Word: constructionism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Construction is occurring simultaneously along all points of the extension, a construction method never before used by the MBTA. The date of expected completion is 1983.
The construction has interfered with the visibility and access of dozens of small businesses in the Square and along Mass Ave. Some businesses reported losses of 20 to 40 per cent of normal sales.
The City Council last spring joined with opponents of the extension to try to halt the construction temporarily, despite estimates that such a stoppage would result in the loss of millions of dollars per day.
The estimated budget for the project is $540 million, Peter Lynch, MBTA project coordinator for development, said yesterday. About 2000 workers will take part in the construction, which will extend several miles to Alewife.
In addition, community residents have protested the extension of the Red Line past the Harvard stop because of late-night dynamiting, the eye-sore caused by the construction and the traffic problems that have resulted.