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First road-legal truck drives length of Highway 99 tunnel
The Seattle Times   02 November 2017   USA   Seattle  
The tunnel is expected to be open in January of 2018
<p>The Highway 99 tunnel construction project moved into a new direction this week. Northbound.<br />The upper, southbound deck is almost finished, which clears enough room beneath for assembly to begin for the lower deck that will carry traffic north from ...
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Oregon geologists warn of potential landslides in wildfire-scarred Columbia Gorge
The Seattle Times   21 September 2017   USA   Oregon  
<p>Geologists for the state of Oregon are warning of the risk of major landslides in parts of the Columbia River Gorge that were hit by wildfires this year.</p> <p>A new report released Thursday focuses on areas of the Gorge that are highly susceptible to ...
Bertha’s woes grind on: more delay, higher cost for Highway 99 tunnel
The Seattle Times   22 July 2016   USA   Seattle  
The southbound deck of the Highway 99 will be built, here, between two massive walls. This is the view looking north. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times)
<p>Bertha&rsquo;s problems will cost Washington state an estimated $223 million in cost overruns, and further delay the Highway 99 opening &mdash; until early 2019.</p> <p>OLYMPIA &mdash; Tunnel-machine Bertha&rsquo;s two-year breakdown will cost Washington ...
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