A federal safety boards report on the 2006 fatal ceiling collapse in Boston's Big Dig project has boosted Massachusetts lawmakers' push for a national tunnel inspection program that has a goal of preventing future tragedies. The lawmakers began pressing for congressional hearings on tunnel inspection legislation in Sept. 2007. They citied the safety board's finding that the lack of Big Dig tunnel inspections contributed to the concrete ceiling tile collapse that killed motorist Milena Del Valle on July 10,2006. The National Transportation Safety Board called for a mandatory federal tunnel inspection program similar to the one already used for the nation's bridges. That recommendation should help convince Congress to act swiftly, said Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA). He is a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that is leading the effort on Capitol Hill.
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机译：一份联邦安全委员会关于2006年波士顿Big Dig项目致命天花板倒塌的报告推动了马萨诸塞州立法者推动一项旨在防止未来悲剧的全国隧道检查计划的努力。议员们于2007年9月开始敦促国会就隧道检查立法进行听证。他们引用安全委员会的调查结果，认为缺乏大开挖隧道检查导致混凝土天花板瓦解塌，致使驾驶人Milena Del Valle于2006年7月10日死亡。美国国家运输安全委员会（National Transportation Safety Board）要求实施一项强制性的联邦隧道检查计划，该计划与该国桥梁已经使用的计划相似。众议员迈克尔·卡潘诺（D-MA）说，这项建议应有助于说服国会迅速采取行动。他是众议院运输和基础设施委员会的成员，该委员会领导国会山的努力。
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