Reporter Arnie Reisman looks at the goals and hopes for The Big Dig, Bostonians’ opinions of the project at the time, and the history and shortcomings of the former Central Artery. This program aired on WGBH in 1992. Courtesy of the GBH Archives: https://www.wgbh.org/foundation/archives This is archival content used in a nine-part podcast series about history and politics of the Big Dig – one of the most notoriously troubled infrastructure projects in American history. Episode One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ9wEUKs4U4 Episode Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ9wEUKs4U4 Episode Three: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JozE24SyPm4 Episode Four: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqHo87HMU0U Episode Five: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKaNh5svLts Episode Six: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxYPxhFUv4c Episode Seven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLnJwVda0_w Episode Eight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wB05hLtGMk Episode Nine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp3eB4yrSwk You can find more about The Big Dig podcast at https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-big-dig GBH News is a premier source for in-depth local news and original story telling based in Boston, Massachusetts. Subscribe to the GBH YouTube channel: null Follow GBH News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbhnews/ Follow GBH News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gbhnews/ Folllow GBH News on X: https://twitter.com/GBHNews We can’t do it without you. Support our award-winning community journalism by donating today: https://bit.ly/SupportGBHNews