"MBTA unveils designs for Gilman and Lowell St. stations in Somerville Green Line expansion" "We aim to reestablish Gilman Square as a transit-focused civic, residential, and commercial location," Deborah Fennick told meeting attendees. The architect at Fennick & McCreadie Architecture, the firm that designed the station, noted that Gilman Square had a railway service until the 1940s.
From MGNA... Here are some notes from Tuesday night's design update meeting for the Gilman Square and Lowell Street stations on the Green Line Extension, attended by about 90 people at the Center for the Arts at the Armory in Somerville. Representatives from the project management and design teams provided and overview of progress to date toward the 60% station design…
From MGNA... Green Line Extension project officials unveiled a slightly relocated and reconfigured Ball Square Station design Monday night in the first of five station design update meetings taking place this month. A final design consultant team led by AECOM/HNTB has been working to advance the 30% Advanced Conceptual Designs, which it received from project manager HDR/Gilbane last September, to the…
"Green Line Extension moves toward key milestones" "Although federal funding remains up in the air, state Transportation Secretary Richard Davey has remained committed to fully funding the entire project....If the state loses out on a federal New Starts grant, then other projects will take a back seat in order to fund the extension of the Green Line."
Phase I work is underway, including utility work and excavation support work northeast of Harvard Street Bridge in Medford.
Boston Globe: "Legislative transportation plan puts Green Line grant at risk, MBTA says" "State House News Service reported that Patrick administration officials were warning that the legislative plan would eventually force 'steep' fare and toll hikes as well as force the state to pick up a larger share of the Green Line project." Somerville Patch: "MBTA: Federal Funding for Green Line…
Boston Globe: "MBTA: Legislative transit plan would cost $500 million in Green Line project funding" "The proposal released yesterday does not appear to provide funding for the MBTA's 'state of good repair,' work, meaning the Federal Transit Administration is not likely to fund any portion of the cost of the $1.3 billion project," MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said in an email.…
Boston Globe: "State looks to have Green Line Extension lawsuit thrown out" The state is seeking to have a lawsuit against the Green Line Extension Project thrown out, arguing that its main complaints surround a portion of the project that has not been fully approved yet, and that the West Medford couple that filed the suit did not specify how they…
Somerville News: "MBTA gets set to lay tracks" "Contractor Barletta Heavy Division will start work this month on the first phase of the long-awaited project....An important first step in the $1.3 billion mass transit project, Phase One takes care of two bridges and a building that stand in the way of plans to lay Green Line tracks alongside the existing commuter…
The bond bill includes over $1.3 billion "for the purpose of implementing the Green Line Extension improvements; provided, that funds may be used for transportation planning, design, permitting and engineering, acquisition of interests in land, vehicle procurement, construction, construction of stations, and right-of-way acquisition." Mass.gov: "Governor Patrick Files Transportation Bond Bill" Included: "$4.4 billion for regional rail projects identified in the…