There was a bit of a mishap today on Sydney's roads.

Construction on the Lane Cove Tunnel caused the ground to collapse. There is currently a 14m x 14m hole inthe middle of a 6 lane main road!!

I have a feeling Simon (user: simple) is involved in this project. Is this correct.....Simon???

This is a photo of the closest building to the hole.....



It's just about to be gobbled up I reckon!!

hehe. yeah I herd it on the ABC radio this morning..

was a bit of a bugger.. they had to evacuate all the people from the appartment building and put them up in a hotel..

I wouldnt hold much hope for saving the pot plants

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Too many cars, and too little time.

I hoping that they leave the hole in there, might end up being a good way of avoiding the toll!

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One should never skimp on the zip ties.

If the building falls down into the Lane Cove Tunnel, will it have to pay the toll???

yeh what a shocker. They gave the residents $200 and said go to target and get some cloths you will be needing them as the building is gone

8 million dollars is the estimate on that building, guess the tolls will go right away hey, cant have the people responsible for it paying, pass the buck to us as usuall.

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hehe gotta love sydney and its tunnels. You guys are being jibbed hardcore, especially with that new cross city one.

must say this is rather amusing, anyone got any updates?

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here:

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17 ... 21,00.html

and

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17 ... 02,00.html

Yeah Yeah Yeah..... Have your fun....

I swear I didn't touch that tunneling machine.

The company I work for is not involved in the construction of the tunnel. So it is all sweet. I personally don't know much about what happened and the cause, or even how they are trying to fix the problem.

All I know is that I am leaving Lane Cove before peak hour hits.

I believe there are still closures in place.

Take care and see you tomorrow.

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Terrorist attack? Attack of the Mole people?

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

you Melbourne people have been trying to undermine projects like this for decades

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Anonymous moderation means the agro that is built up towards the mods isn't aimed at an individual (fewer "Makk" attacks). Less stress for mods means less moderator "retirements".

Busted!

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One should never skimp on the zip ties.

Sydney Morning Herald headlines tommorrow:

Sydney Digs It's own Grave

or

Another Budget Hole Open Up

or

Proof - We've Known It All Along - Sydney Is the Biggest Hole Above Ground

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

See all the cement trucks queued up to pump all that concrete down there... Sort of like throwing a sausage down a hallway

Bloody tunnels, enough's enough!