Big Dig

The Big Dig was a megaproject in Boston that rerouted the elevated Central Artery of Interstate 93 into the O'Neill Tunnel and built the Ted Williams Tunnel to extend Interstate 90 to Logan International Airport. Those two projects were the origin of the official name, the Central Artery/Tunnel Project. The megaproject constructed the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge over the Charles River, created the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the space vacated by the previous elevated roadway and funded more than a dozen projects to improve the region's public transportation system. Planning began in 1982 and construction was carried out between 1991 and 2006. The project concluded in December 2007.

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CA/T; Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project; Central Artery/Tunnel Project
tunnel, transport megaproject, controlled-access highway,

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Big Dig ⓘ
highway project
Callahan Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel in Boston
Fort Point Tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts
Prudential Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts
South Boston CSO Storage Tunnel ⓘ
Tremont Street Subway ⓘ
Boston subway tunnel
Winter Street Concourse ⓘ
pedestrian tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts
Walden Street Cattle Pass ⓘ
Sumner Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel in Boston
Dewey Square Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel in Massachusetts
Ted Williams Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel in Boston
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel in Boston

1857-01-01T00:00:00Z

1857 Walden Street Cattle Pass

1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

1934 Sumner Tunnel

1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

1959 Dewey Square Tunnel

1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

1995 Ted Williams Tunnel

2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

2003 Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel

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Frameless

Valenti Way at Beverly Street, Boston (53820604790)

Haymarket Garage on a foggy day (53812948107)

BigDigSupportsCentralArtery.agr

Boston Chinatown 2006 05 25

Flowers at Beverly Street and Valenti Way (53820670304)

Boston CAT Project-construction view from air

ISH WC Boston7

Bigdigback

Central Artery construction along Millers River, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Miller's River Littoral Way

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

site	tunnel		Big Dig	tunnel, transport megaproject, controlled-access highway	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Callahan Tunnel	Massachusetts Department of Transportation, road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Fort Point Tunnel	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Prudential Tunnel	Massachusetts Department of Transportation, road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		South Boston CSO Storage Tunnel	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tremont Street Subway	subway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Winter Street Concourse	pedestrian tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1857	Walden Street Cattle Pass	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1934	Sumner Tunnel	Massachusetts Department of Transportation, road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1959	Dewey Square Tunnel	Massachusetts Department of Transportation, road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1995	Ted Williams Tunnel	Massachusetts Department of Transportation, road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	2003	Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel	Massachusetts Department of Transportation, road tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Valenti Way at Beverly Street, Boston (53820604790)		Commons
commons	image		Haymarket Garage on a foggy day (53812948107)		Commons
commons	image		BigDigSupportsCentralArtery.agr		Commons
commons	image		Boston Chinatown 2006 05 25		Commons
commons	image		Flowers at Beverly Street and Valenti Way (53820670304)		Commons
commons	image		Boston CAT Project-construction view from air		Commons
commons	image		ISH WC Boston7		Commons
commons	image		Bigdigback		Commons
commons	image		Central Artery construction along Millers River, Charlestown, Massachusetts		Commons
commons	image		Miller's River Littoral Way		Commons

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