Mr Hamilton also said the construction would bring "a considerable amount of high, heavy vehicle traffic movements on to the island on what are particularly narrow roads, unsuitable for this type of traffic movement, over a three to four year period".

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Indeed, thick layers of caked mud carved up the streets on Saturday, evidence of the rushing water's movement down the hill and into Lake Superior, and some roads were simply missing.

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