.MassNews Reported on Big Dig Safety Concerns Six Years Ago
        The phenomenal cost overruns of the "Big Dig" were projected by the Beacon Hill Institute as early as 1993, just a few years after the project began. After we started publishing, we documented how the Democrats on Beacon Hill suppressed that knowledge for years. MassNews also reported on the safety concerns of the tunnels back in 2000.
        It is worth remembering that originally, we were promised by Tip O'Neill that the project, as far as the state was concerned, was a "Free Gift" from Washington. READ MORE FROM OUR ARCHIVES