Engineers have now said it cannot carry traffic due to the "potential instability of the road surface".

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Rest assured that there are volumes of reports that have been read by this administration and past administrations about the potential for instability and unrest in Tunisia, in Egypt and throughout the world.

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"The potential for macroeconomic instability was felt in the quarter and constrained overall corporate and investor activity, " he said in a statement.

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