{"id":99633,"date":"2020-08-20T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=99633"},"modified":"2021-03-26T06:10:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T10:10:20","slug":"mamajo-reaches-halfway-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/08\/20\/mamajo-reaches-halfway-point\/","title":{"rendered":"MamaJo reaches halfway point"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_99634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99634\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819.jpg\" alt=\"MamaJo\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crew of the MamaJo, a Tunnel Boring Machine, celebrate crossing the halfway point in the tunnel drilling. This photo was taken August 19, 2020 and provided by the City of Fort Wayne.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>City of Fort Wayne Utilities news release announcing the passing of the halfway point on MamaJo&#8217;s underground journey.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>MamaJo reaches the halfway point<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 20, 2020) &#8211; MamaJo is halfway home!  At 3:45 this morning (August 20, 2020) she pounded through bedrock, hitting the milestone nearly 2.5 miles between the bridge at Van Buren Street and the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_99636\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99636\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819a.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819a-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819a-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/76003-20200819a-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MamaJo&#8217;s crew places building ring #2412 in place at the halfway point of the tunnel. This photo was taken August 20, 2020, and provided by the City of Fort Wayne.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MamaJo is the deep rock tunnel boring machine that is digging the deep rock sewer tunnel, nearly 5 miles long, at a 20-foot diameter and more than 200 feet below the earth\u2019s surface. <\/p>\n<p>The name MamaJo comes from the first two letters of each of our rivers, Ma from the St. Marys, Ma from the Maumee and Jo from the St. Joseph. <\/p>\n<p>When completed, the tunnel will keep a billion gallons of combined sewage from flowing into our rivers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoffortwayne.org\/tunnel-project-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The City&#8217;s official update page for the MamaJo<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/category\/government\/city-of-fort-wayne\/city-of-fort-wayne-projects\/3rport-three-rivers-protection-and-overflow-reduction-tunnel\/\">More posts on the 3RPORT Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='56746b6beb55c29de07f8e19d9bee01a' data-image-id=\"1679\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\" data-description=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1679\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='56746b6beb55c29de07f8e19d9bee01a' data-image-id=\"1681\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1681\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/89167.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"A Norfolk Southern Railway telemetry train traveled through downtown Fort Wayne on the former NKP line in downtown Fort Wayne on May 20, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='56746b6beb55c29de07f8e19d9bee01a' data-image-id=\"1856\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/89167.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/thumbs\/thumbs_89167.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/20: A telemetry train passes through\" data-description=\"A Norfolk Southern Railway telemetry train traveled through downtown Fort Wayne on the former NKP line in downtown Fort Wayne on May 20, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/20: A telemetry train passes through\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/20: A telemetry train passes through\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1856\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/thumbs\/thumbs_89167.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/89174.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"A Norfolk Southern Railway telemetry train traveled through downtown Fort Wayne on the former NKP line in downtown Fort Wayne on May 20, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='56746b6beb55c29de07f8e19d9bee01a' data-image-id=\"1857\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/89174.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/thumbs\/thumbs_89174.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/20: A telemetry train passes through\" data-description=\"A Norfolk Southern Railway telemetry train traveled through downtown Fort Wayne on the former NKP line in downtown Fort Wayne on May 20, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/20: A telemetry train passes through\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/20: A telemetry train passes through\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1857\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/thumbs\/thumbs_89174.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/89209.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Norfolk Southern Railway locomotive escorting the 765 pulls ahead to allow the 765 to turn on the wye on May 20, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='56746b6beb55c29de07f8e19d9bee01a' data-image-id=\"1861\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/89209.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/thumbs\/thumbs_89209.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/20: NS engine escort\" data-description=\"The Norfolk Southern Railway locomotive escorting the 765 pulls ahead to allow the 765 to turn on the wye on May 20, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/20: NS engine escort\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/20: NS engine escort\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1861\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/thumbs\/thumbs_89209.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13685.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Pontoon on the St. Marys River during the 2006 Three Rivers Festival.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='56746b6beb55c29de07f8e19d9bee01a' data-image-id=\"2853\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13685.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13685.jpg\" data-title=\"2006: Pontoon on the St. Marys River\" data-description=\"Pontoon on the St. Marys River during the 2006 Three Rivers Festival.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2006: Pontoon on the St. Marys River\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2006: Pontoon on the St. Marys River\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2853\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13685.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_29_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The River overlook at Spy Run Creek and the St. Mary&#039;s River.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='56746b6beb55c29de07f8e19d9bee01a' data-image-id=\"3783\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_29_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_29_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/07\/29 - River overlook\" data-description=\"The River overlook at Spy Run Creek and the St. Mary&#039;s River.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/07\/29 - River overlook\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/07\/29 - River overlook\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3783\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_29_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lutheran\/copy_0_118705.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Marker in the Jerome Henry Sr. Memorial Garden at St. Joseph Hospital in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo taken October 26, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='56746b6beb55c29de07f8e19d9bee01a' data-image-id=\"4238\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lutheran\/copy_0_118705.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lutheran\/thumbs\/thumbs_copy_0_118705.jpg\" data-title=\"Jerome Henry Sr. Memorial Garden\" data-description=\"Marker in the Jerome Henry Sr. Memorial Garden at St. Joseph Hospital in downtown Fort Wayne. 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Image courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"St Marys at Thieme Drive detour\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5433\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_stmarys_at_thieme_detour.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/124603.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The St. Joseph Dam on the St. Joseph River in the Johnny Appleseed Park during flooding on March 14, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='56746b6beb55c29de07f8e19d9bee01a' data-image-id=\"5792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/124603.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_124603.jpg\" data-title=\"St. Joseph River Dam\" data-description=\"The St. Joseph Dam on the St. Joseph River in the Johnny Appleseed Park during flooding on March 14, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"St. Joseph River Dam\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"St. Joseph River Dam\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5792\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_124603.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154875.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='56746b6beb55c29de07f8e19d9bee01a' data-image-id=\"6332\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154875.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154875.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6332\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154875.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154877.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='56746b6beb55c29de07f8e19d9bee01a' data-image-id=\"6333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154877.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154877.jpg\" data-title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\" data-description=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo captured June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6333\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/thumbs\/thumbs_154877.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/mlk-bridge\/154888.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. 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