New delay in Bertha rescue as engineers study sinking soil The Seattle Times » Watch as the tunnel Crews will stop pumping groundwater from the soil surrounding stranded tunnel-boring machine Bertha, after state surveyors found Sunday that the Alaskan Way Viaduct is sinking in an uneven manner that could lead to damage.boring machine known as Bertha emerges and is disassembled. By Michelle|2018-02-05T13:56:54-08:00December 8, 2014|Alaskan Way Viaduct, Design-Build, Highways, Washington|Comments Off on New delay in Bertha rescue as engineers study sinking soil Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInWhatsAppTelegramTumblrPinterestVkXingEmail About the Author: Michelle Related Posts ‘A fiasco from the beginning’ — Caltrans’ costs soar on $1.1 billion San Francisco tunnels ‘A fiasco from the beginning’ — Caltrans’ costs soar on $1.1 billion San Francisco tunnels Getting There: Congestion pricing isn’t coming to Spokane, but these roads aren’t free and never were Gallery Getting There: Congestion pricing isn’t coming to Spokane, but these roads aren’t free and never were Multi-billion, decade-long toll road plan gets green light, but bottlenecks loom Gallery Multi-billion, decade-long toll road plan gets green light, but bottlenecks loom Carbon fee returns in Olympia as lawmakers consider $15 billion transportation package Gallery Carbon fee returns in Olympia as lawmakers consider $15 billion transportation package