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...Massachusetts Gov. A. Paul Cellucci's favorite accomplishments to trumpet was that the Big Dig--the nation's largest public works project in history--was coming in on time and within budget. Not anymore. Originally budgeted to cost $10.8 billion, overruns and unanticipated construction challenges have added $1.4 billion to the cost of the project. While it was not surprising that some cost targets were not met in this mammoth project, there is a deeper problem: The managers of the project apparently concealed that information from state officials, bond rating agencies and the public...
...fact that the managers of the Big Dig did not reveal overruns of this magnitude for so many months is a stunning betrayal of the public trust. The result could be a crisis in public confidence in not only the project itself but in the rudderless administration of Governor Cellucci. Indeed, recent opinion polls have shown his support falling dramatically...
...fact that Cellucci has stood behind Kerasiotes at every step of the way is startling. Kerasiotes, always one to speak his mind, publicly insulted two of Governor Cellucci's top aides, calling one a "reptile" and the other a "moron," according to The Wall Street Journal. In the same article, Kerasiotes asserted that the Governor was "scared" of him. The fact that Kerasiotes is so indispensable that he can get away with these types of transgressions on top of concealing a massive budget overrun is not reassuring...
...This administration has been plagued by public officials' inappropriate behavior. The head of Massport, Peter Blute, was sacked after he took a booze cruise in Boston Harbor. Lt. Governor Jane Swift apologized for her use of a state helicopter for personal purposes. Given these past incidents, Cellucci can ill afford the Big Dig to come to a grinding halt...
...This [plan] takes Harvard Pilgrim Health off the critical list," Cellucci said...