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Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project As the legally designated depository library for Massachusetts state publications and a selective depository library, the State Library has collected an extensive collection of documents and other publications relating to the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project. Many items are available in both paper and electronic format. Among the over 140 documents and other publications available are: Available Documents: Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight Big Dig - Cost Recovery Mass Room 500.1M3 P675 R63 2004 Massachusetts Department of Transportation [Metropolitan Highway System "Stem to Stern" Safety Review Final Close-out Report and Supporting Documents] Mass Room 620M3 M48 2008 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/36353 Web Resources on the Big Dig Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General Big Dig Management Consultant and Designers to Pay $450 Million (2008) Mass Room 340M3 B54 2008 http://www.mass.gov/ago/news-and-updates/press-releases/2008/big-dig-4582-million-global-agreement.html Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project's Outstanding funding issue with Massachusetts Port Authority (2008) http://www.mass.gov/auditor/docs/audits/2008/200705103c2.pdf Central Artery / Third Harbor Tunnel Project (CA/T) Accounting for All Costs Related to Inspecting and Repairing Tunnel Walls and Ceilings (2007) http://www.mass.gov/auditor/docs/audits/2007/200705103c1.pdf Independent State Auditor's report on certain activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel Contract C22A1 (2005) http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35675 State Auditor's Cost Recovery Referral on Certain Activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project Waterproofing. Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 C4682 2004 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35674 Independent State Auditor's report on the activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel force accounts : January 1994 through November 2002. Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 C465 2003 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35677 Independent State Auditor's report on certain activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel - Force Accounts (2002) Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 T876 2002 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35673 Independent State Auditor's report on certain activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel management contingency : October 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002. Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 M3782 2002 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35678 Independent State Auditor's report on certain activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's oversight over certain design and construction activities relating to the North/South Rail Link in Boston : November 1, 1989 through December 31, 2000. Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 M378 2001 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35679 Independent State Auditor's report on the activities of the Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel Project Wrap-Up Insurance Program : November 1, 1992 through October 31, 1999. Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 C461 2000 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35676 Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General Maintenance & Inspection of Covered Roadways & Highway Decks, Letter to John Cogliano, Chairman, MA Turnpike Authority, April 2007 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/cat-air-rights.pdf Interim Review of the Partial Collapse of the Interstate 90 Ceiling & the Obligations of Various Commonwealth Entities to Inspect, Maintain, & Certify the Safety of the Tunnel, letter to Senator Steven Baddour & Representative Joseph Wagner, Oct 2006 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/bigdigcollapse.pdf An Analysis of Construction Projects within the Commonwealth: January 2000 to December 2004, Revision One, May 2006 Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General Mass Room 340.9M3 A632 2007 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35327 Surety Bonds and the Central/Artery Tunnel Project, letter to Chairman Matthew J. Amorello, September 2005 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35333 A Review of Big Dig Professional Liability Insurance Coverage, June 2005 Mass Room 340.9M3 L533 2005 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35331 A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Dewey Square Air Intake Structure, March 2005. http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35326 A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Waterproofing Mismanagement by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff in East Boston, March 2005. Mass Room 340.9M3 B548 2005 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35329 A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Paving Mismanagement by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff, January 2005. Mass Room 340.9M3 B5462 2005 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35328 A Big Dig Cost Recovery Proposal: Trench Drain Failures Led to Cost Increases November 2004. http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/catrench.pdf Big Dig Water Leaks, letter to Chairman Matthew Amorello from Inspector General Gregory W. Sullivan and Auditor A. Joseph DeNucci http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35330 Investigation Leads to $146 Million Big Dig Lawsuit http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/catcostr.pdf A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Poor Contract Oversight by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff May Have Led to Cost Increases Mass Room 340.9M3 B546 2004 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/costreco.pdf A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Contract Mismanagement by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff May Have Increased Big Dig Costs Mass Room 340.9M3 B545 2003 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/catref.pdf Proposal to Pursue Big Dig Cost Recovery: Ceiling Installation in the Ted Williams Tunnel Mass Room 340.9M3 P766 2003 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/catbolts2.pdf Analysis of Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff's Reply to The Boston Globe's Investigative News Series Concerning the Big Dig Mass Room 340.9M3 A53 2003 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/catglbrp.pdf A Recommendation for Cost Recovery Against the Big Dig's Management Consultant: Grout Heave-Related Contractor Claims on the C11A1 Contract Mass Room 340.9M3 B43 2003 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/catgrout.pdf A History of Central Artery/Tunnel Project Finances 1994 - 2001: Report to the Treasurer of the Commonwealth Mass Room 340.9M3 C463 2001 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/history-central-artery- tunnel-project-finances-1994-2001-march-2001.html Proposal to Pursue Big Dig Cost Recovery: Ceiling Installation in the Ted Williams Tunnel Mass Room 340.9M3 P766 2003 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/catbolts2.pdf A Review of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project Cost Recovery Program Mass Room 340.9M3 C46 2000 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/review-central-artery- tunnel-project-cost-recovery-program-dec-2000.html Central Artery/Tunnel Project : management issues and recommendations, 1993-2000 Mass Room 340.9M3 C48 2000 Statutorily Mandated Reviews of Central Artery/Tunnel Project Building Construction Contracts 1997-1999 Mass Room 340.9M3 S732 1999 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/catmatrt.pdf A Review of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project's Use of Anchor Bolts on the C05B1 Tunnel Finishes Contract Mass Room 340.9M3 R48 1998 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/35332 A Review of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project's Materials Testing Laboratory Function Mass Room 340M3 R475 1997 http://www.mass.gov/ig/publications/reports-and-recommendations/central-artery-big-dig/review-central-artery- tunnel-project-materials-testing-laboratory-function-dec-1997.html Oversight plan for the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project Mass Room 500.1M3 P675 O93 1995 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/48819 National Transportation Safety Board Ceiling Collapse in the Interstate 90 Connector Tunnel, Boston, Massachusetts, July 10, 2006 (2007) HE5614.4 B7 U55 2007 http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2007/HAR0702.pdf United States Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration FHWA tunnel leak assessment Boston Central Artery interim report HE356.5.B6 F49 2005 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/centralarterytunnel/index.htm Federal Task Force on the Boston Central Artery Tunnel Project Review of Project Oversight and Costs, March 31, 2000 HE356.5.B7 U56 2000 http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/114378 Metropolitan Transportation Management Center, a Case Study: Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Integrated Project Control System, Responding to Incidents Rapidly and Effectively, October, 1999 http://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/cfprojects/uploaded_files/11063.pdf United States Department of Transportation - Office of the Inspector General The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Safety Review of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project was
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