Chessie, a tunnel-boring machine, has completed her work on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel's new Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel. The machine removed 500,000 cubic yards of soil, and installed ...

New tunnel is the big goal for project. Chessie's work is a huge part of construction of a new tunnel for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The bridge-and-tunnel system crosses the lower ...

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel toll schedule for passenger cars and other light vehicles starting Jan. 1, 2024. Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel toll schedule for heavy trucks and RVs starting Jan. 1, 2024.

CHESAPEAKE BAY, VA - After a more than 6,300 foot journey, the tunnel boring machine nicknamed “Chessie” has fully completed its task of excavating what is planned to become a new expanse of ...

An expansion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) reached a milestone this week with the tunnel boring machine “Chessie” breaking through to the end of its tunneling path.

VIRGINIA BEACH — A major expansion project at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel has been delayed for several months after workers came across an old ship anchor buried beneath the shipping channel.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Construction of the new tunnel at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is now running about four years behind, according to the deputy director of the bridge-tunnel.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — After multiple delays, including a 9-month delay involving a century-old anchor, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) expansion achieved a major milestone as its tunnel ...

Construction of a new tunnel for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel continues to bore ahead as it enters the next phase. The bridge-and-tunnel system crosses the lower Chesapeake Bay, connecting ...

Since it opened in 1965, more than 67 million vehicles have crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. One artificial island actually has a gift shop, restrooms, and a parking lot to allow drivers ...