Bertha: No plan yet

Floyd McKay

Floyd McKay Jul 3, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Bertha: No plan yet</h1>
                <h2><p>The state and Seattle Tunnel Partners stopped just short of saying construction crews will have to dig 60 feet down to repair the tunnel boring machine that remains stuck on, er, under the waterfront. In an update Friday, the state said STP expects to have a final plan and schedule</p></h2>
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            <p>The state and Seattle Tunnel Partners stopped just short of saying construction crews will have to dig 60 feet down to repair the tunnel boring machine that remains stuck on, er, under the waterfront. In an update Friday, the state said STP expects to have a final plan and schedule for repairs to the machine's main bearing. Even without a final decision, however, STP will begin designing how exactly the shaft will connect to Bertha. — J.C.</p>
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The state and Seattle Tunnel Partners stopped just short of saying construction crews will have to dig 60 feet down to repair the tunnel boring machine that remains stuck on, er, under the waterfront. In an update Friday, the state said STP expects to have a final plan and schedule for repairs to the machine's main bearing. Even without a final decision, however, STP will begin designing how exactly the shaft will connect to Bertha. — J.C.

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By Floyd McKay

Floyd J. McKay, professor of journalism emeritus at Western Washington University, was a print and broadcast journalist in Oregon for three decades. He is also a historian and his new book, "Reporting