Head of ‘Big Dig’ Highway Job Fired

Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci ousted the head of Boston’s troubled “Big Dig” after a stinging federal audit claimed project managers hid crucial financial information about the huge highway project. Cellucci removed state Turnpike Authority Chairman James J. Kerasiotes after auditors detailed how Big Dig officials failed in February to report $1.4 billion in expected cost overruns to federal officials. “In his zeal to do the job and complete this project, he did something you can’t do in a democracy: You can’t withhold information,” Cellucci said. In a statement, Kerasiotes apologized.