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 […]
GeekWire » Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) has released a video of construction crews performing routine maintenance on Bertha, the tunnel boring machine, which includes power washing the cutting head and replacing cutting tools that weight 75 pounds each. Bertha is outfitted with 700 cutting tools (or teeth). During this maintenance stop STP has inspected 400 teeth, replacing […]
