After multiple setbacks, the demolition of the Government Center garage in Boston nears completion and when it does, it will finally reopen Congress Street.
The removal of the multi-story garage is part of the $1.5 billion Bulfinch Crossing and One Congress project that is set to bring six new high-rise and mid-rise buildings.
However, apart from the monetary cost, the project has also cost the life of one worker, who back in March of 2022 was operating a crane nine stories high when the floor beneath him collapsed.
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That prompted the MBTA to inspect and reinforce safety columns underground. The demolition often caused the Green and Orange Lines to have to skip Haymarket Station.
These have only been a few of the challenges posed by this project, which still has a few pieces of concrete to remove before it's finally demolished.
