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The 10 greatest engineering feats of the decade

by Stuart Matthews on Apr 12, 2010

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Ramps leading to and from the I-93 south section of Boston?s 'Big Dig' (John Mottern/Getty Images).
Ramps leading to and from the I-93 south section of Boston?s 'Big Dig' (John Mottern/Getty Images).
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8. Big Dig aka the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T)

Billed as the most expensive highway project in the US, the Big Dig is the colloquial name given to Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T). The project turned a highway through the centre of the city into a tunnel, plus added bridges and tunnels to the existing network. It was ambitious, to say the least, and had a rough road to completion. Accusations about corruption and fraud flew, people died in construction accidents and the bill came to a whopping US $22 billion.

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It is a great job... we built the longest bridge in the world.

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Moatez Ali, P.E., M.ASCE (Jun 21, 2011)
New York
USA

Longest Bridge
It is a great job... we built the longest bridge in the world.

abdul hafeez sheikh (Apr 19, 2011)
islamabad
Pakistan

Three gorges Dam
The project looks good if chinses have taken inot consideration the earth quake factor in design otherwise it may bring greater catastrophe to Chinese who are hit by frequent earthquakes and floods

abdul hafeez sheikh (Apr 19, 2011)
islamabad
Pakistan

Three gorges Dam
The project looks good if chinses have taken inot consideration the earth quake factor in design otherwise it may bring greater catastrophe to Chinese who are hit by frequent earthquakes and floods

coboy (Mar 8, 2011)
toronto
Canada

cows
i love cows even though they stink

Renukaradhya.R (Dec 28, 2010)
Bangalore
India

Engineering.
Marvellous structures

jamie (Oct 7, 2010)
newbedford ma

bridges
the bridge is mad cool u should make even more 8)

Mubashshir Ahmed (Jun 18, 2010)
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

The 10 greatest engineering feats of the decade
We have Dubai International Aiport Expansion Phase II also which is sucessfully moving towards its goals with a scheduled pace.


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