There is a cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure – whether it’s high-speed rail or off-shore wind – it... more
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It’s been fifty years since the Big Dig was first conceived, thirty years since construction began, more than a dozen... more
Just as the project turns the corner towards completion, its entire legacy becomes clouded. The tunnels are leaking, concrete suppliers... more
By the year 2000, the Big Dig has passed through many hands, but in its final years a power struggle... more
As work progresses through the 1990s and the tunnels take shape, the true cost of the Big Dig remains unknown... more
In 1991, the Big Dig is handed off to a new leader – the brash, aggressive, hatchet-toting Jim Kerasiotes –... more
The project faces an unexpected challenge on the home front: resistance from local environmentalists and residents – the very people... more
The Big Dig needs federal funding. House Speaker Tip O’Neill is determined to get it; President Ronald Reagan is determined... more
In the early 1970s a radical idea took shape: tearing down Boston’s elevated downtown highway, and rebuilding it underground. But... more
There is a strange irony behind the Big Dig: the most expensive highway project ever built in America began with... more