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Big Dig, The: Breaking Ground

12/17/1992


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Program
Big Dig, The: Breaking Ground
Program Description

In this program, workers, scientists and others document the earliest stages of the ambitious Boston-based public works projects--the depression of the central artery and the building of a third Boston Harbor tunnel. Through computer assisted designs animation, footage shot on location, and interviews, the program explains construction designs and traffic routes, examines the impact on local communities and looks at the jobs being created by the nation's largest public works project.

Duration

00:57:34

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres
Special
Documentary
Citation
Chicago: “Big Dig, The: Breaking Ground,” 12/17/1992, GBH Archives, accessed January 17, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1CA30FB2CF9B419EBC9A475818B260FD.
MLA: “Big Dig, The: Breaking Ground.” 12/17/1992. GBH Archives. Web. January 17, 2025. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1CA30FB2CF9B419EBC9A475818B260FD>.
APA: Big Dig, The: Breaking Ground. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1CA30FB2CF9B419EBC9A475818B260FD
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