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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.
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 ...
When it opened in 1964, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel — nearly 18 miles long — was one of the "Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World." But that recognition wasn't for the guardrails.
Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel toll increases fund big project. In August 2013, the commission approved a toll rate increase effective January 2014 and approximately 10% increases every five years ...
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.
The 308-ft-long earth pressure balance machine Chessie mined more than 6,300 ft for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel’s new parallel tube at Thimble Shoal Channel.
A large-scale military exercise that brought more than 8,000 servicemembers and several warships to the coast of Virginia ...
The crash and its cause are still under investigation by Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel police. Thursday’s overboard crash is one of several in the 59-year-old bridge-tunnel’s history.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commission announced last year that the business would have to make way for a new tunnel to be constructed parallel to the one that originally opened in 1964.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel toll rates are increasing starting January 1st. In the new year, the price of the toll will jump from $18 to $21. The hike was approved by ...