Monday, February 11, 2008

Introduction to the Big Dig



The video you just saw was not from the tunnels of Boston's Big Dig, but from Lefortovo Tunnel in Russia, which runs under the surface of a lake. The automobile crashes were a result of water on the surface of the road because the tunnel had a serious leak problem.
Though we are not trying to assert that this could happen in Boston, we would like to highlight the fact that the construction of underwater tunnels is a complicated, and technically challenging endevor.

Our aim is to show the reasons why the project was began, how it impacted the city negatively and positively, and develop a thesis on whether the project was a success or not.

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