Baker-Polito
Administration, Transportation Officials Visit Green Line Extension Project
Posted on October 1,
2020
Today Governor Charlie
Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Massachusetts Transportation Secretary
and CEO Stephanie Pollack, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak, and others
joined Green
Line Extension project staff at Lechmere Station to tour
ongoing GLX work.
In conjunction with
the MBTA’s $8 billion Building a Better T program, GLX will extend
the Green Line approximately 4.7 miles north along 2 branches from a relocated
Lechmere Station to Union Square in Somerville and College Avenue in Medford.
To date, the project is over 50 percent complete and progressing as scheduled. When
complete, GLX will provide service in areas that did not previously have access
to reliable public transit, and will significantly reduce vehicle emissions on
the road by supporting anticipated increased ridership.
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak, Governor Charlie Baker,
Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito,
GLX Project Manager John Dalton, and others tour GLX construction.
“The Green Line
Extension is a transformational project for the region, and will improve access
to jobs, housing, and education across eastern Massachusetts,” said Governor
Charlie Baker. “We are proud of our administration’s work to set this project
on the right track and are thrilled to be able to spotlight ongoing
construction today. We’re grateful for our collaboration with local and federal
partners and for the hard work of the GLX project team as we look forward to
the project’s completion.”
“By working with local
communities, federal partners, and many others, the Commonwealth was able to
advance the Green Line Extension Project, and we’re excited about its ongoing
progress,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “We look forward to the completion
of this important project that will significantly improve our transportation
system and provide benefits for residents across the Greater Boston area.”
“The Baker-Polito Administration
is proud of how this project has moved from dream to reality after being
jumpstarted several years ago when $1 billion in savings were achieved and 2
communities contributed funding,” said Transportation Secretary and CEO
Stephanie Pollack. “I want to express my gratitude to the project team, MBTA
capital delivery, and our municipal partners for closely collaborating on
track, bridge, and other core work that will give community members Green Line
service at 6 new station stops by the end of 2021.”
“With construction of
the Green Line Extension more than 50 percent complete, we’re well on our way
to delivering new rail service to transit-dependent communities in Somerville,
Medford, and Cambridge, and providing access to more economic, educational, and
recreation opportunities,” said MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak. “I want to
express my continued appreciation to the Baker-Polito Administration for their
leadership, our municipal partners for their collaboration on essential work in
propelling this project forward, and the entire GLX team for the remarkable
progress.”
GLX Project Manager John Dalton shows Transportation Secretary
and CEO Stephanie Pollack and Governor Charlie Baker GLX construction progress.
The total project cost
is nearly $2.3 billion, which includes other project components such as real
estate, professional services, contingency, and the procurement of 24 new
trolleys to augment the existing Green Line fleet. Construction is staffed
daily with approximately 650 management and field staff personnel with over 2.5
million design and construction job hours expended as of August 2020. Nearly
77,000 square feet of retaining walls have been installed within the project
corridor, 39,000 cubic yards of concrete have been installed, the installation
of caissons supporting the viaduct is 100 percent complete, and the
installation of viaduct steel is nearly complete at 95 percent. The complete
reconstruction of 2 bridges at Broadway and Washington Streets has been
finished with these bridges reopened.
When complete, GLX
will have installed 100,000 railroad ties, 21,000 linear feet (nearly 4 miles)
of pilings, 22 million pounds of steel girders, 17 miles of permanent track,
and 2 miles of multiuse community path.
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