gordon as we enter a big lift lowering us 40-metres down a shaft at Stepney Green.