Homer Tunnel Work Proceeding
By the middle of March the bottom heading tunnel which is being driven through the Homer Saddle in preparation for the full-sized tunnel, which is to be undertaken later, will have been pierced for half the total distance.
About a month ago some difficulty was experienced by the contractors for the heading tunnel as the result cf an unexpected inflow of water being tapped, but this has now been overcome by the installation of additional pumping equipment. The tunnel face is now driven to approximately 25 chains and a-half from tin; eastern portal, and when another ave chains have been driven the heading tunnel will be halfway through the total length of 4000 feet. Even when the heading, which .is 12 feel by 9 feet, is completed, however, there will remain the larger task of excavating to the full tunnel dimensions of 24 feet by 20 feet. The object of pushing forward with the smaller tunnel is to facilitate the haulage of spoil and the drainage associated with the work on the full-sized tunnel.
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Northern Advocate, 30 December 1938, Page 3
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178Homer Tunnel Work Proceeding Northern Advocate, 30 December 1938, Page 3
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