Title: Central Artery/Tunnel Project: Boston’s Engineering Marvel — Where We Are Now
Date: March-April, 2001
Volume: 46
Issue: 2
Page number: 14-21
Author(s): Vijay Chandra, Anthony L. Rkci
https://doi.org/10.15554/pcij.03012001.14.21

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Abstract

This article is the sixth and final paper in the series of articles on Boston, Massachusetts’ mammoth Central Artery Tunnel Project. This multi-billion dollar project is the largest highway construction job  ever undertaken in the United States. The first five articles discussed the various innovative ways in which precast/prestressed  concrete is playing in the successful construction of this project. This  concluding article summarizes the major precasting techniques being utilized and outlines the project milestones planned and accomplished so far, which already having a beneficial impact on transportation  needs of the people of Boston.