BOSTON (AP) — The Callahan Tunnel, which carries traffic from downtown Boston to Logan International Airport, will close for about three months early next year so engineers can overhaul the deteriorating 52-year-old structure, state transportation officials said Thursday.
The $34.9 million project will include rehabilitation of the tunnel’s deck, curb line and gutters, along with installation of new wall panels.
The tunnel’s 2,800 wall panels were removed in January due to corrosion after one of them fell during the evening rush on Dec. 21. No one was injured and no vehicles were damaged, and engineers said at the time that the tunnel was structurally sound.
“The Callahan has served motorists well since the day it opened in 1961 and was paired with the Sumner Tunnel,” Frank DePaola, highway administrator for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, said.
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