Water flooded the Queens-Midtown tunnel shortly after noon Wednesday after a drilling crew punched a 2.5-inch wide hole through the top of the tunnel, shutting down both tubes for hours and ...

The Queens-Midtown Tunnel fully reopened Wednesday, hours after being closed because a drilling contractor perforated the outside edge and caused water to flow inside, New York City officials said.

NEW YORK - The Queens-Midtown Tunnel reopened both tubes to traffic Wednesday evening after a contractor mistakenly drilled a hole into the roof of one the tubes, shutting it down.

Repairs at the Queens-Midtown tunnel are complete after a drilling accident caused standstill traffic. FOX 5 New York Posted: September 8, 2024 | Last updated: September 8, 2024 ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Queens-Midtown Tunnel fully reopened after a contractor accidentally drilled a hole into the top of the tunnel, causing water to leak inside Wednesday afternoon, but traffic ...

The Queens-Midtown Tunnel was shut down at midday Wednesday after a city contractor mistakenly drilled a hole into the underwater passage, sending water streaming into the well-traveled tube and ...

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A drilling contractor performing “investigative work” pierced a hole through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel Wednesday, causing a leak that forced officials to cl… ...

It remains unclear how the EDC’s drilling crew had been so far off course as to drill into a major tunnel. Traffic resumed in two directions on North tube of the Midtown Tunnel, Sept. 4, 2024 in ...

The accidental puncture came at around 12:30 p.m. on the Manhattan side of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, which carries nearly 100,000 drivers in and out of the heart of the city each day.

The Queens Midtown Tunnel was temporarily shut down Wednesday afternoon after a drilling contractor working in the East River accidentally pierced a hole in it — causing potential flooding and ...