Mary's Milestones Delivering the HRBT twin bored tunnels
HRBT Tunnel Talk
Mary, The Tunnel Boring Machine arrived with fanfare, performed flawlessly, and is preparing to head home to Germany. Mary's successful mission is a 2025 crowning achievement for the HRBT Expansion Project. In today's installment of HRBT Tunnel Talk, project personnel revisit her milestones in delivering twin bored tunnels for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
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HRBT New South Trestle Bridge Opening
HRBT Tunnel Talk
There’s a new bridge in town! November ushered in the opening of the South Trestle superstructure spanning between the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and the Norfolk shoreline. To learn more about the new mega trestle, click on the latest HRBT Tunnel Talk podcast here:
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Eyes in the Sky over the HRBT Expansion Project
HRBT Tunnel Talk
Ron Brown keeps an eye on the HRBT Expansion Project in Virginia each month through the lens of one of his three cameras. Tune in to HRBT Tunnel Talk to learn more about how he brings the project into focus for project personnel and the public.
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Summer Camp at the HRBT Welcome Center
HRBT Tunnel Talk
The HRBT Welcome Center is rolling out the welcome mat to school-age children attending summer camps across Hampton Roads. Students are enjoying STEM and project-related learning from HRBT Expansion staff.
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FIVE YEAR SUCCESS STORY: BIRD MONITORING AT HRBT EXPANSION PROJECT
HRBT Tunnel Talk
Sunshine, surf and favorite eating spots bring more than just tourists to Hampton Roads from April through September. That’s when nesting, state-threatened and migratory birds are active in and around the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. For five years, bird monitors have been on duty to make sure the birds and the commonwealth’s largest construction project can peacefully co-exist. Learn more about the monitors’ work in the latest edition of HRBT TUNNEL TALK.
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Monitoring the Invisible Measurements
HRBT Tunnel Talk
Sean Johnson has a keen eye out for movement and unforeseen changes at the HRBT Expansion Project. In this installment of HRBT Tunnel Talk, hear Sean explain how he relies on “invisible” measurements to help detect changes in and around the construction environment.
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Mary The Tunnel Boring Machine is heading toward the half-way point of her second HRBT tunneling journey
HRBT Tunnel Talk
She recently got a BIG BOOST to help her complete a new twin tunnel. Listen to find out where Mary is Now.
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Meet the Visionaries: The Engineers Driving the HRBT Expansion
HRBT Tunnel Talk
National Engineers Week in February celebrates the amazing accomplishments of talented men and women who improve the quality of our lives. The HRBT Expansion Project that includes many talented engineers. In this edition of HRBT Tunnel Talk, we meet four individuals transforming transportation in Virginia.
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Barges, Tugs, Boats and Bridges
HRBT Tunnel Talk
Barges, tugs, boats and bridges. The HRBT Expansion Project team coordinates it all. And the Team brings an impressive portfolio of experience to the project, including work in New York City, post 9-11. Learn more about managing the maritime works of the expansion project in the latest installment of HRBT Tunnel Talk.
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Environmental Permitting
HRBT Tunnel Talk
A new bridge-tunnel project like the HRBT Expansion starts with environmental permitting. And for this project, there are more than 22 permits that require various levels of approval and constant monitoring. That responsibility for VDOT falls with Larissa Ambrose, the project’s environmental manager. In this edition of HRBT Tunnel Talk, we learn from Larissa about the many challenges of her job.
info_outlineProject Director Jim Utterback gives a project update and Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya and HRCP's Jeff Singleton join the podcast to provide valuable safety information for motorists traveling through the project corridor.