BOSTON'S BIG DIG EXCEEDS $12 BILLION

In February 2000, officials for Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel project raised the estimated cost from $10.8 billion to $12.2 billion, citing schedule delays and unanticipated ground conditions. The budget shortfall announcement surprised U.S. Department of Transportation officials, who plan to increase federal oversight of the project. To make up for the shortfall, Massachusetts' governor plans to reduce funds for other state road projects and increase tolls. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2004.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Publication Date: 2000-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost estimating; Costs; Economic forecasting; Federal government; Government funding; Monitoring; State government; Tolls; Tunnels
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Boston (Massachusetts); Charles River
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Economics; Finance; Highways; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00790687
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 17 2000 12:00AM