"The largest public works project undertaken in the state in 50 years"<p>The sheer size and scope of the thing will make it vulnerable to corruption. The costs are probably understated.<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig</a><p>It's sad that you can't really have public works without that sort of overhead.