Here's some interesting facts and figures for you
The Northbound Tunnel is only 257 meters from breakthrough as of today, predicted date for breakthrough is around 15/16/17th of February
There is over 5km of rubber belt used in the conveyor system that exports the soil out of the tunnels
There are 16 cross passage tunnels between the 2 main tunnels
There is 360,000+ tons of earth to be moved via the conveyor from the South portal to the North portal after breakthrough
Should 1 of the tunnels be closed there will be a contra flow, meaning single lane traffic via 1 tunnel, 1 lane southbound and 1 lane northbound
There is 14 miles of fencing used around the site
They are using Ultra Low Sulpher White Diesel in the vehicles in the tunnel to minimise the risk of the workers being overcome by fumes
Many thanks to Rustycee for the brilliant photo's and the facts and figures - we all look forward to receiving more!!
Keep on diggin.......
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1 comment:
i got sacked by xfor security for taking these pics, silly really as the tunnel is well documented
i dont care now as i have moved on to alot better things than a grubby security job and the firm was a load of rubbish anyway
bothered?
LOL
great to see the blog is still thriving and as you say... keep diggin'
RUSS
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