Review Begins Of Falling Concrete In Big Dig Tunnels

Sixty signs of loose bolts and other potential failures are found in the same Big Dig tunnel where a motorist was crushed by 12 tons of falling concrete.

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July 14, 2006, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"The widespread trouble spots prompted the Turnpike Authority to order an inspection of the city's entire highway system -- even parts that are decades old and not part of the $14.6 billion Big Dig system, the nation's most expensive highway project.

In May, federal prosecutors brought the first criminal charges in the trouble-plagued Big Dig project against six men who worked for the project's largest concrete supplier, accusing them of falsifying records to hide the inferior quality of concrete.

...Commuters waited years for the Big Dig to bury the city's antiquated central artery and send traffic underneath downtown. But the accident has raised new questions about the project."

FULL STORY: Review begins after Big Dig tunnel collapse

Thursday, July 13, 2006 in CNN

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