The leak unexpectedly sprung this past summer, flooding thetunnel. Engineers on the Big Dig, the massive $14.5 billion highwayconstruction project here, have been working since to repair theleak.
"We are cautiously optimistic that it will hold steadfast forthe next few weeks," Sean O'Neill, spokesperson for the projecttells GlobeSt.com, "but we are still dealing with mother nature. Wehave to let it set for two to three weeks so we can feel secureexcavating further." If the repair holds, the Ted Williams Tunnelwill open by January 2003, four months behind the scheduledopening. O'Neill says that the delay was built into the contingencyplan.
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