The Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority (MBTA) has started the track renewal on the E Branch line part of Boston Green Line.
The authority accelerates the construction to complete 600 additional feet of track renewal and crosswalk improvements from 78 South Huntington Avenue to Heath Street. This “will reduce the risk of unplanned service disruptions and improve safety, reliability, and comfort for riders, bicyclists, drivers, and pedestrians,” MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said.
The E Branch line will be entirely closed during one week for improvement through track inspections on South Huntington Avenue as well as through community feedback regarding the condition of pedestrian crossings. By completing this work the MBTA will deliver improvements for riders, pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers along the E Branch corridor, and minimise future service disruptions and inconvenience.
Within one month the MBTA completed the critical work on the E Branch line, 3 km of tracks have been replaced and 7 intersections were upgraded. Through works acceleration, MBTA saved 30% of the construction costs and 26% of resource costs.
The project is part of the Green Line Transformation programme as part of a USD 8 billion 5-year capital investment plan to renovate the stations, to install new fare collection systems, to upgrade bus, metro and ferries services, which will improve the accessibility of the entire system.
The programme covers the installation of Train Protection System, station accessibility improvements, the introduction of 24 new and modern metro vehicles, track upgrades, B Branch Station consolidation, D Branch Station accessibility improvement and track and signalling replacement, Lechmere Viaduct rehabilitation and other track upgrades at the stations and along the line.
Since 2020, track work and intersection upgrades across the Green Line were accelerated. MBTA replaced 17.4 km of track representing 24% of the Green Line, and upgraded 14 intersections on the B, C, and E branches, representing 26% of the Green Line.
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