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Experts Can't Assure Boston's Big Dig Is Safe

By Chris Arnold
Published March 27, 2005 at 9:00 PM PST

Investigations are under way into Boston's over-budget, multibillion-dollar Big Dig highway and tunnel project. The project is riddled with leaks and charges of fraud, and two experts have told Massachusetts officials they can no longer guarantee the tunnel's safety.

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NPR correspondent Chris Arnold is based in Boston. His reports are heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. He joined NPR in 1996 and was based in San Francisco before moving to Boston in 2001.
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