s ▁case ▁out ▁of ▁court ▁for ▁$ 6 , 7 3 0 . ▁Bonn ema ▁entered ▁the ▁tunnel ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁prompt ing ▁ 6 6 ▁workers ▁to ▁tempor arily ▁walk ▁off ▁the ▁job ; ▁most ▁returned ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁She ▁continued ▁with ▁the ▁project ▁until ▁the ▁tunnel ▁opened . ▁ ▁V ail ▁Pass ▁While ▁design ing ▁the ▁Eisen h ower ▁T unnel , ▁controvers ies ▁er upt ed ▁over ▁how ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁port ions ▁over ▁V ail ▁Pass ▁and ▁Glen wood ▁C any on . ▁The ▁route ▁of ▁US   6 ▁over ▁V ail ▁Pass ▁has ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁" V " ▁shape . ▁Initial ly ▁engine ers ▁thought ▁they ▁could ▁short en ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁I - 7 0 ▁by ▁about ▁ ▁by ▁t unn eling ▁from ▁G ore ▁Creek ▁to ▁South ▁Will ow ▁Creek , ▁an ▁alternative ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Red ▁Buff alo ▁T unnel . ▁This ▁alternative ▁spark ed ▁a ▁nation wide ▁controvers y ▁as ▁it ▁would ▁require ▁an ▁eas ement ▁across ▁feder ally ▁protected ▁lands , ▁through ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁E ag les ▁N est ▁W ilder ness . ▁After ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁refused ▁to ▁grant ▁the ▁eas ement , ▁the ▁engine ers ▁agreed ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁existing ▁route ▁across ▁V ail ▁Pass . ▁The ▁engine ers ▁added ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁wild life , ▁and ▁had ▁significant ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁vi ad uct