"What we did was the equivalent of open heart surgery while the patient continues to go to work and play tennis," said Peter Zuk, a transportation consultant who was project director from 1991 to 1999.
"We held up the existing highway at the same time as we built the same level of highway capacity underground," Zuk explained, noting the unique challenge of maintaining normal traffic flow during the Big Dig.
Premier Doug Ford's vision for an underground expressway aims to ease gridlock, citing that Toronto-area commuters spend an average of 98 hours annually in rush hour traffic.
Unlike the Boston megaproject, which replaced an existing highway, Ford's proposal focuses on expanding capacity without dismantling the current infrastructure.
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