Milestones made at the HRBT expansion project

(WAVY) — Crews at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel expansion project said their project has met many milestones in late-2025.

Before opening the South Trestle on Sunday morning, teams started disassembling the cutterhead of ‘Mary the Boring’ machine.

“A 600-ton crane and a 300-ton crane worked in tandem lifted the 280-ton cutterhead out of the receiving pit and onto the HRBT South Island,” said project officials in a press release.

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They add that it will take several months to disassemble all of her parts before she is packed up and shipped back to her manufacturer in Germany…

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