And the buck stops...where?

When the political history of the Big Dig is written, two factors should receive a fair share of the blame: turmoil at the top and a lack of accountability

Turnpike Authority Chairman Matthew J. Amorello (standing) at the Big Dig hearing at the State House in 2002. (Globe Staff Photo / David L. Ryan) Globe Staff Photo / David L. Ryan

By Robert Keough

July 23, 2006

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THIS WAS SUPPOSED to be the moment when the hand-wringing and the finger-pointing came to an end: The Central Artery was torn down, the tunnels were open, and traffic was flowing over the majestic Zakim Bridge. Instead, a woman is dead, crushed by a 3-ton concrete slab that had been suspended over motorists' heads by industrial-strength adhesive, and the recriminations ... (Full article: 1157 words)