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Tim Altman shared a link 1818 days ago

So much of Melbourne West Gate Tunnel's excavated soil is polluted that, they cannot find a place to dump it.

Nearly 800,000 cubic metres soil and rock is heavily contaminated with asbestos and PFAS...

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/dirt-files-andrews-big-dig-unearth-more-toxic-soil-than-the-tips-can-handle-20191129-p53fex.html

#Australia #WestGateTunnel #Pollution #worksafety

Dirt files: Andrews' big dig unearth more toxic soil than the tips can handle
www.theage.com.au

Nearly 800,000 cubic metres of toxic soil and rock will be unearthed by the state’s major transport projects, but experts warn that there is nowhere to dump it all.
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By Alan Limbach 1818 days ago
I thought they would somehow clean the contaminated soil, instead of merely relocating.
Coert Klomp shared a link 1819 days ago

Silvertown Tunnel campaigners stage ‘die-in’ outside City Hall.

https://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/10057
#silvertownTunnel #environment #pollution

Silvertown Tunnel campaigners stage 'die-in' outside City Hall
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Protesters against a new tunnel under the River Thames in east London staged a 'die-in' demonstration at City Hall on Friday.
Coert Klomp shared a link 1819 days ago

Protestors call on Sadiq Khan to cancel #Silvertown Tunnel.
The letter has been signed by climate scientists and academics from universities across the UK, clean air activists, and Labour, Green and Liberal Democrat politicians.

https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/18070521.protestors-call-sadiq-khan-cancel-silvertown-tunnel/
#environment #solvertownTunnel #TransportforLondon #TfL

Silvertown tunnel protestors stage City Hall "die in"
www.guardian-series.co.uk

Protesters against a new tunnel under the River Thames in east London staged a ‘die in’ demonstration at City Hall today.
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By Lutz Genscher 1817 days ago
everyday naysayers
Tim Altman shared a link 1820 days ago

The biggest construction union local in North America will open an $8 million tunnel rescue training center in Vaughan, Ontario.

The training center will be equipped with air packs and assorted rescue equipment as would any tunnel site. It will also have various ropes and a gantry crane to simulate rescues.

https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/projects/2019/11/liuna-local-183-to-break-ground-on-8m-tunnel-rescue-training-centre

LIUNA Local 183 to break ground on $8M tunnel rescue training centre
canada.constructconnect.com

With the 60th anniversary of the Hoggs Hollow tunnel disaster approaching, the biggest construction union local in North America will open an $8 million tunnel rescue training centre in Vaughan, Ont.
The tragedy of March 17, 1960 is forever...
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Safety and Environmental Sustainability in Underground Works's Wall

Dirt files: Andrews' big dig unearth more toxic soil than the tips can handle

Silvertown Tunnel campaigners stage 'die-in' outside City Hall

Silvertown tunnel protestors stage City Hall "die in"

LIUNA Local 183 to break ground on $8M tunnel rescue training centre

Safety and Environmental Sustainability in Underground Works