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December 12, 2013

Bertha blockage is still a mystery

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington State Department of Transportation and contractors building the tunnel are trying to find out what has blocked their boring machine.

The machine called Bertha was shut down Saturday about 1,000 feet into the 1.7 mile project and 60 feet below South Jackson Street and South Main Street.


 
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