A Tunnel-Boring Machine Named Mary Is Powering Her Way To Build New HRBT Tunnels

A tunnel boring machine names "Mary" has been digging a tunnel underneath the Chesapeake Bay in an effort to relieve ...
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Mary, the tunnel-boring machine, makes final breakthrough for new HRBT tunnels

HAMPTON, Va. — With a loud groan, and cheers and applause from a crowd of onlookers, Mary, the tunnel-boring machine, broke through onto the south island of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Wednesday ...
Daily Press

Major Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel project delayed after machine struck old ship’s anchor

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. In ...
Interesting Engineering

Fewer people, more machines: Who will build the bridges of tomorrow?Fewer people, more machines: Who will build the bridges of tomorrow?Fewer people, more machines: Who will ...

Can machines fill the civil engineering gap? The bridge-building sector is testing the limits of automation as retirements soar.