A Fluor-led joint venture has been selected by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) as the design-build team for the estimated USD 2 billion Green Line Light Rail Extension in Boston. The Fluor-led joint venture includes Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., Herzog Contracting Group and The Middlesex Corp.
Working in partnership with MBTA, the project is slated to begin construction in 2018 and open for service in late 2021. The contract comprises seven new stations including the relocated Lechmere Station, a vehicle storage and maintenance facility and two distinct branches: a mainline branch operating within the existing right-of-way for the MBTA Lowell Line beginning at a relocated Lechmere Station in Cambridge and traveling north to Medford; and a branch line operating within the existing right-of-way for the MBTA Fitchburg Line to Union Square in Somerville.
The light rail service to this corridor will greatly improve local and regional mobility by offering a one-seat ride to downtown Boston, address longstanding transportation concerns, result in fewer automobiles on local roads and help to combat greenhouse gas emissions and other components of air pollution. The Green Line Extension will also support municipal plans for sustainable growth and urban redevelopment and provide residents with faster rides to jobs and other destinations. The projected daily ridership at the seven stations is estimated to be 45,000 by 2030.
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