The first four tunnel boring machines are coming to New Jersey to build the Gateway rail tunnel. Here's what they do and why they're the safest method.

A colossal project to reduce traffic in the underground tunnels connecting the Virginia cities of Norfolk and Hampton just had a big breakthrough — literally. Since 1957, the two cities have been ...

HAMPTON, Va. — On April 17, Mary the Tunnel Boring Machine emerged through the headwall at the Hampton end of the HRBT. Exactly six months later, she's starting her next journey: creating the twin ...

Mary, the tunnel boring machine that has been paving the way for the expanded Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, hit a milestone Wednesday when she finished the first of twin tunnels that are part of the ...

From its conception in LA traffic in late 2016, Elon Musk’s Boring Company has had a simple vision: blasting torturous gridlock by putting people in tunnels. “Am going to build a tunnel boring machine ...

This is definitely a sight to behold. The Tesla Cybertruck leads the way for The Boring Company's Prufrock-3 tunnel boring machine, which has recently completed a tunnel leading to Giga Texas. Even ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. The Boring Company has raised a new round of funding worth $675 million, with Elon Musk’s grand plan to “solve ...

The Hudson Tunnel Project is marking another major milestone as it nears a critical point in the $16 billion process. During its Aug. 20 board meeting, Gateway Development Commission announced that ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A new arrival is paving the path ahead for what James Utterback hopes means less headaches for drivers in Hampton Roads. “Traffic should move a lot better than it does during peak ...

Elon Musk’s oddball underground tunneling venture, the Boring Company, just completed a major milestone. Musk posted a video on Twitter showing the gigantic tunneling machine breaking through the ...

Elon Musk's Boring Company is reportedly hard at work digging its first tunnel outside of SpaceX HQ in Hawthorne, California — but the company's eccentric leader has poetry on the mind. That hasn't ...

After more than 400 submissions and 1,175 votes on a name for San Jose BART’s tunnel boring machine, we have a winner — and it’s sure to make sci-fi fans giddy. “Shai-Hulud” came in first place, with ...