bloomingdale: Lucy Tunnel Boring Machine reports that recent stormwater was stored in the new tunnel and then pumped out

See these tweets:

Derrick Jones ‏@jonesy77

@LucyTBM any word on launch date for your tunnel? Tonight’s rain is causing flashbacks to 2012…want to make sure we’re good for Labor Day.

11:52 PM - 19 Jul 2016

Lucy Diggs Slowe ‏@LucyTBM

@jonesy77 Oh my, how did I miss this tweet?

2:18 PM - 1 Aug 2016

Lucy Diggs Slowe ‏@LucyTBM

@jonesy77 I should be fully operational later this summer. However, I've already been tested. Remember that storm July 19? (1/2)

2:20 PM - 1 Aug 2016

Lucy Diggs Slowe ‏@LucyTBM

@jonesy77 #BloomingdaleDC got 1.5-2" of rain in under 2 hours, and 250K of stormwater was stored in my tunnel, then pumped out. (2/2)

2:22 PM - 1 Aug 2016

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