kenboston
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don't forget the leaks
They can't even plug all the leaks in the tunnel. The city approved this dumb design for a single wall tunnel (standard is double wall) to get an extra lane (not even a commuting lane...it's an exit lane). It's never been tried before (ya gotta wonder why) and they're trying to make the contractors pay for all of it. Of course, the contractors suck too. It's just a giant money pit...and yeah, I live here so I can say that  |
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agueybana
join:2001-03-27
Brooklyn, NY
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Re: Boston...
The Big Dig is used in MBA project management classes compared to the building of the empire state building, and the chunnel.
Guess which 1 is the butt of the joke?
Sure the end results are great, but oh how efficient to the detriment of the rest of the country. |
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jester121
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Lake Zurich, IL
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said by MPScan  :Sure, there were cost overruns and it took about 15 years.. but all in all, I think it was money very well spent. The taxpayers of the USA are glad that you're enjoying the road we paid for. Spending someone else's money is ALWAYS money well spent!
(note, I'm not picking on Boston here per se, there's so much waste and fraud in government spending it's not worth discussing. The Big Dig is just one of the biggest and most visible boondoggles in history -- this coming from someone who lives near a city that was build on fraud and corruption.) |
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MPScan
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Boston, MA
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Please don't knock the Big Dig from the middle of the country.
I go from 10 miles northeast of Boston to 6 miles west of Boston, smack through the center of the city, during rush hour, and my commute is approx. 20 minutes, all between 40-60 mph.
Can any other major city claim that...? I've travelled all over and visited probably all the Top 20 cities in the country, and compared to the rest, we have a pretty much zero traffic problem.
Sure, there were cost overruns and it took about 15 years.. but all in all, I think it was money very well spent. |
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FTCXtreme
join:2005-03-14
New Braintree, MA | reply to jester121
Also home to the best in sports. 16 Time NBA Champion Boston Celtics, The Red Sox, and capital of state that holds the best team in football the Pats. |
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tonyfer2
join:2002-08-14
Elizabeth, NJ
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Broadband Over Christmas Lights.....:):):):):):):)
that funny lol |
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jester121
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Lake Zurich, IL
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| This is FUNNY! We're talking about the same city that took 35 years and something like 400% budget overruns to build that stupid tunnel, right?
No fears, all the political cronies are getting themselves set up to profit from the project whenever it does happen. They'll be rolling out 11Mbps pilots in... 2018 or so? |
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