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Coffe Table Book of Boston's Big Dig
Silver Lining
October 2002
239 pages
ISBN: 076073786X
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
The first book ever written about Boston's Big Dig--the
largest, most complex highway construction project ever
embarked upon in U.S. history! This regional blockbuster
reached #1 on the Boston Globe's bestseller list. Filled
with dozens of remarkable photos and fascinating archival
illustrations, it pulsates with details only an insider like
Dan McNichol, former director of the project who was in at
the conception, could provide. For example:
During peak construction years, the Big Dig spends nearly
$110,000,000 a month.
The project will
place 3.8 million cubic yards of concrete, enough to build a
sidewalk three feet wide and four inches thick from Boston
to San Francisco...three times.
Rats! Some
city officials told the public that construction would
dislodge millions of rats from deep down under the
city.
When The Big Dig is finally finished,
Boston will have over 200 acres of new parks, its skyline
will be transformed, and its infamous traffic nightmares
will be a thing of the past.
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