If I remember right, there's also a set of switches between Davis and Alewife - depending on how power is divided between stations, it could potentially go as far as Davis and then turn back.
MBTA "Transformation" (Green Line, Red Line, & Orange Line Transformation Projects)
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I mean they are doing full depth track reconstruction in Central Station itself; kinda hard to get past that. Based on their shutdown notice they're doing a lot of trackwork - I don't begrudge them for it, but I don't think we'll get a full summary until it reopens.
Could you explain this? I don't have a good sense of the logistics of this work, or why that truck pad would make such a big difference here.
Also, I've seen construction crews on the tracks on the Longfellow Bridge this week, so it seems like they did have work to do along the whole length of the shutdown. Unless they're just taking advantage of an overly long shutdown?
Specifically, it's because there's no access points to the Red Line tunnel in Cambridge other than the Longfellow itself; This railing is actually a gate. It's the only way to get material, hi rails etc into the tunnel anywhere between Alewife and Charles/MGH. So, if they want to do trackwork at Porter, to accommodate that they need to shut down the entire stretch from Park to Alewife (they can't turn trains at Charles) so that the work crews have access from that gate to the Porter work area.
If they could get into the tunnel from the Alewife end via the new hi rail access, for that Porter hypothetical, they no longer need to occupy the Harvard-Charles stretch, and can keep that open to turn trains at Harvard. They're apparently doing bridge inspections on the Longfellow while it's closed, but they also did say rail replacement throughout the shutdown area.
Can't they move in a day's worth of equipment and material in the middle of the night and move everything to track north of Harvard?
Trying to interpret boston.com reporting on Green Line closures:
"This weekend, MBTA Green Line service will be suspended on several lines. Service is suspended between Government Center and Babcock Street on the B branch, North Station and Kenmore on the D branch, Heath Street and North Station on the E branch, and Government Center and Kenmore on the C branch. "
"Several?" So, work affects B, C, D and E lines. I guess that means you're all set for A line to Watertown.
"This weekend, MBTA Green Line service will be suspended on several lines. Service is suspended between Government Center and Babcock Street on the B branch, North Station and Kenmore on the D branch, Heath Street and North Station on the E branch, and Government Center and Kenmore on the C branch. "
"Several?" So, work affects B, C, D and E lines. I guess that means you're all set for A line to Watertown.
Like - for these long duration closures? Or for regular work?
If for regular work, there's no place to store.
If for the long-duration closures, there seems to be activity nearly 24/7 so it would require a level of logistics management that I don't think fits this region's contractors. Would likely have to be a largely in-house-managed to get to that level of tight scheduling; hopefully one day?
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Newton Highlands Area Council raises concerns over MBTA Station Accessibility Plan
The Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council is urging city and state officials to reconsider parts of the MBTA’s accessibility plan for the Newton Highlands MBTA station, citing concerns about historic preservation, neighborhood impacts, and project design. At the Council’s August 7 meeting...
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Newton Highlands Area Council raises concerns over MBTA Station Accessibility Plan
The Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council is urging city and state officials to reconsider parts of the MBTA’s accessibility plan for the Newton Highlands MBTA station, citing concerns about historic preservation, neighborhood impacts, and project design. At the Council’s August 7 meeting...
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This is why we can't have nice things. The MBTA is footing the entire bill for accessibility improvements at all Newton stations. And the response? An elected neighborhood council is complaining about the "historic character and neighborhood impacts" of a canopy, that is next to a large transformer, doesn't even touch the existing historic building, and is part of a transit line that isn't running "historic" vehicles. I hope this group isn't given the time of day, but until state leaders start calling out how ridiculous this type of behavior is, the T will struggle to make necessary investments as quickly or cheaply as they otherwise would.