HRBT Tunnel Talk Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)

HRBT Tunnel Talk Host Brooke Grow is joined by new Project Director Ryan Banas who provides an update on the project. Then Brooke explores the environmental aspects (fish and turtles and birds, oh my!) of the project with guests Larissa Ambrose, VDOT Environmental Manager, and Becky Gwynn, Executive Deputy Director of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

Learn more about the ins and outs of Katherine the Slurry Treatment Plant (STP). HRBT Tunnel Talk Host Brooke Grow is joined by HRCP's Ancillary Equipment Manager Javier Fernandez, as well as TBM and STP Manager George Mizzi. They'll discuss how Katherine interacts with Mary the TBM to excavate and create the new tunnels.

Learn more about Katherine the Slurry Treatment Plant (STP), the counterpart to Mary the TBM in the tunnel boring process. HRBT Tunnel Talk Host Brooke Grow is joined by HRCP's Ancillary Equipment Manager Javier Fernandez, as well as TBM and STP Manager George Mizzi. They'll describe the STP and provide an overview of how Katherine works. 

Ever wonder what goes on in the mind of a child? Now, you can hear it firsthand. Communications Manager Brooke Grow and Staff Engineer Philip Casteen answer a myriad of colorful and creative questions that kids have about the HRBT Expansion Project. 

With a price tag of $3.9 billion, the HRBT Expansion Project was a huge undertaking made possible through regional cooperation. Catch up on project progress with Project Director Jim Utterback and hear about regional transportation funding from the Honorable Mayor Donnie Tuck of Hampton, and chair of the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission. 

In this episode, Project Director Jim Utterback shares an update on the project and HRCP's Carlos Ramo provides insight into what goes into reassembling Mary, the Tunnel Boring Machine.