Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project: Analysis of Cost and Time Overruns

Boston's Central
Artery/Tunnel
Project

Introduction
• Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project was a
megaproject within Boston which rerouted its
central Artey of Interstate 93
• The plan is also included rail connection
among Boston’s two major terminals of train.
The planning of tunnel project began in the
year 1982
• This project was considered as expensive
highway project in US and it was failed
because of cost overrun and time overrun
(Artery, 2017).

Range of used control system for
cost
• The cost control system cuts the cost to improve the bottom line of
the project
• The budget cost is higher than standard cost and lower than the
standard cost (Harris, 2017).
• It is calculated that the project was completed by December 2007, and
cost was being estimated at $14.8bn
• After five years, the actual cost of this project is estimated more than
$24bn
• There is extra of over $100m for the project plan

Range of used control system for
schedule
• The schedule control system address things as
processes to schedule performance tracking of all the
project activities
• In tunnel construction project, the schedule changes are
caused due to failure to attain planned date (Larson et al.,
2014).
• The schedule control system provides baseline needs for
the system and supports contractor for better planning