Photographed from an overlooking hillside to the north; the construction site for the western end of the new tunnel lies just a few meters downstream from Yoichi Hatta's original, which I was fortunate enough to have visited by raft two years ago long before the current project began. Unfortunately, the original tunnel's west mouth is out of shot off to the left and I was unable to find a vantage point from which I could capture it from the hillsides. |
A somewhat closer shot of the site and the equipment. |
The two ventilation pipes; the upper one for ensuring the oxygen supply within the tunnel, and the lower one for removing exhaust gases and dust from the drilling within. |
Slogans: "safety first" and "environmental protection". |
Truck with drilling arm and crow's nest attachments. |
On-site offices made from two shipping containers. |
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