The Big Dig

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Outstanding_Civil_Engineering_Achievement_Award_(2004)
gptkbp:completedIn 2007
gptkbp:component gptkb:Rose_Kennedy_Greenway
gptkb:Ted_Williams_Tunnel
gptkb:Fort_Point_Channel_Tunnel
gptkb:Zakim_Bunker_Hill_Bridge
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Interstate_93
gptkb:Logan_International_Airport
gptkb:Interstate_90
gptkbp:cost $14.6 billion
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor budget overruns
construction quality issues
management problems
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Bechtel/Parsons_Brinckerhoff
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
gptkb:state_order
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Big Dig
gptkbp:impact created new parks and public spaces
reduced surface traffic congestion
transformed Boston's cityscape
gptkbp:location gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:namedAfter Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (for the Greenway)
gptkbp:notableFor cost overruns
engineering challenges
delays
fatal ceiling collapse in 2006
one of the most expensive highway projects in US history
leaks and construction defects
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Massachusetts_Turnpike_Authority
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Central_Artery/Tunnel_Project
gptkbp:purpose relocate the Central Artery (Interstate 93) underground
improve traffic flow in downtown Boston
gptkbp:replacedBy elevated Central Artery
gptkbp:startDate 1991
gptkbp:website https://www.mass.gov/the-big-dig
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chaim_Topol
gptkb:Diamond_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6