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...most citizens, the Big Dig has been an ongoing annoyance for half a lifetime. Even the most patient resident has become exasperated as streets have disappeared and jackhammers have kept their sweet music going throughout the night. However, the brobdignadgian(!) scale of the operation deserves some respect from the most avid Dig-hater. Aside from the occasional 17th century bowling ball, most of what gets dug up is--that's right--dirt, enough to fill Foxboro Stadium to the rim 13 times. Some of it is being used to cap the various dumps around Boston, including one in Boston Harbor...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, | Title: Dig This. | 11/5/1998 | See Source »

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