As the legally designated depository library for Massachusetts state publications, the State Library has an extensive collection of documents and other publications relating to the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project.
Among the over 140 documents and other publications in our collection are:
Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight
Big Dig - Cost Recovery
(Mass Room 500.1M3 P675 R63 2004)
http://www.mass.gov/legis/senate/bigdig.htm
Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General
Proposal to Pursue Big Dig Cost Recovery: Ceiling Installation in the Ted Williams Tunnel, October 2003.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 P766 2003)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catbolts2.pdf
A Review of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project's Use of Anchor Bolts on the C05B1 Tunnel Finishes Contract, December 1998.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 R48 1998)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catboltr.pdf
Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor
State Auditor's cost recovery referral on certain activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project waterproofing.
(Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 C4682 2004)
http://www.mass.gov/sao/Audit%20Reports/2005/200305103c4.pdf
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA tunnel leak assessment Boston Central Artery interim report
(HE356.5.B6 F49 2005)
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/centralarterytunnel/index.htm
The State Library also received approximately 100 boxes of documents from the project in our Special Collections Department. The majority of these documents are from the preliminary design phase of the project and contain technical and administrative reports, CAD drawings and government contracts. Note: only about 20 of these boxes have been surveyed for their contents. (These boxes have been moved to the State Archives for processing - 7/06)
Some state and federal reports are also available online. Here is a partial list:
 Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight
Big Dig - Cost Recovery
(Mass Room 500.1M3 P675 R63 2004)
http://www.mass.gov/legis/senate/bigdig.htm
Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General
An Analysis of Construction Projects Within the Commonwealth: January 2000 to December 2004, Revision One, May 2006
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/cr_r1rpt.pdf
Surety Bonds and the Central/Artery Tunnel Project, letter to Chairman Matthew J. Amorello, September 2005
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catbonds.pdf
A review of Big Dig professional liability insurance coverage
(Mass Room 340.9M3 L533 2005)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catinsu.pdf
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Dewey Square Air Intake Structure, March 2005.
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catair.pdf
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Waterproofing Mismanagement by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff in East Boston, March 2005.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 B548 2005)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catwater.pdf
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Paving Mismanagement by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff, January 2005.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 B5462 2005)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catpave.pdf
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Proposal: Trench Drain Failures Led to Cost Increases, November 2004.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 B53 2004)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catrench.pdf
Big Dig Water Leaks, letter to Chairman Matthew Amorello from Inspector General Gregory W. Sullivan and Auditor A. Joseph DeNucci, November 2004.
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/cattunl.pdf
Investigation Leads to $146 Million Big Dig Lawsuit, March 2004.
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catcostr.pdf
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Poor Contract Oversight by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff May Have Led to Cost Increases, February 2004.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 B546 2004)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/costreco.pdf
A Big Dig Cost Recovery Referral: Contract Mismanagement by Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff May Have Increased Big Dig Costs, December 2003.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 B545 2003)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catref.pdf
Proposal to Pursue Big Dig Cost Recovery: Ceiling Installation in the Ted Williams Tunnel, October 2003.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 P766 2003)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catbolts2.pdf
Analysis of Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff's Reply to The Boston Globe's Investigative News Series Concerning the Big Dig, February 2003.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 A53 2003)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catglbrp.pdf
A Recommendation for Cost Recovery Against the Big Dig's Management Consultant: Grout Heave-Related Contractor Claims on the C11A1 Contract, February 2003.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 B43 2003)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catgrout.pdf
A History of Central Artery/Tunnel Project Finances 1994 - 2001: Report to the Treasurer of the Commonwealth, March 2001.
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/cat01rpt.pdf
A Review of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project Cost Recovery Program, December 2000.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 C46 2000)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catcrrpt.pdf
Statutorily Mandated Reviews of Central Artery/Tunnel Project Building Construction Contracts 1997-1999, December 1999.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 S732 1999)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catmatrt.pdf
A Review of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project's Use of Anchor Bolts on the C05B1 Tunnel Finishes Contract, December 1998.
(Mass Room 340.9M3 R48 1998)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catboltr.pdf
A Review of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project's Materials Testing Laboratory Function, December 1997.
(Mass Room 340M3 R475 1997)
http://www.mass.gov/ig/publ/catmtlr.pdf
Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor
Independent State Auditor's report on certain activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel Contract C22A1
http://archives.lib.state.ma.us:8080/dspace/bitstream/2452/35675/1/bigdigicpscontract.pdf
State Auditor's cost recovery referral on certain activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project waterproofing.
(Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 C4682 2004)
http://archives.lib.state.ma.us:8080/dspace/bitstream/2452/35677/1/digging200205103c4.pdf
Independent State Auditor's report on the activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel force accounts : January 1994 through November 2002.
(Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 C465 2003)
http://archives.lib.state.ma.us:8080/dspace/bitstream/2452/35677/1/digging200205103c4.pdf
Independent State Auditor's report on certain activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel - Force Accounts
http://archives.lib.state.ma.us:8080/dspace/bitstream/2452/35673/1/bigdig200205103c3.pdf
Independent State Auditor's report on certain activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel management contingency : October 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002.
(Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 M3782 2002)
http://archives.lib.state.ma.us:8080/dspace/bitstream/2452/35678/1/contingency200205103c1.pdf
Independent State Auditor's report on certain activities of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's oversight over certain design and construction activities relating to the North/South Rail Link in Boston : November 1, 1989 through December 31, 2000.
(Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 M378 2001)
http://archives.lib.state.ma.us:8080/dspace/bitstream/2452/35679/1/massturnpike9940743.pdf
Independent State Auditor's report on the activities of the Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel Project Wrap-Up Insurance Program : November 1, 1992 through October 31, 1999.
(Mass Room 336.7M3 A91 C461 2000)
http://archives.lib.state.ma.us:8080/dspace/bitstream/2452/35676/1/centralartery9940693.pdf
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA tunnel leak assessment Boston Central Artery interim report
(HE356.5.B6 F49 2005)
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/centralarterytunnel/index.htm
US Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General
Impact of Water Leaks on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project and Remaining Risks (Testimony of the Inspector General before the House Committee on Government Reform at a field hearing in Boston, MA on April 22, 2005)
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/cc2005027.pdf
Status of Audit Report on the 2004 Central Artery/Tunnel Project Finance Plan
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/anamemo.pdf
Water Leaks Within the I-93 Tunnels of the Central Artery Project (Testimony before the Joint Committee of Transportation of the 183rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by Debra S Ritt, Assistant Inspector General for Surface and Maritime Projects on December 2, 2004)
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/cc2005005.pdf
Report on the October 2003 Finance Plan for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/mh2004061_508.pdf
Follow-Up on Central Artery/Tunnel Project’s Owner-Controlled Insurance Program
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/qr2003089.pdf
Oversight of the Cost Recovery Program of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/young%20ltr%20may%2003.pdf
October 2002 Finance Plan for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/in2003039.pdf
FHWA Actions to Recover Excess Reserves from Central Artery Owner Controlled Insurance Program
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/in2002095w.pdf
Report on the October 2001 Finance Plan for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/in2002086.pdf
October 2000 Finance Plan for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project Boston, Massachusetts
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/in2001009.pdf
Central Artery/Ted Williams Tunnel Project Highlights Need for Effective Federal Oversight
(Written Statement of testimony given n May 3, 2000, at a hearing before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation)
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/tr2000088.pdf
Current Costs and Funding of the Central Artery/Ted Williams Tunnel Project
(HE 356.5 B6 C877 2000)
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/tr2000050.pdf
Overpayment of Premiums for the Central Artery Project's Owner Controlled Insurance Program
(HE 356.5 B7 O94 1999)
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/tr1999104.pdf
Report on the Central Artery/Ted Williams Tunnel Project (April 3, 1998)
(TE 250 .R47 1998)
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/tr1998109.pdf
Management Advisory Memorandum on Relocation of Utilities, Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/r2fh7025.pdf
United States House of Representatives. Committee on Government Reform.
Digging up the facts : inspecting the Big Dig and the performance of federal and state government in providing oversight of federal funds : hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, April 22, 2005
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS62691
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