A history of the Big Dig

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A history of the Big Dig

There is a strange irony behind the Big Dig: the most expensive highway project ever built in America began with a man who hated highways. From WGBH, a nine-part audio history of one of the biggest infrastructure projects in U.S. history, starting with its roots in neighborhood activism, through its many controversies and several major leadership changes, to its aftermath for Boston in particular and large public works projects in the U.S. in ge…