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'''Matthew J. Amorello''' (], ]–) is a former chairman of the ] who presided over the ] from 2002-2006. He has been blamed by many for its perceived shortcomings{{Who|date=April 2009}}; after the 2006 collapse of a portion of the roof of the ], in which 38-year-old Milena Del Valle, of Boston's Jamaica Plain section, was killed, ] called for Amorello's resignation.{{Fact|date=April 2009}} On ], ], Amorello agreed to resign, effective August 15. '''Matthew J. Amorello''' (], ]–) is a former chairman of the ] who presided over the ] from 2002-2006. He effectively lead the project to its conclusion. He was instrumental in establishing the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway conservancy, a public-private partnership to oversee the new parks created above the underground tunnel network.


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==Work history== ==Work history==
Appointed commissioner of the Massachusetts Highway Department in 1999 by Gov. Paul Cellucci after a failed congressional bid. Served as state senator from Worcester, 1991-1998. Appointed chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority by acting Gov. Jane Swift in February 2002. Ranking minority member of the Joint Committee on Transportation.<ref name="Bio, Matthew J. Amorello"/> Appointed commissioner of the Massachusetts Highway Department in 1999 by Gov. Paul Cellucci. Served as state senator from Worcester, 1991-1998. Appointed chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority by acting Gov. Jane Swift in February 2002. While in the State Senate Amorello served on the Senate Ways and Means and Senate Science and Technology Committees as well as the Joint Committee on Transportation. Amorello was appointed Minority Whip in 1995.



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Matthew J. Amorello (March 15, 1958–) is a former chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority who presided over the Big Dig from 2002-2006. He effectively lead the project to its conclusion. He was instrumental in establishing the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway conservancy, a public-private partnership to oversee the new parks created above the underground tunnel network.

Education

Bachelor's degree in history from Assumption College in Worcester; master's degree in public administration from American University in Washington, D.C.; Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in Boston.

Work history

Appointed commissioner of the Massachusetts Highway Department in 1999 by Gov. Paul Cellucci. Served as state senator from Worcester, 1991-1998. Appointed chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority by acting Gov. Jane Swift in February 2002. While in the State Senate Amorello served on the Senate Ways and Means and Senate Science and Technology Committees as well as the Joint Committee on Transportation. Amorello was appointed Minority Whip in 1995.


==References==
  1. Bio, Matthew J. Amorello
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