Boston commuters get pleasant surprise (AP)

BOSTON - After part of a Big Dig tunnel collapsed last week, killing a motorist and forcing the closure of two connector tunnels, commuter Bob Jacobson was prepared for big-time traffic jams. But Jacobson, who travels 60 miles each day into the city's downtown from his home in Westport, near the Rhode Island line, has been pleasantly surprised. "It's gotten easier," Jacobson said. "It was bad the first day, but it's been progressively smooth since then." Despite some detours and delays, many traveling ...