Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CAPE CHARLES, Va. (WAVY) — The tunnel boring machine known as Chessie broke through the receiving pit on Two Island at the Thimble ...

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 ...

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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.

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 ...

Work to begin digging a new Hudson Tunnel is set to begin this spring as two tunnel boring machines custom-built for the project are on their way to New Jersey. The new rail tunnel, called the Gateway ...

Next year, the first modern tunnel-boring machines ever used in New Jersey will arrive in North Bergen to begin drilling the first mile of the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel through the rocky Palisades.

Elon Musk's The Boring Company has unveiled its first hard-rock tunnel boring machine, designed to drill through Nashville's limestone terrain, The Tennessean reported. The machine is a major ...

The Boring Company said tunneling beneath Nashville presents new geological challenges compared to its previous projects, according to a new company social media post. Nashville sits upon ...

Three Tennessee cities are among 16 finalists vying to be selected by The Boring Company for a mile-long tunnel constructed on the company’s dime. The company announced its Tunnel Vision Challenge in ...

Boring Company CEO Steve Davis said he wants to eventually expand and connect underground transportation tunnels across the state, but key milestones still stand in the company’s path. “The hope and ...