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 the ...

As Mary the tunnel boring machine nears the home stretch of her round-trip beneath Hampton Roads harbor, another TBM has wrapped up its role in expanding another of the region’s historic bridge-tunnel ...

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 almost ...

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 boring ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, VA - An expansion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) reached a milestone this week with the tunnel boring machine “Chessie” breaking through to the end of its tunneling path.

Hampton Roads has something else to be proud of. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, the 17-mile-long engineering marvel, has the fourth most iconic bridge view in the United States.

CAPE CHARLES, Va. (WAVY) — Hampton Roads has something else to be proud of. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, the 17-mile-long engineering marvel, has the fourth most iconic bridge view in the United ...

After beginning her mining endeavor way back in February 2023 beneath the Thimble Shoal Channel, 'Chessie' has now completed ...

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel ranks 4th in the country … News / Sep 11, 2025 / 06:59 PM EDT ...