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Oversight of Federal Funds in Major Projects And, I will describe the recommendations contained in our Interim Tunnel Leak Assessment Report that will ensure the long-term safety of the CA/T tunnels and protect the public’s investment in this project. Later in this statement I will describe our ongoing oversight activities that lead us to conclude that these tunnels are safe. Safety is the Department of Transportation’s top priority.
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Today, I would like to share with the Committee the efforts underway within the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to ensure proper oversight on this important project, and in the areas of Oversight of Federal Funding and Cost Recovery in Major Projects, Construction and Quality Assurances, and Major Project Oversight in general.īefore I go further, however, in response to concerns that we have heard I wish to take this opportunity to restate our conclusion that the Central Artery, including the tunnels that are part of this project, are safe for public travel. This project has taught us many important lessons in highway project management and has provided us with a solid framework for oversight of major projects in the future. And the Central Artery/Tunnel project has reshaped the way the Department of Transportation approaches major project oversight. This ambitious project will provide countless benefits to the city of Boston in the way of enhancing safety, easing traffic congestion, improving mobility, providing acres of open parkland to city residents, and reconnecting communities severed by the old elevated highway.
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With the opening of the full I-93 southbound portion of the project in March, the Central Artery/Tunnel project is 96% complete, and substantial completion is scheduled by October of this year. This $14.6 billion project has been the largest, most expensive, and most complex highway project in U. The Central Artery/Tunnel project is nearing completion. Chairman and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on issues concerning the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) project. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION