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Massachusetts has reached a settlement with Modern Continental, the bankrupt Big Dig contractors responsible for bolting in those deadly tunnel ceiling tiles. The $21 million agreement bars Modern Continental from performing further work on the Dig. Project managers Bechtel/Parsons Brinkerhoff settled earlier this year for $407 million, and Powers Fasteners (who made the glue used along with bolts to hold up the tiles) paid out $6 million. At least the Green Line tunnels aren't falling down... yet?
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Too Little. Much Too Late.
No Lessons Learned and Nothing is Done.US Attorneys, Attorney Generals, Inspector Generals and their colleagues.
All now are acting piecemeal toothless and ineffective despite warnings for decades by whistleblowers, some journalists,a few legislators, and a minor cadre of Citizens.
Go to the following site and look at the names of the BIG Dig guilty, enablers, and heroes.