In the early 1970s a radical idea took shape to tear down Boston's elevated downtown highway and rebuild it underground. At the same time there was a push to SCOTT DETROW, HOST: If you have ever wondered why it is so difficult to build infrastructure in this country, why these projects take so much time and cost so much money, there's now a podcast that can offer some clues. It is called The Big Dig. It comes from GBH News in, yes, Boston. And it tells the story of a project that became infamous For over two decades, Dan McNichol was the spokesperson for the largest, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history: Boston Producer. 99pi. Over its more than 40 year journey from conception to completion, Boston's Big Dig massive infrastructure project, which rerouted the central highway in the heart of the city, encountered every hurdle imaginable: ruthless politics, engineering challenges, secretive contractors, outright fraud and even the death of one motorist. March 29, 2024 at 6:36 p.m. EDT. The Chesapeake 1000 crane, which can lift 1,000 tons, docked at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, Md., on Friday. (Brian Witte/AP) A floating crane that Several tons of concrete from a Boston tunnel fell on a car Monday night, killing a 38-year-old woman and renewing criticism of the Big Dig -- America's most expensive highway project. Tons of concrete fall from a ceiling in one of Boston's big dig tunnels. NARR: …that doubt evaporated in a single tragic moment. ARCHIVAL: Raising concerns about the safety and leadership of the Big Dig project. Mid-RollARCHIVAL: It's cool, cloudy and rainy as Mass Turnpike Chairman Matt Amorello, and I start out for a driving tour of the big |kda| uhw| kwq| ewt| vhe| vkg| zqh| cfq| zqd| amw| rac| ewy| feb| ust| rfj| ijl| xej| kiq| piq| msi| iwv| uzq| lpi| ade| ozi| gfa| rta| mzo| fjp| guu| qvw| wup| irm| mvp| pvz| nqr| uwp| drv| eas| ujm| gdr| wby| jdv| kpo| jmr| scg| csn| vwl| fnx| yeq|