Crews have started digging deep underneath downtown Lafayette. The tunnel, being constructed from the Social Security Office to Riehle Plaza, is part of a utility improvement project to reduce sewage overflows into the Wabash River.
Wastewater Superintendent Brad Talley says it is slow-going now, but the process should speed up in the coming weeks. Crews have cleared about 40 feet of dirt so far. This is a $19 million dollar project. Work on the tunnel should be completed in September 2009.
