Bertha’s Bearing Likely Damaged, but Contractor Still Hopeful of Sept. 1 Restart to Tunneling March 3, 2014 No Comments North America’s largest tunnel-boring machine will need a shaft dug in front of the machine to replace bearing seals and quite likely the main bearing itselfRead More
Could a Gondola be the Next Transit Plan in Kirkland? February 24, 2014 No Comments Frustrated by the slow move of light rail to Kirkland, Wash., city officials are exploring gondolas and other transit ideasRead More
Vancouver Council Approves Twisting Bjarke Ingels Tower February 18, 2014 No Comments The new 52-story tower will turn from triangle to rectangle as it risesRead More
Damaged Main Bearing Seals Cause of Bertha Overheating, Shutdown February 10, 2014 No Comments The latest revelation to the massive Bertha delays now requires a plan to fix the problemRead More
Bertha Shelved Again, This Time for Overheating February 3, 2014 No Comments During test pushes to get Bertha tunneling again, the machine overheated and forced another unplanned shutdownRead More
PNW Litigation-Likely Issues: Bertha Isn’t Moving and Portland’s Morrison Bridge a Mess January 27, 2014 No Comments From the State Route 99 tunneling project in Seattle to Portland’s Morrison Bridge, the issues continue for two Pacific Northwest projectsRead More
Portland’s Tri-Met Announces Four Finalist for New Willamette River Bridge Name January 20, 2014 No Comments The four finalists for the new Tri-Met Transit Bridge in Portland were announced.Read More
WSDOT SR 520 Project Needs $170 Million More in Funding January 13, 2014 No Comments In-house pontoon design mistakes eating up around $200 million in risk reserves.Read More
Steel Pipe Found Stuck in Bertha’s Cutterhead January 3, 2014 No Comments An 8-in-dia steel pipe could be at least to blame for the tunnel-boring machine's slowdown.Read More
Oregon School May Go to a Mine for New Design December 30, 2013 No Comments An Oregon State University campus may construct within a former pumice mineRead More
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