The work to rescue a multi-million dollar boring machine trapped beneath a west Toronto street has been delayed again, with the city warning it might not be the last set-back before the complex work is wrapped.
Contractors work at the mouth of a tunnel to retrieve a multi-million dollar boring machine trapped underground at the foot of Old Mill Drive in Toronto's west end.
A notice sent to residents blames the complexity of the project, taking place underground in confined spaces with "variable conditions" for the delay. But staff warn in the notice that it might not be the last such delay. The delay is just the latest problem the city and contractors have encountered with the project, which has nearly tripled in price since earlier this year, with costs jumping to $25 million — up from the approximately $9 million price tag in March.
The trapped boring machine is 1.5 metres in diameter and five metres in length. City contractors will attempt to remove it in pieces from the tunnel below Old Mill Drive in the coming weeks. Angela Lamb lives in one of the condo buildings overlooking the project. She'd like the project to wrap up, but while she has patience for the work, other residents feel resigned to the inconvenience.
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