Demolition set to begin on Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct — watch it fall with web cams and more The Seattle snowpocalypse may have slightly delayed the start of the demolition of the now-closed Alaskan Way Viaduct, but there’s… Read More
Watch: Seattle tunnel’s high-tech ventilation system designed to keep air fresh deep below ground There may not be a breeze coming off Elliott Bay the way there is during a drive along the elevated… Read More
From $1 to $2.25 — state seeks public input on proposed toll rates inside Seattle’s new tunnel Traffic isn’t flowing through the new SR 99 tunnel beneath Seattle yet, but options for how much money flows out… Read More
‘One of the smartest tunnels ever built’: New video explains how tech will help keep Seattle drivers safe Leave it to a high-tech city above ground to build a high-tech roadway underground. Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel project has… Read More
This was the pits: Time-lapse video shows highway fill in hole where Seattle tunnel machine ended The seven-story-deep receiving pit where Bertha the SR 99 tunneling machine ended her years-long run has been transformed in just… Read More
Watch: New time-lapse video shows lower roadway being pieced together in Seattle tunnel The road untraveled is starting to look like an actual road. Deep beneath Seattle, the SR 99 tunnel project continues… Read More
Deep beneath Seattle, our first end-to-end trip in new tunnel shows massive scale of highway project More than a year before the new State Route 99 tunnel is scheduled to open to vehicles in Seattle, I… Read More
New drone video takes viewers through 2 miles of Seattle tunnel, from Space Needle to stadiums Months after Bertha the Seattle tunnel machine stopped churning beneath the city, work continues on the SR 99 tunnel that… Read More
Bertha be gone: Time-lapse video shows summer-long dismantling of Seattle tunnel machine Bye bye, Bertha. The Seattle tunnel machine, which carved its way beneath the city to make way for a new… Read More
Watch: As disassembly continues, time-lapse video gives look inside Bertha the Seattle tunnel machine Seven weeks of nearly non-stop work are taking a toll on Bertha. The SR 99 tunneling machine, which cut a… Read More
Three numbers explain why the tech boom doesn’t make Seattle’s new tunnel a good investment Seattle’s new Alaskan Way tunnel — currently three years late and millions of dollars over budget — has been called… Read More
Watch: Bertha the Seattle tunnel machine goes under the torch as huge pieces are cut, lifted away Over the years, Bertha the tunnel machine managed to successfully cut her way beneath Seattle and make room for a new SR 99 highway… Read More
Drone video captures closer look at Bertha as tunnel machine chews its way to daylight Update: WSDOT released a new drone video on Thursday (above) with additional footage and sound to replace the previous video.… Read More
Watch Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine, emerge from beneath Seattle From the dark depths beneath Seattle, Bertha the SR 99 tunnel machine headed out of the muck and into daylight on… Read More
Bertha’s big breakthrough is here: Seattle tunnel machine will emerge Tuesday after long journey After mining through more than 9,000 feet of Seattle underground, and rebounding from a lengthy breakdown and repair, Bertha the… Read More
Seattle tunnel machine Bertha is just days from breaking through to complete long journey If you’ve forgotten what Bertha, the SR 99 tunneling machine, looks like after all these years, get ready to see… Read More
New 360 video shows tunnel machine Bertha at work beneath Seattle as it enters the home stretch A 360-degree video shot inside the tunnel being built beneath Seattle gives viewers a unique new perspective of what it’s like… Read More
‘We’re in a good rhythm,’ Seattle tunnel worker says, as new videos show Bertha’s progress It’s been a busy week deep beneath Seattle, as Bertha the tunneling machine keeps on trucking through Belltown. Two new… Read More
‘Flexible’ bridge being built in Seattle is designed to bounce back from big earthquake The potential collapse of the Alaskan Way Viaduct during a major Seattle earthquake is one of the main reasons why… Read More
Bertha passes 1-mile mark: Video shows how Seattle’s tunnel machine is steered beneath city Spinning and pushing its way beneath Seattle, Bertha the SR 99 tunneling machine moved past the 5,280-foot mark on Thursday… Read More
Seattle tunnel machine Bertha reaches halfway point — here’s a rare look inside the massive project The SR 99 tunneling machine has passed the halfway point on its long journey beneath Seattle, and officials stood 10 stories… Read More
New photos: Panorama of Seattle’s north tunnel entrance shows off transformed corridor If you’ve lost track of how long Bertha, the SR 99 tunneling machine has been underground (mostly) working on Seattle’s… Read More
Video: Watch how they made the 14,260 concrete segments for the Seattle tunnel’s outer wall The double-decker highway that will eventually run beneath Seattle will sit inside a concrete tube that is as tall as… Read More
Video: How a double-deck highway is built inside the Seattle tunnel — with enough concrete for 9 football stadiums Seattleites caught up in the twists and turns and starts and stops of Bertha, the SR 99 tunneling machine, might lose… Read More
Video: Amazing look at the dark, dirty and difficult work of changing Seattle tunnel machine’s cutting tools Next time I think about requesting a stand-up desk or I ask for the air conditioning to be adjusted near my desk, I’m… Read More
Under pressure: Seattle tunnel contractors show what it takes to work safely on Bertha High above the spot where Bertha, the SR 99 tunnel machine, sits idle during a scheduled maintenance stop, workers with Seattle… Read More
Seattle’s tunnel machine Bertha reaches pit stop; workers face hyperbaric challenge 120 feet down Bertha, the SR 99 tunneling machine, is nearly a third of the way along its path to create a new… Read More
New photos: With viaduct in rear view, Bertha begins tunneling under downtown Seattle Since getting beyond the delicate work of crossing beneath the Alaskan Way Viaduct in May, Bertha the SR 99 tunneling machine has… Read More
Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct reopening a week early as roadway and ground stand up to Bertha Seattle-area drivers will regain access to the Alaskan Way Viaduct in time for the Monday morning commute as Bertha the… Read More
‘Death Star Viaduct’ shows Luke Skywalker delivering fatal blast to Seattle’s waterfront roadway A new drone video wowed us a couple days ago because it was shot inside Seattle’s under-construction SR 99 tunnel. But an… Read More
