Latest Hrcp Podcast Episodes
Celebrating Historic Milestones - TBM breakthrough and what's coming up next for Mary
HRBT Tunnel Talk - June 06, 2024 15:32 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsProject Director Ryan Banas joins Communications Manager Paula Miller to share the milestones achieved on the project this spring. VDOT Construction Engineer Lion Nitschke discusses tunneling progress for Virginia's first bored roadway tunnel and the process of turning the TBM around to start the...
Women in Maritime Construction
HRBT Tunnel Talk - May 17, 2024 15:23 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTo celebrate International Day for Women in Maritime, the latest episode of HRBT Tunnel Talk features two project engineers, Linh Do and Sophia O'Brien, to talk about island expansion and bridge rehabilitation, while Project Director Ryan Banas provides an update on the project.
Mary is So Boring! Learn about progress on the new tunnel.
HRBT Tunnel Talk - January 09, 2024 15:32 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHRBT Tunnel Talk Host Brooke Grow is joined by Project Director Ryan Banas who provides an update on the progress across the project. Podcast guest, HRCP Project Manager Louis Brais provides the 411 on the progress of Mary, the Tunnel Boring Machine, under the channel as she works to construct VD...
Coordinating Construction in Hampton
HRBT Tunnel Talk - November 20, 2023 17:42 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHRBT Expansion Project Communications Manager, Brooke Grow, provides an update on the construction progress. Special guests include VDOT District Senior Communications Specialist, Nina Ullrich, and City of Hampton Communications Strategist, Robin McCormick, to discuss the collaboration needed to ...
Environmentally Speaking
HRBT Tunnel Talk - June 21, 2023 15:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHRBT 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, Execut...
The Role of the Slurry Treatment Plant PART 2
HRBT Tunnel Talk - May 05, 2023 12:54 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLearn 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 a...
The Role of the Slurry Treatment Plant - Reuse, Recycle, Reduce
HRBT Tunnel Talk - March 01, 2023 13:55 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLearn 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 ...
Kids Ask 'Boring' Questions
HRBT Tunnel Talk - November 16, 2022 21:16 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEver 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.
Regionalism and Transportation Funding
HRBT Tunnel Talk - September 23, 2022 16:02 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWith 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 chai...
Reassembling Mary the TBM
HRBT Tunnel Talk - August 22, 2022 20:02 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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.
What to Expect this Summer: Lane Closures Ahead
HRBT Tunnel Talk - July 20, 2022 17:43 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat does an Olympian have to do with the HRBT Expansion Project? Find out on this episode. Project Director Jim Utterback provides a project update, while VDOT's Bradley Weidenhammer and HRCP's Brian Ballard share planned construction activities, lane closures and tips for traveling through the ...
Casting A New Tunnel
HRBT Tunnel Talk - June 03, 2022 15:04 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, meet Brooke Grow, the new host of this boring podcast, get an update from Project Director Jim Utterback, and learn about how the new tunnel is currently being constructed from Hampton Roads Connector Partners' Aurelien Gil.
HRBT Tunnel Talk Young Professionals
HRBT Tunnel Talk - November 29, 2021 14:08 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsProject Director Jim Utterback provides an update on the progress of the project. Hear from two young professionals about their career in transportation and their path to the HRBT Expansion Project.
DBE/SWaM Resources
HRBT Tunnel Talk - October 15, 2021 17:23 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, hear about the project's progress from Project Director Jim Utterback and learn about opportunities and resources for small, women and minority owned businesses from VDOT Civil Rights Manager Queen Crittendon and HRCP Compliance Manager Malcolm Kates.
HRBT Tunnel Talk Safety
HRBT Tunnel Talk - September 08, 2021 16:22 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsProject Director Jim Utterback gives a project update and Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya and HRCP's Jeff Singleton join the podcast to provide valuable safety information for motorists traveling through the project corridor.
HRBT Tunnel Talk Summer Construction
HRBT Tunnel Talk - July 08, 2021 16:22 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWith summer comes increased construction activities to widen I-64 between Settlers Landing Road in Hampton and the I-564 interchange in Norfolk. In this episode, HRCP Communications Manager Steve Meyers will share details about the construction activities planned along the project corridor and th...
HRBT Tunnel Talk Marine Construction
HRBT Tunnel Talk - June 10, 2021 22:39 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, hear from Project Director Jim Utterback on increased construction activities and Project Manager Rob Gianna shares an overview of the marine construction activities, including the marine trestle bridges that connect the islands with the mainland. Please subscribe to our podcast!
HRBT Tunnel Talk North Island Reclamation
HRBT Tunnel Talk - April 21, 2021 14:15 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, we get an update from Project Director Jim Utterback and Project Manager Megan Pym explains the North Island expansion process. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast for further updates.
Naming the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) Contest
HRBT Tunnel Talk - October 16, 2020 18:51 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsA Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) will bore twin tunnels next to the existing Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnels as part of Virginia’s largest-ever construction project. And, the big, bold machine will get a name before it comes out of final production. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) ha...
Preparing for the TBM
HRBT Tunnel Talk - July 30, 2020 14:38 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAs the Design-Builder for Virginia's largest construction project awaits Notice to Proceed, early work is underway on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project. The South Island is percolating with activity to prepare the island for the massive Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) which will bore...
Preparing to Build
HRBT Tunnel Talk - April 22, 2020 20:02 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPreparing to build the HRBT Expansion Project, Virginia's largest-ever construction project, didn't happen overnight. Before you mine and widen under and over water, state and federal agencies have to sign off on plans. In the latest installment of HRBT Tunnel Talk, Paula Miller, VDOT's Communic...
Podcast 3
HRBT Tunnel Talk - January 08, 2020 14:39 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe new twin tunnels to be built at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel will use tunnel boring technology. The existing tunnels are immersed tubes. In the latest installment of HRBT Tunnel Talk find out more about the Tunnel Boring Machine which will make a deep dive to dig parallel tubes. Be s...
DBE/SWaM Opportunities for HRBT Tunnel Expansion Project
HRBT Tunnel Talk - November 14, 2019 20:48 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this podcast, host Paula Miller explores the opportunities for DBE/Small, Women and Minority (SWaM) - owned businesses that hope to participate in the new Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion Project. Guests include: Malcolm Kates (DBE/SWAM Compliance Manager for the Hampton Roads Connector ...
Unlock the Gridlock
HRBT Tunnel Talk - November 01, 2019 23:01 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this podcast host Paula Miller talks with Kevin Page (Executive Director of the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission) about the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion project. VDOT’s largest ever construction project.
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