The Big Dig

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Description

The primary book ever written about Boston’s Big Dig–the largest, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history! This regional blockbuster reached #1 on the Boston Globe’s bestseller list. Filled with dozens of remarkable photos and fascinating archival illustrations, it pulsates with details only an insider like Dan McNichol, former director of the project who used to be in on the conception, could provide. As an example:

During peak construction years, the Big Dig spends nearly $110,000,000 a month. The project will place 3.8 million cubic yards of concrete, enough to build a sidewalk three feet wide and four inches thick from Boston to San Francisco…thrice.Rats! Some city officials told the general public that construction would dislodge millions of rats from deep down under the city.

When The Big Dig is in any case finished, Boston could have over 200 acres of new parks, its skyline can be transformed, and its infamous traffic nightmares can be a thing of the past.

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