Jacking up the station

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The beer can (stair tower, left) has settled very little compared with the main portion of the elevated station, and this has caused problems with the utility connections in the interconnecting bridge. Here you see the column covers removed for access to the jacking points.

Photograph by: Melanie Conner/The Antarctic Sun

Caption: The footings under the main section of the new station have been settling faster than the staircase tower.

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