The Big Dig

by Dan McNichol (Photographer: Andy Ryan)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Silver Lining (2000-11-01)
ISBN: 0760723079
EAN: 9780760723074
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 240 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: L1-35090509001
Condition: Collectible: Very Good
Comments: This Signed, First Edition copy is in very good condition. No visible markings, highlights, underlining, tears to text. Tight spine. Clean Hard Cover. Top/bottom of front Dust Jacket has a small tear. Minimum, shelf/edge wear. Apart from flaws to Dust Jacket, this copy is worth having at an affordable price. (L1-35)

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Product Description
The first book ever written about Boston's Big Dig--the largest, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history! This regional blockbuster reached #1 on the Boston Globe's bestseller list. Filled with dozens of remarkable photos and fascinating archival illustrations, it pulsates with details only an insider like Dan McNichol, former director of the project who was in at the conception, could provide. For example:

During peak construction years, the Big Dig spends nearly $110,000,000 a month. The project will place 3.8 million cubic yards of concrete, enough to build a sidewalk three feet wide and four inches thick from Boston to San Francisco...three times.Rats! Some city officials told the public that construction would dislodge millions of rats from deep down under the city.

When The Big Dig is finally finished, Boston will have over 200 acres of new parks, its skyline will be transformed, and its infamous traffic nightmares will be a thing of the past.

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