A Political and Institutional Analysis of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project
Author : David Luberoff
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Page : 354 pages
File Size : 38,60 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Express highways
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Author : David Luberoff
Publisher :
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 38,60 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Express highways
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Author : Transportation Research Board
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 2003-02-21
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0309134471
Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project, a 7.8 mile system of bridges and underground highways and ramps, is the most expensive public works project ever undertaken in the United States. The original cost estimate of $2.6 billion has already been exceeded by $12 billion, and the project will not be completed until 2005, seven years late. The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA), the public steward of the project, requested that the National Research Council carry out an independent assessment of the project's management and contract administration practices, with a focus on the present situation and measures that should be taken to bring the project to a successful conclusion. This report presents the committee's findings and recommendations pertaining to cost, scheduling, and transitioning from the current organization dominated by consultants to an operations organization composed largely of full-time MTA staff. The report recommends that MTA establish an external, independent, peer-review program to address technical and management issues until the transition to operations and maintenance is complete; begin a media campaign now to teach drivers how to use the new system safely; and develop, immediately implement, and maintain a comprehensive security program.
Author : Orikaye G. Brown-West
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 35,24 MB
Release : 2008-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1430312653
Tells the story of the planning, design and construction of the Big Dig, Boston's Central Artery and Tunnel project from a personal perspective. This most complex and technologically challenging project is a paradox of praises and blame. This book defends the professionals who planned, designed and constructed it; and blames the politics of project planning for the shortcomings.
Author : Mika Suzuki
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Page : 96 pages
File Size : 39,49 MB
Release : 2000
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Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment
Publisher : National Academy Press
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 28,13 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309086899
Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project, a 7.8 mile system of bridges and underground highways and ramps, is the most expensive public works project ever undertaken in the United States. The original cost estimate of $2.6 billion has already been exceeded by $12 billion, and the project will not be completed until 2005, seven years late. The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA), the public steward of the project, requested that the National Research Council carry out an independent assessment of the project's management and contract administration practices, with a focus on the present situation and measures that should be taken to bring the project to a successful conclusion. This report presents the committee's findings and recommendations pertaining to cost, scheduling, and transitioning from the current organization dominated by consultants to an operations organization composed largely of full-time MTA staff. The report recommends that MTA establish an external, independent, peer-review program to address technical and management issues until the transition to operations and maintenance is complete; begin a media campaign now to teach drivers how to use the new system safely; and develop, immediately implement, and maintain a comprehensive security program.
Author : Barry Leonard
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 35,55 MB
Release : 2010-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1437932533
The Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) Project in Boston, MA, is the largest federally funded public works project in recent history, involving the reconstruction of I-93 and the extension of I-90. The CA/T Project is approx, 7.5 miles long and includes approx. 160 lane-miles of new and reconstructed highway. The majority of the CA/T Project is below ground. More Fed. funding ¿ $5.8 billion and growing ¿ has been allocated to the CA/T Project than to any other construction project of its kind. Contents of this review conducted in 2000: Objectives: Assess the Oversight Process; Review the Management Structure; Validate the $1.4 Billion Potential Cost Overrun; Identify Potential New Cost Indicators; Identify Potential Cost Saving Measures. Charts and tables.
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Page : 58 pages
File Size : 36,93 MB
Release : 1979
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Page : 598 pages
File Size : 29,73 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Environmental impact analysis
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Page : 120 pages
File Size : 37,51 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Express highways
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Page : 594 pages
File Size : 20,58 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Environmental impact analysis
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