Alaskan Way Viaduct reopens early as Bertha bores on View Larger Image The Seattle Times » The Alaskan Way Viaduct was scheduled to be closed for two weeks beginning on April 29 so Bertha, the tunnel boring machine, could work under the existing tunnel and move forward 385 feet. The Alaskan Way Viaduct reopened five days earlier than scheduled, but Bertha still needs to finish boring the remaining 73 feet. Michelle2017-06-30T10:26:15-08:00May 8th, 2016|Alaskan Way Viaduct, Design-Build, Roads, Washington| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterEmail Related Posts With 100 People Per Day Dying in Crashes, Lawmakers Weigh Road Safety Options April 9th, 2019 Getting There: Congestion pricing isn’t coming to Spokane, but these roads aren’t free and never were April 8th, 2019 The Boring Company: What 8 Cities Really Think of Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision March 26th, 2019 Trump Fiscal 2020 Budget Request Prioritizes Infrastructure Grants March 11th, 2019 ‘Fix the Damn Roads’: States Step In After Trump’s Plans Stall March 11th, 2019 Andrew Cuomo announces $128 million for state highways March 11th, 2019 Carbon fee returns in Olympia as lawmakers consider $15 billion transportation package March 6th, 2019 Can America Still Build Big? A California Rail Project Raises Doubts February 25th, 2019 It’s time to fund infrastructure in Connecticut February 1st, 2019