The cost to free a micro tunnel boring machine (TBM) that became trapped last year while constructing a storm sewer in Toronto, Canada, has risen to C$25M [from the original cost of C$9M - Matt] due to ground stabilisation challenges.
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Why the city’s rescue mission for a trapped digging machine has ballooned to $25 million
Estimated $9-million project to rescue the trapped machine has run into several setbacks, ballooning the cost by $16 million.
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Cost to rescue micro-TBM in Toronto jumps to £15M | Ground Engineering (GE)
www.geplus.co.ukThe rescue mission has become increasingly expensive since February of this year when city officials awarded a contract worth £5.25M (C$9M) to free the