"Cave In". If and when it gets stuck under 3rd & University, that's what they're going to have to do to rescue it, by digging straight down through downtown. Let's see how many lawsuits WSDOT and the state get buried under when they want to risk a half-billion dollar downtown property or three to rescue their drill.
@9 what are you talking about? my named location? If the stupid SR99 tunnel drill get stuck, like Brightwater, the only rescue is to dig straight down to un-stuck it. That's digging straight down through downtown streets, or buildings. No lawsuit will let that go forward. If that drill gets stuck, mark my words, remnants will be found still stuck under our earth by future civilizations, unless the geological plate we sit upon subducts it under another plate.
Short: if it gets stuck, it's staying there and will never move forward again.
The Gravy Train? The Public Troughinator? The Patronage Express? But if no one else likes those, I'll go with @26's "Nickels/Gregoire Giant Seattle Fucking Machine." Too damn expensive for too little payoff. Admittedly, I'm not taking account of lower capacity needs in the future, when we'll all be commuting on e-bikes and hoverbuses.
"Cave In". If and when it gets stuck under 3rd & University, that's what they're going to have to do to rescue it, by digging straight down through downtown. Let's see how many lawsuits WSDOT and the state get buried under when they want to risk a half-billion dollar downtown property or three to rescue their drill.
But @5 ftw.
Short: if it gets stuck, it's staying there and will never move forward again.
What else?
Chuck Mudede Jr.
After the world's only bigger bore.
but really, #7 Dirt Diggler.
But damn, Dirt Diggler is good.