THE CENTRAL ARTERY PROJECT -- CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

Traffic demand is nearly double the design capacity on the Central Artery in Boston, Mass. The Artery is the most important highway link in the metropolitan area, being located in the city's central business district. Efforts to improve the roadway have led to consideration of full-scale reconstruction of the facility. This new facility would be a tunnel located within the same highway corridor. The paper outlines three construction procedures that appear feasible whereby the tunnel(s) can be constructed while the existing elevated highway remains in service.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Sholock, F R
• Publication Date: 1980-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 205-215
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 106
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; City planning; Construction industry; Highway design; Highways; Road construction; Transportation; Travel demand; Tunneling; Tunnels; Urban areas; Vehicles
• Geographic Terms: Boston (Massachusetts)
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway systems; Tunnel excavation; Tunnels and tunneling; Vehicular
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00312132
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1980 12:00AM