Chessie officially completed her journey, successfully exiting the receiving pit on Two Island on Wednesday. Chessie reached her end destination on Monday evening. Mining was then paused to allow ...

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 ...

CAPE CHARLES, Va. (WAVY) — The tunnel boring machine known as Chessie broke through the receiving pit on Two Island at the Thimble Shoal Channel at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Monday ...

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 boring machine reached ...

The Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in the U.S. state of Virginia reached a significant milestone today when 13.1m diameter Herrenknecht TBM ‘Chessie’ reached ...

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is a crabbing hotspot that spans over 17 miles, featuring four man-made islands and numerous crabbing spots. Why It’s Popular: Easy access to deeper waters where ...