600,000 Tunnel Tourists Turn Out In Boston

600,000 people showed up to tour Boston's new, nearly-complete, 1-1/2 mile-long Central Artery.

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August 27, 2002, 4:00 AM PDT

"When it opens in December, the northbound side of the 11/2-mile-long tunnel will ferry vehicles beneath the streets of downtown Boston and empty them onto the soaring Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. Offered the chance to walk the route before they drive it, people began lining up at 8:30 a.m. for the noon tour. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority officials had to open the tunnel 40 minutes early to relieve crowding on the streets above."

Thanks to Governing Magazine

FULL STORY: People pace, peek at Artery tunnel

Monday, August 26, 2002 in The Boston Globe

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