Structural Concrete, Vol. 3, no. 3, December 2002

Written on 19 August 2011.

Central Artery/Tunnel project: innovative use of precast segmental technology

Paul J. Towell, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, Inc.
Vijay Chandra, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, Inc.
Peter A. Mainville, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, Inc.
Elie Homsi, Rizzani de Eccher

The first part of this series of articles on Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel project presented an overview of the scope of the work and the many interchanges that form the hubs of the project. This second paper describes the innovative use of precast segments, as well as other construction techniques, on two major interchanges.