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    Part 2: Unholy Alliance

    Part 2: Unholy Alliance

    FromThe Big Dig

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    Part 2: Unholy Alliance

    FromThe Big Dig

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    Length:
    52 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 27, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    In the early 1970s a radical idea took shape: tearing down Boston’s elevated downtown highway, and rebuilding it underground. But making it happen will require a grand bargain between two competing tunnel projects, and between bitter enemies.
    Released:
    Sep 27, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    There is a cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure – whether it’s high-speed rail or off-shore wind – it feels like this country can’t build big things anymore. No one project embodies that cynicism quite like what Bostonians call ‘The Big Dig.’ Infamous for its ever-increasing price tag, this massive highway tunneling effort was once ridiculed as the Big Mess, the Big Hole, the Big Pig, the Big Lie. But now, decades later the story looks more complicated. So how did the narrative around this project go so horribly wrong? And what lessons can it offer for the ambitious projects of today? The nine episode series is produced by GBH News and hosted by Ian Coss.