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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 ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Already behind schedule, the new tunnel expansion on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is now not expected to open for another five years. The Eastern Shore Post reports the ...
VIRGINIA BEACH — A major expansion project at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel has been delayed for several months after workers came across an old ship anchor buried beneath the shipping channel.
The Coast Guard is looking for the owner of a capsized boat. According to officials, on Friday, a person reported seeing an ...
A tractor-trailer went overboard Thursday afternoon on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, snarling traffic and prompting a massive rescue effort as crews searched the choppy waters for the truck ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — After multiple delays, including a 9-month delay involving a century-old anchor, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) expansion achieved a major milestone as its tunnel ...
VIRGINIA BEACH — Christopher Scott was driving a tractor-trailer on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel June 22 when his front driver’s side tire suddenly went up onto the bridge’s left-side curb.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Construction of the new tunnel at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is now running about four years behind, according to the deputy director of the bridge-tunnel. "It's very ...
UPDATE: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel authorities Friday evening identified Christopher A. Scott, 36, of Henrico, Va.. as the driver of the tractor-trailer involved in Thursday's crash.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Officials with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CCBT) have identified the driver who died after his tractor-trailer went over the northbound lanes of the bridge on Thursday.
In comparison to constructing a tunnel, the bridge spans will have a relatively limited environmental impact on the Chesapeake Bay. Aboveground bridge spans are also expected to be less costly ...
After beginning her mining endeavor way back in February 2023 beneath the Thimble Shoal Channel, 'Chessie' has now completed ...