Gov. Inslee Halts Bertha: 'I Have Great Concerns Regarding Public Safety' Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has issued an emergency order to stop the tunneling work along Seattle's waterfront. Contractors found a sinkhole 35 feet... Paige Browning Joshua McNichols
Bertha Is On The Move Again Bertha is on the move again. The tunnel boring machine got stuck a little over two years ago, shortly after it hit a metal pipe. It’s taken until now... Joshua McNichols
Bertha Ready To Drill Again. But First, A Little Holiday Rest Bertha the drill is ready to start work again. But first it’ll take a little rest over the holidays. Joshua McNichols
This Week's News Was Unstoppable Shell’s Arctic oil drilling plans, Seattle’s waterfront tunnel, the $15 minimum wage movement – are they all unstoppable? And if Washington state’s... Bill Radke
Boring Bertha Has Been Freed And Will Try Again Engineers have removed the cutter head from the enormous tunneling machine nicknamed Bertha. The malfunctioning part had been stuck for more than a year... Martin Kaste
Bertha's Small Triumphs Fail To Impress Weary Public A 270-ton section of Bertha’s front body now lies on the ground in downtown Seattle, ready for workers to add steel reinforcing. The Seattle Tunnel... Joshua McNichols
Rescuing Bertha 'Like Putting The Worm On The Hook' Bertha the drill should be back at work on the tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct by August. There’s still some unstable soil left to drill... Joshua McNichols
This Week’s News Emerges Blinking Into The Light Is this week the re-birth of Bertha? What’s the right punishment for a florist who won’t do gay weddings? And a Bellevue man is on the short list to go... Bill Radke
A Boom, A Whoosh And Then: Bertha Breaks Free The tunnel machine that’s been stuck underground for more than a year reached daylight Thursday. Now Bertha is slowly inching into position for repair... Joshua McNichols
Four Workers Injured In SR 99 Tunnel Accident Four workers were injured in an accident at the north end of the 99 tunnel project near Seattle Center on Thursday afternoon. Three of those workers... Isolde Raftery Joshua McNichols
