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Meet Chessie, the tunnel boring machine that will dig new tunnel under Chesapeake Bay
The new boring machine that will drill the mile-long hole for an expansion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) has been named Chessie after the fabled sea monster that is said to live in Chesapeake Bay, The Virginian-Pilot reports. The name was chosen from more than 120 names that were submitted by local sixth graders […]
May 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
Washington’s Anacostia River Tunnel wins international award
The Anacostia River Tunnel Project in Washington, D.C., has won an international tunneling award. The project, designed to prevent raw sewage from overflowing into the river, was named the Sustainability Initiative of the Year by the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association (ITA). The ITA presented nine tunneling awards, with the Anacostia tunnel the only […]
November 20, 2017
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