http://www.metafilter.com/tags/bostoni90 Posts tagged with 'bostoni90' at MetaFilter. Thu, 09 Jan 2003 06:28:08 -0800 Thu, 09 Jan 2003 06:28:08 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/22746/Boston%2DI90%2Dopens <a href="http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/009/metro/_6_5b_Mass_Turnpike_extension_to_open+.shtml">Boston thanks the rest of the USA for their $14 billion roadway system of about 8 miles.</a> The new extension of I-90 opens at the end of the month making the longest Interstate highway a few miles longer. The I-90 section alone cost $6.5 Billion. The entire USA is paying for this project because it is federally funded. Are projects like these necessary urban construction of the future? or is it just a black hole of $? Traffic in Boston will improve, but many think the cost was too high. tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.22746 Thu, 09 Jan 2003 06:28:08 -0800 boston bostoni90 brokenlink deadlink freeway highway i90 interstate LinemanBear