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Press Release - March 27, 2003

Liberty Tunnel Northbound Opens

Boston, MA-The Central Artery/ Tunnel Project celebrated the opening of the Liberty Tunnel (I93) northbound tunnel Thursday, March 27, 2003. The opening ceremony was held in the tunnel section just south of the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. Matt Amorello, Chairman of the MTA spoke briefly in the tunnel, then the banner blocking the tunnel entrance was pulled back and the crowd marched to the top of the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge for the official ceremony. The opening capped City Lights Electrical's 13 years of work on the project.

City Lights Electrical is proud to add this accomplishment to a growing list of milestones it has been a part of on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project including: The Ted Williams Tunnel (1995), The Broadway Bridge (1999), The Storrow Drive Bridge (1999), The Mass Pike (I90) Tunnel Extension (2003) and now the Liberty Tunnel (I93) Northbound.