Concrete lining work starts for Portage Mountain tunnels
Concrete lining for three divers ion tunnels at Portage Mountain Peace Power Project began this week. When finished the tunnels will have a 48 foot finished diameter requiring about 150 900 barrels of cement. Roads report snow reducing visibility with edge hazards on Hart Highway and other district routes. Ice crossings over Peace River near Hudson Hope usable by light vehicles. Frenchie Deziel seeks treatment in Vancouver for a persistent hip ailment with possible emergency hospitalisation in Chetwynd.