The PortMiami Tunnel is finally officially open to traffic. After 62 months of Design, Construction, Integration, Testing, and Commissioning, the PortMiami Tunnel opened to traffic on Sunday, August 3rd, at 11:17am. Its opening signifies a major milestone for Miami and the beginning of a significant urban transformation in the downtown area. Construction on the tunnel […]
PortMiami Tunnel Opening Delayed
The Miami Herald reported this week that the PortMiami Tunnel will “remain closed for another month or more.” PortMiami’s new billion-dollar tunnel, already a month past its promised opening date, won’t start carrying vehicles under Biscayne Bay for at least another four to six weeks, officials said Wednesday. Investigators still haven’t been able to figure […]
Harriet Comes A’Knocking at Watson Island
Drilling of the PortMiami tunnels was completed Monday when the German boring machine, nicknamed “Harriet”, broke through at Watson Island finishing the westbound tunnel. Earlier construction milestones from the PortMiami Tunnel website: October 29, 2012 – Tunnel Boring Machine launched from Dodge Island and began mining Westbound Tunnel towards Watson Island. July 31, 2012 – […]
President Obama at Port Miami Today
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Port Miami today to highlight it as an example of a successful public-private partnership. In particular, the dredging project currently underway will deepen to allow the port to handle larger cargo ships in anticipation of more traffic through the expanded Panama Canal. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said, […]