The Big Dig began in 1991. 14.8 billion dollars, hundreds of besmirched reputations, and one casualty later, the Big Dig is finally wrapped up. Well, at least officially. We'll be feeling the repercussions for a long time. To borrow a phrase from Rob Corddry's visit to Boston, we've earned our merit badge for corruption.

The AP has provided a full timeline of the Big Dig. Bostonist was born in 2005, but we have our fair share of Big Dig Flashbacks:

8/8/07: Big Dig gluemaker is screwed
5/18/07: State Troopers use Big Dig as a driving range
3/29/07: $19 billion in the hole. $14 billion on the hole. Hooray.
8/29/06: Milena Del Valle's Family Sues
7/27/06: MTA Chair Amorello Out
7/18/06: Workers Doubted "Pull Out" Method (Incl. image of Mitt Romney holding something like a metal phallus, actually governing the state.)
7/13/07: Only 2 Days, and Finger-Pointing is Rampant
7/11/06: Milena Del Valle Dies When Big Dig Tunnel Ceiling Collapses
2/15/06: Big Dig Speeds Commutes, But Damn, It Sure Was Expensive
3/15/05: Letter from Lemley about unsafe tunnels
1/27/05: Conveniently disappearing documents

Image of Brigham's Big Dig ice cream flavor from the Brigham's website. That ice cream flavor is one of the better things to emerge from the Big Dig.