Central artery (i-93)/tunnel (i-90) project: i-93 central artery (congress-north) design contract d017a preliminary design report.
Contributors: Massachusetts. Dept. of Public Works.
Published: 1991
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
Subjects: Architecture -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Environmental impact analysis -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Central Artery / Third Harbor Tunnel.; Geology -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Historic preservation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Landscape gardening -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Noise and Vibration -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Open spaces -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Streets and Traffic Circulation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; City planning -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Central Artery (Boston, Mass.); Third Harbor Tunnel (Boston, Mass.)
Description: ...the purpose of this report is to supplement the Preliminary Design drawings and other documents in order to provide the Section Design Consultant (SDC) with additional information to perform final design; the report also provides background information which would not otherwise be available to the SDC; areas covered include project design criteria and information on the original survey, geology of the area, civil and structural design, environmental impacts (traffic, access, parking, noise and vibration, historic preservation, etc.), architecture and landscaping; contains urban design maps showing historic street patterns, open space created by the removal of the elevated artery, etc.; includes construction staging and schedule; also includes information on storm drainage, utility relocation, the mechanical and electrical systems, operations and maintenance and right-of-way impacts; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...