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January 31, 2014

Tunneling is on hold again

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s massive tunneling operation is on hold yet again due to ongoing problems with the world’s largest boring machine, officials said Friday.

After a seven-week stoppage, crews restarted the tunneling machine — named “Bertha” — earlier this week and did a few feet of additional movement and mining.


 
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