Building the Tunnel Behind Bertha

February 10, 2018 rockman News, Project Related Comments Off on Building the Tunnel Behind Bertha

This is a great little time lapse video from WSDOT that shows the construction of the tunnel behind the Bertha’s disassembly pit for the Alaska Way Viaduct Replacement Project.

 

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