The tunnel is 8,448 feet long, of which approximately 3,960 feet are underwater. In 2017, the state removed the tollbooths as part of a switch to electronic tolling.
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The Sumner Tunnel was opened on June 30, 1934.It carried traffic in both directions until the opening of the parallel Callahan Tunnel in 1961. The Sumner Tunnel is named for William H. Sumner, the son of Governor Increase Sumner.
The tunnel is 8,448 feet (2,575 m) long, of which approximately 3,960 feet (1,210 m) are underwater. A toll is collected in both directions, through the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system, formerly named the Fast Lane system.
Opened to traffic June 30, 1934. It was originally a two-way road that carried traffic in both directions, until the opening of the parallel Callahan Tunnel in 1961. The tunnel is 8,448 feet long, of which approximately 3,960 feet are underwater.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the July 10, 2006, ceiling collapse in the D Street portal of the Interstate 90 connector tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts, was the use of an epoxy anchor adhesive with poor creep resistance, that is, an epoxy formulation that was not capable ...
Perhaps ironically, the Blue Line takes several points of pride from its proximity to water, which gives it its name. Local historians claim the tunnel that runs under the harbor as the first underwater subway tunnel in the United States.
The mountain material is solid and strong enough not to collapse the hole, or the hole is lined with reinforcement that transfers load from one side to the other. This is now iron/steel rings or reinforced concrete. Tunnel boring machines build the liners as they progress, and push forward using the last ring.
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This extraordinary traffic mess was a drain on the economy and quality of life of Boston and New England. The solution was the Central Artery/Tunnel Project. A massive undertaking constructed under the purview of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority.