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.

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 ...

After a more than 6,300 foot journey, the tunnel boring machine nicknamed “Chessie” has fully completed its task of ...

Thanks to a $2 million federal grant, the planning process can begin on a trail connecting the cities of Charlottesville and ...