Description: Red line T construction. Harvard Square stop, tunnel, tracks. Western Avenue, Cambridge. Interview with a man from the Department of Public Works (DPW) about the roads and bridges in Massachusetts - spending approximately $500 million per year - $100 million in paving, $150 million in bridges, $250 million in safety and new roads. He states that there are about 14,000 miles of road in Massachusetts and about 1/3 of those roads need serious work. He approximates that out of the 5,000 bridges in Massachusetts, 2,200 are in substandard shape, 900 in critical condition. DPW infrastructure includes roads, bridges, transit, airports, sewer and water. He explains the need for the federal government's assistance. He states that these projects will create jobs - approximately 90 jobs per million dollars spent.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/08/1982
Description: Passengers at Egleston Square T station say security is an important issue in light of recent spate of assaults and muggings by teenage gangs. MBTA will put police decoys on the trains to deter crime. Four-car Orange Line train pulls up to platform. Camera rides on train, looks down row of passengers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/06/1980
Description: ALEWIFE & DAVIS SQUARE SUBWAYS, ART IN THE NEW T STATIONS AND TRAINS
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/03/1985
Description: BOSTON TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER RICHARD DIMINO ON TRAFFIC RELIEF PROGRAM, RESTRICTED PARKING. TOW TRUCK, PARKING GARAGE, DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC, BEACON AND TREMONT STREET SIGNS
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/08/1986
Description: DUDLEY SQUARE, SPRING DAY, PEOPLE, STOREFRONTS, TRAFFIC, BRA OFFICE, ORANGE LINE ELEVATED
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/28/1986
Description: MICHAEL DUKAKIS ON MBTA BUS EXTOLS MASS TRANSIT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY. GEORGE KARIOTIS, FRED SALVUCCI.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/06/1986
Description: Interview with Tom Pelham, Somerville planning director, about impact of Red Line T extension construction in Davis Square. Urban Mass Transportation Project sign. Crane and heavy equipment around the site. Looking down into excavated pit. Bulldozer moves black chunks of asphalt-like material. Welder works on end of rectangular pipe. Open cars on railroad tracks are filled with excavated dirt.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/10/1980
Description: Wheelchair users of The Ride express severe dissatisfaction with subcontractor providing lift- equipped van service to disabled people.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/06/1988
Description: Photo documentation of elevated Orange Line about to be torn down. The El. Also, Dudley Station interior and exterior.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/19/1987
Description: Michael Dukakis rides high-speed tilt train to Providence to promote new rail service. File of Dukakis commuting on green line T. transportation.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/11/1988