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Big Dig closures hit drivers at night

Early shutdowns disrupt motorists, jam streets

By Connie Paige and Sean P. Murphy
Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff / August 21, 2005

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Portions of the Big Dig regularly shut down to nighttime traffic earlier than the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority advertises, confusing some motorists and lengthening the traffic jams that now frequently tie up the city late at night, a Boston Globe review has found. (Full article: 1359 words)

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