a job well done....uh huh...
Flooding in I-93 tunnel snarls traffic for hours
By Michael Levenson, Globe Correspondent | January 31, 2005
A temporary pump that siphons water from the Dewey Square portion of the Interstate 93 southbound tunnel suddenly lost power yesterday, flooding the left lane and backing up traffic for miles, state highway officials said.
A half-foot of water flooded into the tunnel from snow melting above ground, forcing State Police to close the left lane near the Chinatown exit for about five hours, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
During that time, traffic backed up past the Storrow Drive exit.
The pump failure was the latest in a string of problems on the Big Dig, and quickly revived memories of serious flooding in the tunnel that erupted last September, when water gushed from leaks in the tunnel walls.