Demolition on the first of three Somerville bridges being rebuilt for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s $2.3-billion Green Line Extension was slated to begin March 23.
Boston transportation officials on May 7 unveiled an estimated $3.5-billion plan for modern Green Line trains that could potentially double the capacity of the nation’s oldest and most heavily traveled light-rail system.
An ongoing Boston Green Line track repair program has reduced derailments, but an aggressive maintenance program, improved safety standards and more investment are critical for avoiding more derailments and other system failures, according to a state transportation oversight report.
The joint venture of Walsh Group,
Barletta Construction and Granite Construction appears to have been
unable to certify a cost estimate at or
below the $1.3-billion cost limit to build the long-awaited Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Green Line Extension project in metropolitan Boston.
Jacobs Engineering Group’s intended purchase of CH2M, announced on Aug. 2, has apparently cost the latter its $57-million construction-management contract for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Green Line extension.
Massachusetts transit officials this month took an embattled plan off life support to extend the most iconic line on the nation’s oldest subway system.
Boston’s Green Line extension to Somerville and Medford likely will be delayed again due to rising costs, Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation officials said on Oct. 21.
