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Massive Niagara Tunnel drill nears its destination

by CanadianManufacturing.com Staff   

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The huge hydroelectric engineering phenomenon known as the Niagara Tunnel is nearing completion, having chewed a path nearly 10 kilometers long underground.

The huge hydroelectric engineering phenomenon known as the Niagara Tunnel is nearing completion as the world’s largest active boring machine, dubbed Big Becky, has chewed a path nearly 10 kilometers long underground.

The Toronto Star has a great report on it here.

Check out pictures at the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) website here.

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Below is a video shot by OPG documenting the project:

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