Cost estimate for construction of new Hill tunnel network jumps to $200M

When the tunnel network plan was first approved by parliamentarians in 2022, construction costs were estimated to total closer to $180-million.
The Centre Block building
A planned new tunnel network is set to connect the Centre Block and other buildings on Parliament Hill with precinct buildings south of Wellington Street.

Although still in the planning process, the estimated price tag for construction of a new parliamentary tunnel network to connect buildings on the Hill, as well as Parliamentary Precinct buildings south of Wellington Street, has jumped from roughly $180-million—as indicate...

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