A nifty BIM-type view of the proposed bored tunnel for Washington SR 99, the tunnel to replace the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct along Seattle’s waterfront. It’s pretty neat to see the piles and foundations for other structures and major utilities as the bore passes by them. A little on the longer size, at around 5 minutes.
Conferences
End of Geo-Frontiers 2011 Conference
The Geo-Frontiers conference concluded last week, and according to their website, they had a record setting 1,900+ attendees! There are Day 2 and Day 3 videos from Magnus Media Group that have some nice interviews […]
Project Related
Tunnel for Las Vegas Convention Center Nearly Half Done
The Boring Company’s tunnel boring machine is nearly complete with the first half of the dual tunnel people mover system servicing the Las Vegas Convention Center. The secretive tunnel project is reported to cost $52.5M […]
Project Related
Bertha TBM Won’t Resume Drilling Until March 2015
Seattle Tunnel Partners released a new schedule this week for the repair of the damaged seals on the Bertha Tunnel Boring Machine. This revised schedule shows that the TBM won’t be digging again until March […]