Marwell Tar Pit Remediation Project Underway

A view of the pit in operation (photo courtesy of Government of Yukon)

The site is expected to be fully restored in 2020.

The Marwell Tar Pit remediation project in the Whitehorse area is now approximately one-quarter completed.

The pit has become a dumping ground for over 70 years, and was previously used as an oil refinery and became used as a place to store waste tar after 1945.

The cleanup project is expected to cost a total  6.8 millions dollars, with the majority being federally funded.

Half a dozen workers are currently working on the restoration project now and the project is expected to be completed in 2020.

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