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Harvard’s request to build a tunnel under Cambridge Street has created an unusual confrontation between the city of Cambridge and the University. Since a City Council hearing on April 3, the proposal to link the two buildings of the Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS) has been stalled by a council vote for further study and negotiations with neighbors. The outcome of this impasse is very much in doubt...
Several city boards have already signed off on plans for CGIS with the tunnel...
Neighborhood leaders said last night they hope to reach a compromise with Harvard that would reduce the size of the CGIS building nearest to the residential area...
Throughout the debate over CGIS and its tunnel, Harvard officials have insisted that the underground passage is a critical part of the plan to unite the government department and several related research centers in one place...
After the meeting Harvard officials said they had expected the council would not let the tunnel go forward last night. An easement to dig the tunnel remains the final hurdle before construction on CGIS can get underway...