The Big Dig at the Woburn Public Library

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The Big Dig at the Woburn Public Library
Thursday May 1st at 7:00 P.M.

The Boston Globe’s investigative reporter Sean P. Murphy, who has written hundreds of stories on the Big Dig, will give an illustrated presentation on the $15 billion project, at the Woburn Library on Thursday May 1st at 7:00 P.M.. The talk, which will be followed by a question and answer period, is sponsored by the Library and is free to the public. All are welcome. This event is handicap accessible; please contact the Library before the program at 781-937-0405 for further information.

In his talk, Mr. Murphy will address such Big Dig topics as its cost and financing, engineering achievements, and its politics and personalities. He will discuss the extraordinary coalition which made the Big Dig a reality in the first place; the public deception of its cost; and the curious management role played by the private sector consortium Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff. He will also explain the persistence of hundreds of leaks in the tunnels; the tragic ceiling collapse that killed a woman in 2006; and the stunning amount of borrowing by the state to pay for the Big Dig.

Mr. Murphy has been a reporter and editor at the Globe since 1987.