Work is starting this week on repairing the tunnel in the Dingle which collapsed beneath homes, according to the Liverpool Express.

Specialist engineering firm SES Contractors, who were appointed after the city council brokered a deal resolving legal issues, will begin the first phase of the work on 8 October.

All necessary measures are being taken before the work starts to ensure that there will be a robust design and implementation of the work.

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The first phase will involve surveying and testing the tunnel from its entrance to the point where it collapsed and is anticipated to be completed in about two weeks.

The tunnel, which was at the site of the old Dingle Station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, collapsed in July 2012.Eleven properties were evacuated – eight in Sundridge Street, one in Toxteth Grove and two in Dingle Grove- and residents have had to find alternative accommodation as it was considered too dangerous for them to return to their homes.

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