Yes, Bertha Moved. The Real Test Will Be When the Machine Breaks Out of Its Access Pit and Into Seattle Soil Next Year.

Seattle Tunnel Partners' project director Chris Dixon: a man of confidence. Bertha moved multiple feet this week without breaking. SB
The Washington State Department of Transportation is hailing this week as a milestone in the unfortunate saga of Bertha, the $80 million tunnel boring machine that's been stalled for two years beneath downtown Seattle.In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) moved the repaired machine 1.64 feet, then another 6.5 feet by Tuesday afternoo