Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Year in Review: PortMiami tunnel sees light of day - South Florida Business Journal

An update about the PortMiami tunnel, a huge project undertaken in advance of the Panama Canal widening. Don't forget to check out the slideshow after you click title for link. From the article:
When the tunnel opens, over 4,000 trucks trips daily will bypass the urban arteries and exit Interstate 395 directly to the port.
The tunnel is part of a high-stakes competition between ports on the East Coast to capitalize on the expansion of the Panama Canal.
Another important project started below the waterline in November as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-managed dredging of the shipping channels began. By deepening the channel to 52 feet from 44, it could welcome the massive post-Panamax ships. The port unwrapped four 25-story cranes in October especially for these massive vessels.