The tunnel boring machine known as Chessie broke through the receiving pit on Two Island at the Thimble Shoal Channel at the ...
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 boring ...
Chessie officially completed her journey, successfully exiting the receiving pit on Two Island on Wednesday. Chessie reached her end destination on Monday evening. Mining was then paused to allow ...
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 ...
Chessie, the tunnel boring machine, has completed her over 6300-foot journey under Thimble Shoal Channel – at the Chesapeake ...