The Big Dig was a megaproject in Boston that rerouted the then elevated Central Artery of Interstate 93 that cut across Boston into the O'Neill Tunnel and built the Ted Williams Tunnel to extend Interstate 90 to Logan International Airport. Those two projects were the origin of the official name,the Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Additionally,the project constructed the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge over the Charles River,created the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the space vacated by the previous I-93 elevated roadway,and funded more than a dozen projects to improve the region's public transportation system. Planning for the project began in 1982;the construction work was carried out between 1991 and 2006;and the project concluded on December 31,2007. The project's general contractor was Bechtel and Parsons Brinckerhoff was the engineer,who worked as a consortium,both overseen by the Massachusetts Highway Department.
The Massachusetts Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road in the US state of Massachusetts that is maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The turnpike begins at the New York state line in West Stockbridge,linking with the Berkshire Connector portion of the New York State Thruway. Spanning 138 miles (222 km) along an east–west axis,the turnpike constitutes the Massachusetts section of Interstate 90 (I-90). The turnpike is the longest Interstate Highway in Massachusetts,while I-90,in full,is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States.
Argeo Paul Cellucci was an American politician and diplomat from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Republican,he served as the 69th governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2001,and as the United States Ambassador to Canada from 2001 to 2005. He also served as the Commonwealth's 68th lieutenant governor from 1991 to 1999,as well as in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate from 1977 to 1991.
The Ted Williams Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Boston,Massachusetts. The third in the city to travel under Boston Harbor,with the Sumner Tunnel and the Callahan Tunnel,it carries the final segment of Interstate 90 from South Boston towards its eastern terminus at Route 1A in East Boston,slightly beyond Logan International Airport. The tunnel is named after the Boston Red Sox baseball legend Ted Williams.
The 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006. The incumbent Republican governor,Mitt Romney,chose not to seek a second term. Polls had been mixed prior to Romney's announcement,with one poll showing Romney slightly leading Democrat Attorney General Tom Reilly and other polls showing Reilly,who was then the Democratic frontrunner,in the lead.
William Francis Galvin is an American politician who serves as the 27th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1994. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Weld won reelection as Governor of Massachusetts by the largest margin in state history. As of 2023,this is the most recent election in which Boston,Somerville,Lawrence,Chelsea,Brookline,Northampton,Provincetown,Monterey,Great Barrington,Ashfield,Williamstown,Williamsburg,Shelburne,Sunderland,and Pelham voted for the Republican candidate for governor.
The 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2002. Incumbent Republican acting governor Jane Swift chose not to seek a full term in office. Republican businessman Mitt Romney defeated Democratic Treasurer Shannon O'Brien.
The 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6,1990. Incumbent Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis,his party's nominee for president in 1988,opted to not seek a fourth term. Republican Bill Weld won the open seat,beating Democrat John Silber to become the first Republican Governor of Massachusetts elected since 1970. This election was the first open-seat gubernatorial election in Massachusetts since 1960.
The 1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1998. Acting Governor Paul Cellucci was elected to his first term as Governor of Massachusetts.
Christy Peter Mihos was an American politician and businessman from Massachusetts. He was an Independent candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2006. He ran for the Republican nomination for governor in 2010,but did not receive enough votes at the Republican Convention to qualify for the primary ballot.
The 2006 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7,2006,throughout Massachusetts.
The Big Dig ceiling collapse occurred on July 10,2006,when a concrete ceiling panel and debris weighing 26 short tons and measuring 20 by 40 feet fell in Boston's Fort Point Channel Tunnel. The panel fell on a car traveling on the two-lane ramp connecting northbound I-93 to eastbound I-90 in South Boston,killing a passenger and injuring the driver. Investigation and repair of the collapse caused a section of the Big Dig project to be closed for almost a full year,causing chronic traffic backups.
John Cogliano is a former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation and Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. He was appointed to the position by Governor Mitt Romney in May 2005. In 2007 Governor Deval Patrick replaced Cogliano with Bernard Cohen.
Mitt Romney was sworn in as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts on January 2,2003,along with Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey. Romney's term ended on January 4,2007;he chose not to run for re-election.
The Massachusetts general election,2010 was held on November 2,2010 throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 14,2010.
Thomas H. Trimarco is an American politician and lawyer who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance from 2005 to 2007. He is currently a senior vice president in the government relations division at O’Neill and Associates.
The Boston Public Market is an indoor public market that opened in July 2015 in downtown Boston,adjacent to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. The market houses more than 28 year-round vendor stalls,and is open seven days a week. Vendors for the indoor market are selected by the operator,the non-profit Boston Public Market Association,and must sell food and other products that are produced or originate in New England,as well as a limited amount of certain produce that is not able to grow in New England. The market was the first in the United States with an all-local-food requirement. The association operates a second seasonal outdoor farmers' market in Dewey Square,near the southern end of the Greenway.
James A. "Jim" Aloisi Jr. is a Boston-based writer,lawyer and consultant with a specialty in transportation planning and policy. Aloisi is secretary of Boston-based transit policy advocacy group TransitMatters and a lecturer at the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
Edward Thomas Hanley was an American government official who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance and vice chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. He was a close aide to Edward J. King beginning during their days at the Massachusetts Port Authority.
