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Chicago Sees Record Rainfall, Power Outages; No Room in Lake for Runoff

Lower Wacker Drive flooded, river water unable to be drained into Lake Michigan

Jeff Yoders

May 18, 2020

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Record rainfall for May has left Chicago's tunnel and reservoir filled to capacity, and operations to send the water into Lake Michigan didn't immediately work due to high water levels and flooding.

Scott Blair

May 22, 2019

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The International Federation of Consulting Engineers and the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES) launched a new set of contract documents specifically tailored to the challenges of underground works that involve geologic uncertainty, including tunneling and foundations.

Jeff Yoders

January 9, 2019

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New Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has asked for an opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) on whether legislation to keep Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac and form the new Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority is constitutional.

Comment Period Holds Up Grouting of At-Risk Hanford Waste Tunnel

Tim Newcomb

September 10, 2018

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The public still has until Sept. 27 to comment on the plan to fill the waste storage tunnel with grout to stabilize the 54-year-old tunnel.

ENR California Announces 2018 Legacy Award Winner for Southern California

Christine Kilpatrick

August 27, 2018

William Hansmire, a 41-year veteran of tunnel design and construction at WSP, will receive the Legacy Award for 2018.

DC Water Set to Begin Final Segment of Anacostia Tunnel System

Tunnel-boring machine named after former assistant director for DC's Clean Rivers Project

Justin Rice

June 29, 2018

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Construction for the largest and final segment of the Anacostia River Tunnel System is scheduled to begin in July.

Cancellation of Rail Tunnel Expansion Cramps Baltimore Port Expansion Plans

Jim Parsons

November 10, 2017

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Maryland officials are scrambling to find another strategy to finance the $425 million expansion of an aging Baltimore freight rail tunnel, following CSX Transportation’s withdrawal from the project earlier this month.

Disassembly of Bertha Reaches Halfway Point

Tim Newcomb

July 17, 2017

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Bertha, the tunnel-boring machine that recently completed a 9,270-ft tunneling journey underneath downtown Seattle has reached the halfway point of another milestone: disassembly.

Plans for Virginia Bridge and Tunnel Move Forward

October 26, 2016

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After examining several alternatives for a new crossing of Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia, the region’s transportation leaders have opted to focus on expanding the capacity of its existing infrastructure.

Justin Rice

August 10, 2016

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An approximately four-mile-long, 18-ft-diameter and 200-ft-deep tunnel to mitigate storm water and combined sewer overflow into the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound is slated to begin construction this month.

Federal Funding for $1.1B North Carolina Bridge Replacement Paused, NCDOT Says

Trump Orders Agency Heads to Review and 'Terminate or Modify' Contracts

Next-Gen $4B Nuclear Power Plant in Wyo. Gets Key Approvals, Union Labor Agreement

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Boeing Picks BE&K/HITT for Infrastructure Portion of $1B South Carolina Expansion

Intel Delays Completion of First Ohio Plant to 2030

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