Ontario can learn from Boston's mega highway project, experts say

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An unfinished tunnel section of the Big Dig construction project appears at left during a press preview of the project in Boston, Wednesday, April 5, 2000. James J.

An unfinished tunnel section of the Big Dig construction project appears during a media preview of the project in Boston, Wednesday, April 5, 2000. , some say the provincial government can learn from a similar highway megaproject south of the border.

Premier Doug Ford says an underground expressway beneath the 401 would ease gridlock on the congested Greater Toronto Area highway by expanding its capacity for drivers and transit. Unlike the Boston megaproject, Ford's vision is not to replace the existing highway, however. Zuk, who worked as an executive at provincial transit agency Metrolinx from 2017 to 2020, said he's confident the province has the capability to complete a project of the scale Ford pitched, citing the GO expansion, Eglinton Crosstown and Ontario Line as examples of Ontario's and Toronto's credibility on transportation projects.

Zuk said being open about the true cost and benefits of the project from the outset will allowing governments to make an informed decision about whether to proceed and help maintain public support for the project.refused to disclose the estimated costs of building the new Highway 413"They had different firms working on it. They had old wires and pipes that they didn't realize ... They were hitting frost underneath. That's not going to happen here," he said.

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