International Business News - DIG http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Federal highway officials have asked the state to restrict heavily laden trucks from using a Big Dig bridge after inspectors found a crack on a concrete support. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/heavy-trucks-barred-from-using-big-dig-bridge.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:05:39 EDT The "stem-to-stern" safety review of the Big Dig ordered after a fatal tunnel ceiling collapse is now complete. Illinois-based Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates has delivered 24 volumes to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the state Executive Office of Transportation. The documents catalog its review of 16 miles of tunnels, 11 miles of highway and 7,500 structural components. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/firm-completes-stem-to-stern-review-of-big-dig.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:30:04 EDT The reputed underboss of the New England mafia, awaiting trial on bribery charges, is asking a federal judge to release him from home confinement for two hours a day so he can exercise. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/reputed-mob-boss-asks-judge-for-chance-to-exercise.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:42:47 EDT Dishing the dirt has a long history in Washington, but the Smithsonian Institution is taking it to new depths. The National Museum of Natural History opens a new exhibit on Saturday--"Dig It"--exploring the mysterious and complex world of soil. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93219-dig-it.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/smithsonian-dishes-the-dirt-on-well-dirt.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/smithsonian-dishes-the-dirt-on-well-dirt.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:30:09 EDT The $15 billion Big Dig highway project, already the most expensive highway project in U.S. history, will cost Massachusetts another $7 billion in interest before it is paid off in 2038, according to an analysis of state financial documents. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/big-dig-costs-continue-to-swamp-massachusetts.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:58:30 EDT The first archaeological dig at one of the nation's oldest cathedrals has turned up a mix of new finds in the heart of the French Quarter. Discoveries behind St. Louis Cathedral include a small silver crucifix from the 1770s or 1780s and traces of previously unknown buildings dating back to around the city's founding in 1718. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92567-cathedral-dig.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/cathedral-dig-yields-finds-from-1700s-new-orleans.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/cathedral-dig-yields-finds-from-1700s-new-orleans.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:39:05 EDT The largest construction contractor on Boston's beleaguered Big Dig project filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, the first business day after federal prosecutors charged the company with lying about its work. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/77717-big-dig-bankruptcy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/big-dig-contractor-files-for-bankruptcy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/big-dig-contractor-files-for-bankruptcy.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:09:16 EDT Federal prosecutors on Friday charged the Big Dig's largest construction contractor with lying about the quality of its work on two areas of the tunnel system, including the section where a ceiling collapse killed a woman. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/big-dig-contractor-charged-with-false-statements.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:46:12 EDT A Big Dig contractor violated Massachusetts' conflict-of-interest law when it repeatedly gave a state inspector Red Sox tickets as a reward for issuing licenses, the State Ethics Commission alleged Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/report-big-dig-contractor-gave-red-sox-tickets-to-inspector.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:00:50 EDT Some of England's most sacred soil was disturbed Monday for the first time in more than four decades as archaeologists worked to solve the enduring riddle of Stonehenge: When and why was the prehistoric monument built? http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/37331-britain-stonehenge-dig.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/archaeologists-start-stonehenge-dig.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/archaeologists-start-stonehenge-dig.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:19:59 EDT A Big Dig contractor and one of its managers pleaded guilty Friday to fraud on accusations of overbilling the project by $300,000. McCourt Construction Co. and Ryan McCourt, who handled billing for the company, admitted to charges including defrauding the massive construction project by falsely categorizing apprentice ironworkers as higher-paid journeymen, which inflated the bill for their work. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080229/big-dig-contractor-pleads-to-fraud.htm Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:35:54 EST Prosecutors reached a $458 million settlement with contractors over tunnel defects that caused a fatal 2006 accident _ but a small contractor that isn't involved in the agreement says it unfairly spares the most responsible party from criminal charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/13204-big-dig-settlement.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080124/big-dig-deal-criticized-by-contractor.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080124/big-dig-deal-criticized-by-contractor.htm Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:52:52 EST Contractors will pay more than $450 million to settle the state's lawsuit over a fatal tunnel collapse and to cover leaks and design flaws in the Big Dig, officials said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080123/big-dig-contractors-to-settle-for-458m.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:32:30 EST Contractors will pay more than $450 million to settle the state's lawsuit over a fatal tunnel collapse and to cover leaks and design flaws in the Big Dig, officials said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080123/big-dig-contractors-to-settle-for-450m.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:13:18 EST Contractors who worked on the long-troubled Big Dig highway project have agreed to pay more than $400 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the state over a fatal tunnel ceiling collapse and to cover the costs of leaks and design flaws. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080123/big-dig-lawsuit-settled-for-400-million.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:09:30 EST Contractors will pay nearly $500 million to settle the state's lawsuit over a fatal tunnel collapse and to cover leaks and design flaws in the Big Dig, a person close to the negotiations said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080123/big-dig-contractors-to-settle-for-500m.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:33:59 EST The state of Massachusetts and Big Dig contractors are close to announcing a settlement worth about $400 million that would cover leaks, design problems and a fatal tunnel collapse, a person close the negotiations said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080122/settlement-close-in-big-dig-case.htm Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:45:26 EST Some important dates in the history of Boston's Big Dig highway project: 1982 _ Original estimate for the project pegged at $2.6 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071225/important-dates-in-history-of-big-dig.htm Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:54:08 EST Some engineering feats associated with Boston's Big Dig project: _ Tunnel Jacking. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071225/engineering-feats-connected-with-big-dig.htm Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:53:26 EST Figures associated with Boston's Big Dig highway project: Original cost estimate: $2.6 billion http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071225/key-figures-associated-with-the-big-dig.htm Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:51:58 EST