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The Boston Globe

Metro

Yvonne Abraham

Big Dig left city with ugly network of tunnels

Scandal derailed the vision for the Central Artery. Now, we’re stuck with it.

Filthy walls and ceilings, abysmal, patchy lighting, exposed rockface, half-finished walls, ugly weeds and exposed rebar perfectly positioned for frustrated motorists looking to impale themselves: Why are all of the tunnels of Boston - the first look visitors get at the region - so spectacularly ugly?

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