excavation

But the council has refused to allow this, previously saying the excavation was "not possible" under its licencing permit and "excavation itself would have a huge environmental impact on the surrounding area".

It also requires consents from the Environment Agency "for water management, excavation below the water table and similar things".

“I only get one chance to make my first movie and I really want to say something. That was when the real excavation began.”

In mid-August, crews working on Regent’s slide discovered new cracks in the slope where excavation and construction were underway, halting repairs, an August update from Caltrans said.

He said he had many moments over a two-week excavation where he thought he had discovered something, only for experts to tell him he had a knack for finding "shiny pebbles".