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[[Image:tunnel_t.jpg|thumb|right|The Porter Tunnel]] | [[Image:tunnel_t.jpg|thumb|right|The Porter Tunnel]] | ||
'''Porter Tunnel''' is the major road tunnel system in [[Liberty City]], possibly based on the Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel or the Big Dig, located in Boston. The Porter Tunnel is a primarily four lane underground and underwater road tunnel (the [[Staunton Island]] exit consists of only one lane for each direction), which connects all boroughs in [[Liberty City]]: [[Portland Island]] via [[Harwood]], Staunton via [[Rockford]], and [[Shoreside Vale]] via [[Francis International Airport]] and [[Wichita Gardens]]. | '''Porter Tunnel''' is the major road tunnel system in [[Liberty City]], possibly based on the [[wp:Holland Tunnel|Holland Tunnel]], [[wp:Lincoln Tunnel|Lincoln Tunnel]] or the [[wp:Big Dig (Boston, Massachusetts)|Big Dig]], located in [[wp:Boston|Boston]]. The Porter Tunnel is a primarily four lane underground and underwater road tunnel (the [[Staunton Island]] exit consists of only one lane for each direction), which connects all boroughs in [[Liberty City]]: [[Portland Island]] via [[Harwood]], Staunton Island via [[Rockford]], and [[Shoreside Vale]] via [[Francis International Airport]] and [[Wichita Gardens]]. | ||
The tunnel was initially inaccessible, citing that tunnel construction was still incomplete and had been delayed several times. The tunnel would then be opened in phases: first with the segment linking Portland and Staunton, then the segment linking the Portland-Staunton exits to the Shoreside Vale exits. | The tunnel was initially inaccessible, citing that tunnel construction was still incomplete and had been delayed several times. The tunnel would then be opened in phases: first with the segment linking Portland and Staunton, then the segment linking the Portland-Staunton exits to the Shoreside Vale exits. | ||
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In Shoreside Vale, entrances to two additional road tunnels may also be found north of [[Cedar Grove]] and [[Cochrane Dam]], respectively. | In Shoreside Vale, entrances to two additional road tunnels may also be found north of [[Cedar Grove]] and [[Cochrane Dam]], respectively. | ||
In [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]], the tunnel is under construction causing a city wide protest to save the [[Ferry|ferries]]. It was also revealed that [[Toni Cipriani]] had used to tunnel entrances to get to the old subway line to plant explosives. | In [[1998]] (the time setting of [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]), the tunnel is under construction causing a city wide protest to save the [[Ferry|ferries]]. It was also revealed that [[Toni Cipriani]] had used to tunnel entrances to get to the old subway line to plant explosives to [[Bringing the House Down|destroy]] the [[Little Italy]] district of [[Fort Staunton]]. | ||
==External Link== | ==External Link== | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ0ybBQdVds Porter Tunnel | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ0ybBQdVds Porter Tunnel Glitch on YouTube] | ||
[[Category:Tunnels]] | [[Category:Tunnels]] | ||