‘An elephant of a project’: BOIE approves north-south underground tunnel connections concept

Once constructed, the tunnel system will be an ‘an excellent catch up for Canada’s national capital being on par with other world capitals,’ says NDP MP Peter Julian.

A look at the excavation site on Dec. 2, 2020, that now sits in the shadow of the Centre Block building, right, where construction crews dug for the new underground welcome centre complex. The two tunnel paths approved at the Board of Internal Economy's June 23 meeting will connect with the welcome centre's tunnel to create a loop. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

June 30, 2022

MPs have approved two plans for underground tunnel connections to create a loop linking the Parliamentary Buildings, offices, and committee rooms at an estimated cost of $185-million for construction alone. During a June 23 House Board of Internal Economy (BOI...

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