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Ross, Casey (January 14, 2006). "Hallelujah Hub drivers! Last Big Dig ramp done". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012 . Retrieved July 18, 2006. By the end of December 2004, 95% of the Big Dig was completed. Major construction remained on the surface, including construction of final ramp configurations in the North End and in the South Bay interchange, and reconstruction of the surface streets.

The next phase, moving the elevated Interstate 93 underground, was completed in two stages: northbound lanes opened on March 29, 2003, and southbound lanes (in a temporary configuration) on December 20, 2003. A tunnel underneath Leverett Circle connecting eastbound Storrow Drive to I-93 North and the Tobin Bridge opened December 19, 2004, easing congestion at the circle. All southbound lanes of I-93 opened to traffic on March 5, 2005, including the left lane of the Zakim Bridge, and all of the refurbished Dewey Square Tunnel. The final ramp downtown—exit 16A (formerly 20B) from I-93 south to Albany Street—opened January 13, 2006. [34]On the other hand, did it erase traffic in Boston? No. I mean, it's still just a big investment in road and car infrastructure. I remember talking with one local comedian who told me that, really, the whole point of the Big Dig was just to confuse the traffic helicopters, you know, that the TV stations run. Because the traffic is still there, but now you just can't see it because it's underground. Extensive landscape planting, as well as a maintenance program to support the plantings, was requested by many community members during public meetings.

Following extensive inspections and repairs, Interstate 90 east- and westbound lanes reopened in early January 2007. [70] The final piece of the road network, a high occupancy vehicle lane connecting Interstate 93 north to the Ted Williams Tunnel, reopened on June 1, 2007. Six-car trains on the MBTA Blue Line, requiring platform lengthening, station modernization, and all new train cars If you have ever wondered why it is so difficult to build infrastructure in this country, why these projects take so much time and cost so much money, there's now a podcast that can offer some clues. It is called The Big Dig. It comes from GBH News in, yes, Boston. And it tells the story of a project that became infamous around the world for a price tag that just went up and up and up. To learn more about our large digger hire options, including specifications and rental terms, explore the details of each machine. Our dedicated team is ready to assist you in choosing the perfect digger for your specific needs. National Academy of Engineering; National Research Council; Transportation Research Board (2003). "Cost and Schedule Procedures". Completing the "Big Dig": Managing the Final Stages of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10629. ISBN 978-0-309-08887-9 . Retrieved March 27, 2019.Haynes, Wendy (June 2008). "Boston's Big Dig Project: A Cautionary Tale". Bridgewater Review. 27 (1): 3–7. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. The project also claimed some lives with one motorist sadly being killed as a direct consequence of the project. In 2006 a woman motorist was crushed to death after four large concrete slabs (each weighing 3 tons) fell from the ceiling of the tunnel between the city and Logan International Airport. Boston's highway system before and after the Central Artery/Tunnel Project Boston's highway system before and after the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (static image)