Ontario, Canada's Niagara Tunnel Project Reaches Construction Milestone – Ontario Increasing Clean, Renewable Power
January 31, 2012
Construction on the Niagara Tunnel Project in Ontario, Canada has reached a significant milestone with half of the tunnel now fully lined with concrete.
When it is finished, the smooth concrete lining will ensure the efficient and uninterrupted flow of Niagara River water through this 10.2 km tunnel to the Sir Adam Beck generating stations for the next 100 years.
Ontario's Green Energy and Green Economy Act (GEA), passed in 2009, places a priority on establishing Ontario as the North American leader in producing and using clean and renewable sources of energy including wind, water, solar, biomass and biogas power.
Digging the tunnel using the largest hard-rock boring machine in the world, dubbed "Big Becky,: was completed last spring.
Tom Mitchell, President of Ontario Power Generation, says "The Niagara tunnel is an investment in our future that will provide Ontario with clean, renewable energy for more than 100 years. What's equally impressive is that the men and women who are building this project have worked safely under extremely difficult and challenging conditions. That's a testimony to the quality and skill of Ontario's workforce."..............
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