The part of the tunnel that collapsed was among the earliest areas that were built...back when every time you turned around, somebody dumped a bucket of money on you. Driving through, you can tell. It's better lit, the tiles and ceilings are nicer, and it just looks aesthetically better.

If this is the quality of workmanship we got in those days, what about the 'mainline' tunnel, that was built years later, when the money was much tighter? How many shortcuts and cheap tricks are there in that part of the roadway?

I live in Waltham...my family is in Saugus. I said when the tunnel opened, I'm not driving 'home' any other way. I'm back on Storrow Drive and the Tobin Bridge now.

And where is our esteemed Governor Empty Suit?