Court order suspend partially tunnel work of 16km part of Tokyo outer ring. Residents had complained about problematic tunnel boring machine. Residents say TBM created the sinkhole. Project owner at the end accepted responsibility earthwork contributed to underground cave.
Nippon.com news has pictures of ground cracks because of tunnel works.
Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese court issued on Monday an injunction allowing the suspension of tunnel…
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Tokyo court orders partial suspension of tunneling work | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
www3.nhk.or.jpA Tokyo court has ordered the state, an expressway operator and others to partially suspend construction of an underground tunnel in connection with a cave-in accident in 2020.