THE opening date of the £8.9 billion Channel Tunnel was delayed, Eurotunnel bosses announced.
The delay, which was blamed on contractors failing to meet deadlines, proved to be a major blow for the company.
Despite problems with finance and construction, Eurotunnel had said its June opening date would be met. The company set no new deadline but now hoped to have it open by September 1993.
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