TheBigHurt35 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 This is what happens when Ted Kennedy and John Kerry are in control of spending your tax revenue. $14.6 BILLION for an unsafe highway system. Link BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- The independent engineering specialist who led an investigation into leaks at the $14.6 billion Big Dig project says he can no longer vouch for the safety of its tunnels. "I am now unable to express an opinion as to the safety of the I-93 portion of the Central Artery," Jack K. Lemley wrote in the March 9 letter to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, a copy of which was obtained by The Boston Globe. The project -- formally called the Central Artery and Third Harbor Tunnel project -- buried Interstate 93 underneath downtown Boston and connected the Massachusetts Turnpike to Logan International Airport. Lemley told lawmakers in November that there was no public safety risk to people driving through the tunnels. In the latest letter, he said new information has surfaced that more than 40 large sections of tunnel wall contain construction defects and that fireproofing material has been damaged by leaks. He also wrote that project officials have blocked him from obtaining records and data related to the new problems. Lemley added that his change in position also was driven by the apparent lack of any formal plan by Big Dig officials to address the leak problems. Matthew Amorello, chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, which oversees the $14.6 billion project, had yet to see the letter, a spokesman told the Globe in Tuesday's editions. "We believe the tunnels are perfectly safe," spokesman Doug Hanchett said. "If we ever had a reasonable inkling otherwise, we'd close the tunnels. Public safety is always our number one concern." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Nothing that another 10 years of closed roads and tearing up downtown Boston can't fix. That thing has been a mess from the beginning. I hope i never have to drive in Boston again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 White Elephant. It couldn't have been done worse if Daley's cronies had done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Gotta love those blue state politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Yes, because red state projects never get screwed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt35 Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(winodj @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 12:33 PM) Yes, because red state projects never get screwed up. And how many of those jumped $12 billion (562%) from their original budget? Sounds like corrupt unions and organized crime made a pretty nifty profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Graft and corruption on a massive scale knows no partisanship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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