Rosie, the tunnel boring machine named after Akron's own Rosie the Riveter, has a sister coming to town later this year, and her name is Elaine. Named after environmental advocate Elaine Marsh, Elaine ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Local commuters should be able to begin using the expanded Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel in about a year, according to the project director, who gave a progress update this week.

Mary’s job is done. On Wednesday, the tunnel-boring machine known as Mary, responsible for digging the two new tunnels for the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion, completed the second and final leg ...

In the early decades of the 19th century, London was facing a major problem. The city had become the world's busiest port, but in order to transport goods from the docks to the heavily-populated ...

HAMPTON, Va. — On April 17, Mary the Tunnel Boring Machine emerged through the headwall at the Hampton end of the HRBT. Exactly six months later, she's starting her next journey: creating the twin ...

On a flat, windswept green plain north of Hamburg in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, a Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine is now 200 meters deep into burrowing under the Elbe River estuary.

Tunnel boring machines for the Suburban Rail Loop East are being assembled on launch sites, paving the way for construction of the new line to begin by “the middle of this year”.

A colossal project to reduce traffic in the underground tunnels connecting the Virginia cities of Norfolk and Hampton just had a big breakthrough — literally. Since 1957, the two cities have been ...

Chinese engineers have pulled off a stunning rescue, saving a tunnel boring machine (TBM) stuck 177 feet underground beneath ...

The Hudson Tunnel Project is marking another major milestone as it nears a critical point in the $16 billion process. During its Aug. 20 board meeting, Gateway Development Commission announced that ...

Employees of The Boring Co. prepare to unload a tunnel machine's main component on Nov. 18. Seth Herald To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in ...