The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District and Chesapeake Tunnel JV have made significant progress to advance this Design-Build Project. Milestones completed over the past several months include:
Environmental Permitting:
- Submitted the Joint Permit Application (JPA) for project construction
- Conducted a public meeting on February 8, 2017
- Completed an update of the Environmental Assessment (EA) based on the current bored tunnel design and received confirmation from FHWA of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
Field Work:
- Completed additional geotechnical borings on Island Nos. One and Two
- Completed surveys of the roadways, islands and bay bottom around the project site.
- Additional marine geotechnical borings will be conducted during April 2017
On March 8-9, representatives attended the 2017 Virginia Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Transportation Training Symposium in Richmond, VA and met with DBE firms to evaluate business opportunities on the project.
Notice to Proceed One (NTP1) was issued on February 27, 2017. This notice authorized the Chesapeake Tunnel JV team to initiate the final detailed design.
To learn more about this project, visit www.cbbt.com/parallelthimbleshoaltunnel/
