'97 report warned of tunnel problems
Engineers found fault with waterproofing
A group of state, federal, and Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff engineers issued a confidential report in 1997 that concluded that miles of Big Dig tunnel walls were waterproofed with products that didn't work and were often applied incorrectly by poorly trained contractors. (Full article: 963 words)
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