The Washington Post » Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that Virginia has selected a contractor to build two new tunnels and widen a major highway in Hampton Roads. The $3.3 billion price tag — funded by regional gas and sales taxes, tolls and other sources — makes it one of the two biggest transportation projects in commonwealth […]
Corpus Christie Caller-Times » The Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christie will use a segment design using 2,600 concrete pieces made and inspected in molds near the site and then put together like a giant Lego project.
KIRO7 » Tunnel-borer Bertha may complete drilling the State Route 99 tunnel in Seattle this week after four years of work, state officials reported. The tunnel should be in use by 2019, replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
The Seattle Times » A 360-degree video shot inside the tunnel being built beneath Seattle gives viewers a unique new perspective of what it’s like to bore a 2-mile tube and construct a highway 200 feet underground.
The Seattle Times » The massive drill has veered a few inches off course.
GeekWire » The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) takes viewers on a behind the scenes construction tour of the new double-deck State Route 99 tunnel. WSDOT’s Deputy Administrator explains how the tunnel boring machine, known as Bertha, works to dig through the ground and place concrete rings to form the tunnel wall as she goes. Watch […]