(Jesse Costa/WBUR) Some signage from the old Adams Square station still hangs on the wall.
(Jesse Costa/WBUR) The second of two sections of the old MBTA tunnel (Jesse Costa/WBUR) The original rusted-out supports are features of the tunnel highlighted by city archaeologists. We also honor our first responders and veterans and their families. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Marc Voltus shines his flashlight into an opening in the side of the tunnel. Logan passengers urged to plan ahead during Sumner Tunnel closures in Boston 'If youre somebody who lives near the tunnel, you can expect to see some additional dust and vibration and noise,'. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation honors the sacrifice of firefighter Stephen Siller who laid down his life to save others on September 11, 2001. Starting the weekend of June 10, the tunnel will be closed every weekend. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Bagley ducks through a small doorway into the rear section of the tunnel. Work on the Sumner Tunnel is about to begin, cutting off the main artery to East Boston for many weekends this year. City archaeologist Joe Bagley stands before a door in the City Hall garage, the gateway to the old MBTA tunnel. Boston Harbor Boston Harbor 1991 1992 Bogin construction of the Third Harbor Tunnel and I - 90 tunnels in South. The city hopes to offer more tours of the tunnel in the future. After encountering headaches during the project kickoff with Logan International Airport traffic causing a domino.
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The tunnel connected two stations that no longer exist: Scollay Square (now Government Center) and Adams Square. BOSTON A bit of relief has arrived for drivers who sat in soul-crushing detoured traffic during the first weekend Sumner Tunnel closure of many planned in the coming months.
The city of Boston on Monday offered tours of an abandoned subway tunnel located underneath City Hall Plaza, and we sent photographer Jesse Costa along. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) This article is more than 4 years old.
Finishes for the northbound and southbound tunnels will include precast concrete walls and Fig. The northbound roadway is presently 50 percent complete. City of Boston archaeologist Joe Bagley walks through the first of two sections of an old MBTA tunnel, which traveled between Scollay Square and Adams Square, and is believed to have been shut down in 1963. The new tunnels are being built while maintaining traffic on the ele-vated viaducts and surface roadways.
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