Rhino
07-11-2006, 08:15 AM
Woman Motorist Killed When Parts of Boston's Big Dig Tunnel Collapse
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
BOSTON — Falling concrete slabs crushed a car inside one of the city's troubled Big Dig tunnels, killing a woman and tying up traffic Tuesday with another shutdown in the massive building project that has become a central route through the city.
The car's driver was able to crawl through a window to escape, but his passenger was killed when the massive, 3-ton concrete panels fell, authorities said.
Inside the Interstate 90 connector tunnel, beneath an industrial area of South Boston, concrete slabs could be seen against the tunnel wall and across the roadway.
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Chairman Matthew Amorello said Tuesday he doesn't believe safety is compromised elsewhere in the tunnel system, but the damaged section was closed indefinitely for repairs and inspections.
The ceiling panels fell because a steel tieback, holding a 40-foot ceiling section in place, gave way, Amorello said.........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202904,00.html
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
BOSTON — Falling concrete slabs crushed a car inside one of the city's troubled Big Dig tunnels, killing a woman and tying up traffic Tuesday with another shutdown in the massive building project that has become a central route through the city.
The car's driver was able to crawl through a window to escape, but his passenger was killed when the massive, 3-ton concrete panels fell, authorities said.
Inside the Interstate 90 connector tunnel, beneath an industrial area of South Boston, concrete slabs could be seen against the tunnel wall and across the roadway.
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Chairman Matthew Amorello said Tuesday he doesn't believe safety is compromised elsewhere in the tunnel system, but the damaged section was closed indefinitely for repairs and inspections.
The ceiling panels fell because a steel tieback, holding a 40-foot ceiling section in place, gave way, Amorello said.........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202904,00.html