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Levin H. Campbell 48, (R-Cambridge), who co-sponsored the underpass bills, said last night that "variable's" made it "hard to predict" how the bills would fare in the House...
...recommended resign for the Boylston St. underpass may be the best one possible; but the best is often bad enough. For those who use the banks of the Charles for recreation or find the area attractive, it is very bad indeed. Although the proposed "extended-portal" structure would preserve Weld Boat House, it would sprawl over much of the riverbank and make reaching the remainder difficult. Yet the alternative--a conventional underpass bisecting the Boat House and taking even more land--is worse. And since it might cost $900,000 less to build, the conventional underpass may have the better...
...proved that the underpasses are necessary, or that they will be sufficient, personal and aesthetic objections might lose some of their fore. But the MDC had not yet taken an "origin and destination" survey of the Drive's traffic, and has little idea of the effect of extending the Massachusetts Turnpike. It does not seem to have considered less radical alternatives to the underpass scheme, such as the relatively inexpensive system of traffic lights proposed by the Cambridge Planning Board. Even the most optimistic of experts--the MDC's consulting engineers--do not claim that underpasses alone will solve...
...first he described as an "extended portal" underpass, because its eastern entrance is located about 400 feet from the intersection so that frontage roads used for turning can converge near the Boat House. Jackson and Moreland recommended this underpass, estimating its cost...
...second design--for a conventional underpass--"immediately wipes out Weld Boat House and takes a rather large portion of recreational land," Lindquist said. It would cost $1,304,000 plus the expense of demolishing and replacing Weld, which might come to another $500,000, he said