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was already in use, traffic had to be suspended three times a day to allow progress of the works. Initial blast yield was lower and then gradually increased in order to achieve optimum results while maintaining safety. Finally, noise and oscillations of the first tunnel tube and the oil pipeline were constantly monitored to detect any sign of damage. Rock blasting started on June 9, 2005 and lasted until August 15, 2005, with more than 220 charges fired. At each of those times, traffic through the first tunnel tube was suspended for safety reasons. The first tube of the tunnel, now carrying southbound traffic, is further characterized by the fact that it comprises three traffic lanes instead of standard two traffic lanes.
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tunnels. The first, 1,115-metre (3,658 ft) tunnel tube of Veliki Gložac Tunnel was excavated by Spie
Batignolles and Mediteran Union Tunnel on August 29, 2000, while the second, somewhat longer, tube was excavated by Viadukt and Hidroelektra on November 25, 2005.
183:. The construction works contract was cancelled in 2001, and the works were resumed by Viadukt and Hidroelektra in 2002 after a new contract was awarded to them. Similar timeline of events also went on in case of
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305:References
70:15°09′43″E
67:45°22′55″N
429:Novi list
346:. Viadukt
189:Podvugleš
95:Route map
318:"Tuneli"
288:See also
130:Vrbovsko
118:Croatian
51:Overview
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218:Istria
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