Boston's Big-Dig Open Space Plan Lags

30 January 2001 - 10:30am

Boston's Big Dig officials say that they may not be able to develop an innovative comprehensive design by the scheduled date.

"For the first time, Big Dig officials say the timetable for creating a comprehensive and attractive design for the open space atop the depressed Central Artery will not be met.Under a schedule established by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, a preliminary design for the Surface Artery is supposed to be completed by spring, with a final plan in place in 2003...lans for the 30-acre parcel are hampered by a lack of bold ideas and difficulty in reaching consensus..."

Source: The Boston Globe, January 29, 2001
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