# Herrenknecht to supply TBM for Virginia Harbour Crossing project

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Hampton Roads Connector Partners awarded a contract to Herrenknecht for a $101 million tunnel boring machine to bore a new connection across Hampton Roads Harbour. The 14m TBM will be built in 14 months, shipped from Germany, and assembled on South Island. Tunneling is expected to begin in early 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-04-02
- Where: Hampton Roads Harbour, Virginia, United States
- Value: $101.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: tunnel boring machine
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Herrenknecht](https://endata.com/companies/28609.md) (supplier)
- [Virginia Department of Transportation](https://endata.com/companies/38956.md) (customer)
- [Hampton Roads Connector Partners](https://endata.com/companies/46290.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [geplus.co.uk](https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/herrenknecht-tbm-chosen-for-virginia-harbour-crossing-02-04-2020/), 2020-04-02: "The Virginia Department of Transportation has announced that it will use a Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine to bore a new connection across Hampton Roads Harbour in Virginia, US."

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