SAFETY NOT IMPAIRED
MOVEMENT OP TUNNEL ■ i (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. After a personal inspection of the Three R tunnel, the short tunnel just south of Oaro, the present southern terminus of the South Island Main Trunk, the Minister of Works, Mr. Semple, is optimistic that the present movement of the tunnel toward the sea can be arrested within a reasonable time and at not too great a cost. Mr. Semple said to-day that, although there had been movement because of the faulty nature of the country,: the trouble was not as bad as at first thovght, and the safety of the tunnel had not been impaired. The cause of the movement was due entirely to water filtering through porous country, Mr. Semple stated. The report from a geologist who had examined the country stated that the water was the cause of the trouble. "The main thing is that the tunnel is not out of alignment," said Mr. Semple. "There are several small cracks, which are due to extreme * pressure and not to faulty construction. There are no signs of bulgihg, but just slight cracks here and there."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 262, 4 November 1944, Page 7
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