Bertha
Tunnel Vision: A 360 Look at Bertha Underground
Above ground, the journey of Bertha’s dig under downtown has been one of the most talked about news stories of recent years. As Bertha begins to emerge on the other side, we go underground for an exclusive look
Workers are dwarfed by the mammoth scale of the tunnel, shown here in March 2016. The curved concrete segments are made by the EnCon plant in Pierce County. The upper and lower roads are still to come
How the Name ‘Alaskan Way’ Came to Be (Hint: it Took Awhile)
Our revamped waterfront will need a new name. Should Seattle reconsider ‘Cosmos Quay'?’
Sometime after 2020, Seattle will wake up to a spanking new waterfront. Assuming Bertha finishes her work, the Alaskan Way Viaduct is replaced with a new street-level boulevard, the new seawall is finished, and the James Corner–designed “waterfront for all” park is completed, it will signal a massive transformation of the place where Seattle meets…
Will the Political Finger-Pointing Intensify with more Bertha Problems?
Bertha, Bertha, Bertha. Can she make real progress soon?
Need to start a conversation at any dinner party, just say “Bertha.” People will start asking questions, usually beginning with: WTF? The downtown tunnel boring machine began inching its way forward on schedule in late December, but has encounter new difficulties: a sinkhole near the Alaskan Way Viaduct, a barge that dumped dirt from the…
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