Boston’s transportation system.
The Big Dig.
Scheduled to complete in 1998
for $2.6 billion.
Completed in 2007
for $14.6 billion.
Bostonians will continue to pay
until 2038.
The City of Ottawa learned the lesson,
chose a light rail instead.
“On time and on budget.”
Phase 1 missed
only three deadlines.
Phase 2 costs ballooned
by only 35%.
And mechanical testing confirms:
On sunny summer days,
when the breeze is light and
the birds are singing,
the system will actually function.
(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, writes for Blacklock’s each and every Sunday)
