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Big Dig began with a critical decision

Novel technique may be behind troubles

By Raphael Lewis
Globe Staff / December 19, 2004

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The Big Dig was just a drawing-board sketch in 1988, a dream to replace Boston's traffic-choked elevated roadway with a wider, faster underground highway. (Full article: 2628 words)

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