| Big Dig Contributor(s): Aloisi, James A., Jr. (Author), Allison, Robert J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1889833827 ISBN-13: 9781889833828 Publisher: Commonwealth Editions OUR PRICE: $12.82 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2011 Annotation: An insider tells the political, economic, and engineering story of Boston's "Big Dig." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Technology & Engineering | History - Technology & Engineering | Civil - Highway & Traffic |
| Dewey: 388.13 |
| LCCN: 2004012814 |
| Series: New England Remembers |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.62" W x 8.52" (0.30 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Cultural Region - New England - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Boston is a city that has constantly reimagined itself, from the leveling and filling of the original peninsula to the creation of the Back Bay in the 19th century to the Central Artery/Tunnel Project, the largest public works project in American history. As assistant secretary of transportation under Frederick Salvucci, James Aloisi had an insider's view of what we now know as the Big Dig. Aloisi's insightful contribution to Commonwealth Editions' New England Remembers Series traces the complex series of engineering, political, and financial transactions, compromises, and battles that transformed the heart of Boston from a historic American city ripped open by a misconceived central artery in the 1960s to the revitalized urban community of the early 21st century. |