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Seismic testing will cause traffic delays until late November

Seismic testing by Laurentian University will see a large truck placing sensors on the shoulder of the road. Every few kilometres the truck stops and vibrations are sent through the ground.
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Seismic testing by Laurentian University will see a large truck placing sensors on the shoulder of the road. (Supplied)

Seismic testing by Laurentian University will see a large truck placing sensors on the shoulder of the road.

Every few kilometres the truck stops and vibrations are sent through the ground.

The truck moves slowly and may cover up to 13 kilometres in a day. The work has already begun and will continue until mid to late November. The truck will run 24 hours a day and will make their way to the following roads:

  • North Range Mine Road
  • Moose Mountain Mine Road
  • Dennie Street, Capreol
  • MR 84 Capreol Road
  • Portelance Road
  • Capreol Lake Road
  • Dupuis Drive, Hanmer
  • Radar Road, Hanmer/Garson
  • West Bay Road, Capreol
  • MacLennan Mine Road, Skead
  • Skead Road, Garson/Skead
  • Pipeline Road, Falconbridge
  • Longyear Drive, Falconbridge
  • Highway 86 (Falconbridge Road), Falconbridge
  • Colinization Road, Wahnapitae
  • Fram Road, Wahnapitae
  • Jourdrey Road, Wahnapitae
  • Kari Road, Wahnapitae

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