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No turning back on Randle Reef
Work will begin this year on the $138.9-million remediation project
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/43...n-randle-reef/

It's an oozing mess of environmental embarrassment that many feared would contaminate Hamilton Harbour and taint the city's image forever.

But a call for tenders this month to take on construction of the $138.9-million Randle Reef remediation project is being viewed as a no-turning-back development in containing the worst coal tar-contaminated site in Canada.

A request for proposals from Public Works Canada means the project will start this spring or summer after years of delays, arguments over the best approach, disputes about who should pay for it and legal fears about liability.

"They're hoping to have shovels in the water by April," said Chris McLaughlin, executive director of the Bay Area Restoration Council.

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