Fort Point Channel tunnel
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| name = Fort Point Channel Tunnel
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| location = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
| coordinates = {{Coord|42.3470| -71.0547|type:landmark,region:US-MA|display=title,inline}}
| route = {{jct|state=MA|I|90|MATP}}
| crosses = Fort Point Channel
| status = Open
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| owner = Commonwealth of Massachusetts
| operator = Massachusetts Department of Transportation
| traffic = Automotive
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| lanes = 4
| speed = {{convert|45|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}
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The Fort Point Channel Tunnel is a tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts. It carries the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) underneath the Fort Point Channel and South Boston streets.
History
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The tunnel was built during 1991–1994 as part of the Big Dig.{{cite web|last1=Boston.com Staff|title=The Massachusetts Turnpike extension|url=http://graphics.boston.com/traffic/bigdig/construction.htm|website=boston.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=April 18, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Tunnels & Bridges|url=http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/TheBigDig/TunnelsBridges.aspx|publisher=massDOT|accessdate=April 18, 2016|archive-date=June 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622030807/http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/TheBigDig/TunnelsBridges.aspx|url-status=dead}} It was built using a casting basin.
In July 2006, a ceiling tile and associated debris weighing {{convert|26|shtn|lb kg}} collapsed, causing the death of a passenger in a vehicle in the tunnel and severe injury to the driver.{{Cite web |title=Why Did It Fail? |url=http://www.foundationperformance.org/pastpresentations/FowlerPresSlides-10Nov10.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419011826/http://www.foundationperformance.org/pastpresentations/FowlerPresSlides-10Nov10.pdf |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |access-date=April 16, 2014}} This incident and the resulting inspections and repairs delayed the Big Dig construction project by a year.
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References
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|place = Fort Point Channel
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|upstream = Dorchester Avenue
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|downstream = Red Line tunnel
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Category:Tunnels completed in 1994
Category:1994 establishments in Massachusetts
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