Excavating the broken and unstable rock in the access tunnel was slow and difficult work. The bare rock had to be covered with steel mesh and then sprayed with concrete.
'Excavating rock in Pike River access tunnel', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/excavating-rock-pike-river-access-tunnel, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-Mar-2020
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