"This is the first VDOT project to utilize the bored tunnel approach, due to technological advances that only recently made this tunneling method possible in the region's soft soils," said Utterback. "There are only two other bored roadway tunnels in operation in the United States."
As the largest highway construction effort in the Commonwealth of Virginia's history, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project will increase capacity, ease major congestion and enhance travel time reliability when complete.
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www.constructionequipmentguide.comAs the largest highway construction effort in the Commonwealth of Virginia's history, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project will increase capacity, ease major congestion and enhance travel time reliability when complete.