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    VIDEO: Drone fly through inside new HRBT tunnel

    By Kenzie Finch,

    11 hours ago

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=00f22m_0w34dTwg00

    Video above is from The Virginia Department of Transportation.

    PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion project is in a league of its own when it comes to road construction projects.

    Previous Coverage: 65 feet below, Mary’s ready to bore again — to make a new tunnel for HRBT

    The latest update posted on social media by the Virginia Department of Transportation , or VDOT, shows a quick tour of the progress inside the latest tunnel.

    On April 17, the headwall came down revealing Mary, the tunnel boring machine, tirelessly powering through.

    Previous Coverage: Major milestone: Mary, tunnel boring machine for HRBT expansion, finishes first new tunnel

    In June, Mary finished her last ring for one of the eastbound tunnels. VDOT said that soon Mary will begin on the twin tunnel.

    Previous Coverage: HRBT Expansion Project hits big milestone, could be on track for early completion

    “The tunnels run east and west,” a spokesperson with VDOT said, back in June. “Both new tunnels will serve eastbound traffic. So we will have two new eastbound tunnels and the two current tunnels will be all westbound traffic.”

    It is the largest highway construction project in Virginia’s history, according to the project’s website. The latest undertaking is expected to widen the current four-lane segments along nearly 10 miles of the I-64 corridor in Norfolk and Hampton, with new twin tunnels across the harbor.

    The photo below from the HRBT depicts the map of the project.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ppvRk_0w34dTwg00

    The project’s total budget is more than $3.9 billion.

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    Michael Oprea
    7h ago
    I cannot wait until they open it up. I hate that drive especially the way it is now but it’s always been bad.
    Angela Alston
    7h ago
    I'm excited about the deployment of the project. Also I hope the lanes split out of the tunnel with traffic going to the base and traffic continuing on to the beach. Instead of both going in the same direction.
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