CONM 1000 Introduction to Construction Management

Reports on the construction project from the US Dept. of Transportation.

A history of Boston's Big Dig from the University College of London.

This 2003 report by the National Research council represents "an independent assessment of the project's management and contract administration practices, with a focus on the present situation and measures that should be taken to bring the project to a successful conclusion."

An overview of the artifacts uncovered prior to construction excavation.

Provides a concise account of the project.

This article describes the challenges faced, and methods used, in constructing the cable-stayed Leonard P. Zakim Bridge.

Documents from the Mass. Office of the Inspector General involving legal issues, cost recovery, and engineering failures.

Links to a six-part series of articles on the use of precast concrete roadway and tunnel structural elements.

This 2001 article looks at some of the project's innovative engineering solutions.

In this CBS "Sunday Morning" segment from 2000, Charles Osgood look at the project then 7.5 years from completion (9 min.).

This nine-part series examines the successes of the Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel Project and asks why it is so often described in disparaging ways. Begins Sept. 27, 2023.