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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:infrastructure
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Outstanding_Civil_Engineering_Achievement_Award_(2004)
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gptkbp:benefit
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created new parks and public spaces
improved air quality in downtown Boston
reduced surface traffic congestion
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gptkbp:completedIn
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2007
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gptkbp:cost
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approximately $14.6 billion
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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cost overruns
environmental impact
construction defects
management issues
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gptkbp:engineeredFor
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gptkb:Parsons_Brinckerhoff
gptkb:Bechtel
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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required extensive environmental impact studies
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
gptkb:Massachusetts_state_government
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Big Dig
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gptkbp:includes
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gptkb:Rose_Kennedy_Greenway
gptkb:Ted_Williams_Tunnel
gptkb:Fort_Point_Channel_Tunnel
gptkb:Zakim_Bunker_Hill_Bridge
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gptkbp:legacy
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model for large-scale urban infrastructure projects
transformed Boston's urban landscape
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gptkbp:length
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about 3.5 miles (5.6 km)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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extensive national and local media attention
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gptkbp:notableFor
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cost overruns
engineering challenges
delays
fatal ceiling collapse in 2006
tunnel leaks
one of the most expensive highway projects in US history
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gptkbp:notableProject
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gptkb:Bechtel/Parsons_Brinckerhoff
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Central_Artery/Tunnel_Project
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gptkbp:opened
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gptkb:2002_(Ted_Williams_Tunnel)
gptkb:2003_(Zakim_Bridge)
2003 (main tunnel)
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gptkbp:oversees
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gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
gptkb:Massachusetts_Turnpike_Authority
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gptkbp:purpose
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relocate the Central Artery (Interstate 93) underground
improve traffic flow in downtown Boston
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Interstate_93
gptkb:Logan_International_Airport
gptkb:Interstate_90
gptkb:Massachusetts_Turnpike
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:elevated_Central_Artery_(I-93)
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gptkbp:startDate
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1991
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Interstate_93
gptkb:Ted_Williams_Tunnel
gptkb:Zakim_Bridge
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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