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Lexington house constructed from Big Dig materials listed for $2.19 million

The Boston Globe » The home was built in 2006, using more than 600,000 pounds of reclaimed steel and concrete left over from the boondoggle highway’s construction.

Michelle2017-06-27T14:06:36-08:00May 22nd, 2017|Big Dig, Highways, Massachusetts, Urban|

10 years later, did the Big Dig deliver?

Boston Globe — The Big Dig was no mere act of public works, never talked about in the way New Yorkers refer to the Lincoln Tunnel or the George Washington Bridge — infrastructure that cleanly does its job. Ours was the mega project of faulty epoxy, light fixtures dropping like pine needles, Ginsu guardrails, and sea water leaks. The boondoggle, good money after bad, the white elephant.

Michelle2017-05-26T12:04:15-08:00December 29th, 2015|Big Dig|

Indiana Toll Road execs could reap big bonuses

NWI.com »

Documents filed in bankruptcy court reveal top executives could share a multimillion dollar incentive pool if the Indiana Toll Road is sold. The Indiana Toll Road Concession filed bankruptcy in September 2014 on more than $6 billion in debt.

Michelle2016-12-06T23:34:08-08:00January 16th, 2015|Indiana, Indiana Toll Road, Public-Private Partnerships, Tolling, U.S. News|

Exclusive: Infrastructure investors line up for Indiana toll road

Reuters »

Several private consortia have been formed with intent to bid on the Indiana Toll Road (ITR) following the bankruptcy filing by the Indiana Toll Road Concession. An auction for the ITR will begin in late October 2014.

Michelle2022-04-22T07:41:25-08:00October 14th, 2014|Indiana, Indiana Toll Road, Public-Private Partnerships, Tolling, U.S. News|