State signals that Boston, Harvard need to help pay for Mass. Pike project in Allston Officials are counting on outside help as they develop a funding plan for the $1.3 billion project By Adam Vaccaro Globe Staff,Updated January 7, 2021, 6:34 p.m. Email to a Friend Allston would be the site of the city's biggest highway project since the Big Dig.Blake Nissen for the Boston Globe State officials are increasing pressure on the City of Boston and Harvard University to pony up more money for the $1.3 billion rebuilding of the Massachusetts Turnpike through Allston, suggesting they would cut back the project significantly without additional contributions.