Latest news with #tunnel
BBC News
7 hours ago
- BBC News
Four days of Rest and Be Thankful diversions planned
Four days of diversions are planned for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll because of hillside investigations. Transport Scotland said the work would inform the construction of a mile-long tunnel to protect vehicles from Rest and Be Thankful has regularly been closed by falling rocks and will be diverted onto the Old Military Road between 08:00 and 18:00 on 28 and 29 July, and on 11 and 12 August. Transport Scotland said the work would involve specialist equipment, with diversions in place for safety reasons. The A83 is an almost 100-mile (161km) major trunk road connecting the Mull of Kintyre and southern Argyll to the shores of Loch than a million vehicles travel the route every year and it acts as an important transport link for mainland Argyll as well as the Inner the Rest and Be Thankful section - a steep climb out of Glen Croe near Arrochar - is vulnerable to landslides and was closed for a total of 200 days in the road is closed, an old military road beneath is opened to traffic. In 2023, the national transport agency unveiled plans for an open-sided shelter costing up to £470m as its preferred solution to landslip Ramsay, Transport Scotland's project manager, said: "The works are essential ground investigations. These are necessary to inform the ongoing design development."The works will focus on the strength and depth of rockhead and the conditions below the surface of the ground."Mr Ramsay said a crane would take up the width of the main road: "It will lift specialist drilling equipment up onto the hillside."It's essential for the workforce, and road users, that traffic is diverted during that period."
CBC
7 days ago
- Business
- CBC
Quebec's CAQ government accepts request for $275M to launch 3rd link project
The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government is releasing $275 million for the third link project between Québec City and Lévis, according to Radio-Canada. Members of Quebec's cabinet accepted Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault's arguments for releasing the money during their meeting Wedneday, before breaking for the summer. She had requested the funds to launch the project. "This is not new money," said Jonathan Guay, a spokesperson for Guilbault's office, in a statement to Radio-Canada. "The amount has been included in the Quebec Infrastructure Plan [QIP] since 2019." Last month, Guilbault revealed the third link will consist of a tunnel and a bridge, and that her government had chosen a central corridor for the project. She did not reveal the cost of the project. According to a preliminary evaluation prepared by the Transport Ministry and obtained by Radio-Canada, the cost of the third link would land between $5.3 and $9.3 billion depending on the location of the access point in Quebec City. The estimate does not include the cost of certain studies, land acquisition, expropriation or even internal costs. The project has been criticized by Quebec's opposition parties and it's current form goes against a recommendation by CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary of Quebec's pension fund manager. It had instead recommended a $15.5-billion public transit project and several major transport solution for the Quebec City region. Guilbault has expressed wanting to progress the project as much as possible so as to make it "irreversible" by the time Quebec's next general election rolls out in October 2026. WATCH | Guilbault announces new details on transport project: A bridge, a tunnel and a location: Quebec City's 3rd link plan gets clearer, but questions remain 1 month ago Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault has confirmed the preliminary route of the third link between Quebec City and Lévis will be a bridge combined with a tunnel on the east side of Quebec City's existing bridges. Guilbault promised that she'll confirm the project's cost and the final layout by the end of 2025. Geotechnical drilling has been carried out, since last week, on both banks of the river to assess the quality and composition of the soil. The work follows a $46 million contract awarded by Quebec in February to American, French, and Canadian engineering firms. Guilbault says she'll provide a new update on the project in the fall.
CTV News
10-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Dozens of workers rescued after tunnel collapses at construction site in Los Angeles
Watch At least 31 workers were safely rescued after a tunnel collapsed in a large industrial complex in Los Angeles.
The Independent
10-07-2025
- General
- The Independent
Dozens of workers rescued after LA tunnel collapse
A section of a large industrial tunnel under construction in Los Angeles collapsed on Wednesday. Thirty-one workers were safely rescued from the tunnel following the incident. The collapse occurred approximately five to six miles from the tunnel's sole entrance in an industrial area of the city. Workers were either lifted out through the tunnel's entrance or shuttled by vehicle after navigating a mound of loose soil. All workers were accounted for and 27 were being evaluated by paramedics, as confirmed by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Workers rescued from California tunnel collapse, all 31 safe and accounted for
31 workers were inside an industrial tunnel 300-400 feet underground in Wilmington, California when a part of the network collapsed on July 9. All are now safe and accounted for, the circumstances behind the collapse are currently unclear.
