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Mary, the tunnel-boring machine, starts work again on the HRBT Expansion Project

Mary the tunnel-boring machine
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Mary, the tunnel-boring machine, is on the move again!

Thursday, Mary began boring a twin eastbound tunnel in part with the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project.

Watch: First of 4 gantries extracted for HRBT Expansion

Watch: First of 4 gantries extracted for HRBT expansion project

HRBT's bored tunnel is only the third of its kind in the U.S.

This part of the project started at HRBT's North Island 6 months ago.

The project, once complete, will have two new twin tunnels spanning 1.5 miles.