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The machine boring a new Highway 99 tunnel under downtown Seattle has finally dug itself out of its own launch pit.The Transportation Department said…
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The tunnel-boring machine known as Big Bertha will resume digging after longshoremen agreed to remove their picket line which had been in place since Aug.…
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Seattle's waterfront tunnel project is huge. At its height, it's supposed to create almost 3,900 jobs. In a move that shows how important each one of…
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The State Route 99 tunnel boring machine, better known by her nickname “Bertha,” is poised and ready to begin the dig under downtown. To get a bird’s eye…
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Bertha, the world's largest tunnel boring machine, has finally arrived in Seattle's Elliott Bay.The 7,000-ton machine arrived in 41 pieces. Crews will…
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This week, the Seattle Fire Department has been in training for what might be a nightmare scenario: the possibility of fire inside a deep-bore tunnel. A…
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The long goodbye to Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct has begun.With some ceremonial scoops of dirt, officials today began digging a pit for the giant machine…