Chessie, a tunnel-boring machine, has completed her work on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel's new Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel. The machine removed 500,000 cubic yards of soil, and installed ...

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 ...

Chessie has been a mining workhorse for Bay Bridge Tunnel project The completion of mining at Thimble Shoal Channel marks a significant milestone for this project. Chessie, the tunnel boring ...

Since it opened in 1965, more than 67 million vehicles have crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. One artificial island actually has a gift shop, restrooms, and a parking lot to allow drivers ...

The expansion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is currently expected to be completed by early 2028. A video of Chessie reaching the end of the mining route can be found here.

CHESAPEAKE BAY, VA - After a more than 6,300 foot journey, the tunnel boring machine nicknamed “Chessie” has fully completed its task of excavating what is planned to become a new expanse of ...

Approximately ten miles away, as the seagull flies, the 308-ft-long earth pressure balance machine Chessie mined more than 6,300 ft for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel’s new parallel tube at ...