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Boston Central Artery, Contract No. 95287-C11A1

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Estimated cost: Commencement:
December 28, 1995
Completion date:
December 11, 2003
Location:
Boston, MA
United States
Technical data:

Road tunnel, 4 lanes, L = 3,940 ft (1200 m). Design of a mined solution to the engineers cut & cover tunnel design using NATM with various pre-support and groundwater cut-off measures, including barrel vaulting and cut-off walls.

Geology description:

Glacial till (cohesive and granular) and weathered to unweathered argillite bedrock.

Geology Type: Hard Rock

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Description

Barrel Vault Method

Cross Section MBTA Red Line Station
Cross Section and Support Measures
Proposed Cross Section near MBTA Bus Tunnel