VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — After multiple delays, including a 9-month delay involving a century-old anchor, the Chesapeake Bay ...
Project leaders with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel reported that Chessie, the tunnel boring machine used to dig the second tunnel, had broken through at the second island.
After a more than 6,300 foot journey, the tunnel boring machine nicknamed “Chessie” has fully completed its task of ...
An expansion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) reached a milestone this week with the tunnel boring machine “Chessie ...
Chessie, a tunnel-boring machine, has completed her work on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel's new Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel. The machine removed 500,000 cubic yards of soil, and installed ...
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — It’s one of the greatest engineering marvels, and for many years, the Chesapeake Bay ...
The tunnel boring machine known as Chessie broke through the receiving pit on Two Island at the Thimble Shoal Channel at the ...
After beginning her mining endeavor way back in February 2023 beneath the Thimble Shoal Channel, 'Chessie' has now completed her epic journey for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. And you can watch ...