Southbound tunnel is closed
The southbound La Fontaine Tunnel is closed after a trucker went through with a rig too high for it. Supposed to reopen for afternoon rush hour.
Reopened later, and the truck driver fined $620.
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Blork 12:25 on 2025-10-14 Permalink
Kate, the CBC piece includes one of your favourite bugaboos: “…a heavy truck carrying an excavator drove through the tunnel even though it was too high for the structure, causing damages.”
No, it caused damage, not “damages.” 😉
steph 13:24 on 2025-10-14 Permalink
Is that the half that’s been fixed?
Joey 13:56 on 2025-10-14 Permalink
I guess if the truck drove itself it can cause multiple damages…
Blork 15:45 on 2025-10-14 Permalink
Hey, they’ve already corrected it!
Kate 16:33 on 2025-10-14 Permalink
Blork, I noticed it, but I’d begun to feel that the boat had sailed about that usage – although clearly somebody is reading this blog (and its comments!).
MarcG 18:20 on 2025-10-14 Permalink
It could be that someone at CBC monitors where their traffic comes from and checks up on the context their articles are being shared in.
Ian 20:57 on 2025-10-14 Permalink
$620 seems awfully low all things considered.
It’s a $300 fine plus fees to hang on to an electric bike while riding a skateboard, for instance.
jeather 22:14 on 2025-10-14 Permalink
That’s some specific knowledge you have there, Ian.
Ian 06:24 on 2025-10-15 Permalink
I just looked it up as an example haha