Is it too early to blame it on fracking?
http://mynorthwest.com/11/2781702/No-new-information-on-Bertha-project-timeline-not-released-when-promised
"We are awaiting more information from [Seattle Tunnel Partners] about their projected schedule, so we expect to have more information to release within the coming weeks," spokesperson for the tunnel project Laura Newborn said in an email.
With June come and gone, it's now been about a month since new information regarding Bertha the tunnel boring machine has been provided. Repairs on the machine continued in early June, including the installation of a new seal system. Repairs began in April.
The $1.35 billion project is expected to resume in August. The project is part of the $3 billion viaduct replacement program. The tunnel project is already about two years behind schedule. As of March 3 it traveled 1,083 of the needed 9,270 feet.
Before the project's tunnel review panel was eliminated by the Legislature, it reported that the most significant risk to the project was Bertha itself.
"This will remain as the single most significant project risk until the tunnel boring machine breaks through at the north end of the tunnel alignment," the report states.
SOunds like a leftard man-made hole to throw money in to.