Big Dig officially done next Monday
An old Central Artery ramp, circa 2006 (PHOTO BY WILLIAM F. YURASKO)
On Dec. 31, It’s Official: Boston’s Big Dig Will Be Done – AP/The Post
The $2.6 million $14.8 billion Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project will be declared complete on Dec. 31. I’m glad Boston is no longer bisected by an ugly highway, but to all involved, you blew it for the rest of us with all of the massive overruns and shoddy workmanship. It will be a generation before this sort of urban reclamation gets attempted again.
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